Craig Robinson (from Flip Flop Flyin’) takes an intriguing look at how his life might have turned out differently, if he’d taken different directions at particular decision points.
Tyler Cowen’s Ethnic Dining Guide – January 2005, seventeenth edition
Comprehensive ethnic restaurant guide and tips for the Washington, DC metro area. Updated January 2005.
Prospect – Escape from the Universe
The universe is destined to end. Before it does, could an advanced civilisation escape via a “wormhole” into a parallel universe? The idea seems like science fiction, but it is consistent with the laws of physics and biology. …
House as art, dig?
House as art, dig?
With its vivid color, bold lines and one-for-the-road smirk, the art of Josh Agle, a.k.a. Shag, channels the early ’60s hipster lifestyle, swizzle stick and all.
By David A. Keeps, Special to The [LA] Times
Josh Agle, the artist popularly known as Shag, doesn’t just draw from life. He paints from his living room. Using the architecture and interior design of his own home, he creates the candy-colored, acrylic-on-Masonite works that have made him an art world double threat gallery star and hip commercial brand. Populated with groovy ingenues, Rat Pack roués, cute animals, tiki gods and the occasional mythical creature, Shag’s art, which also pops up on stationery and housewares, is an inventory of the furnishings in the 1960 Modernist ranch that Agle decorated for his wife, theater director Glendele Way-Agle and their two children. …
Civil Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions
Virginia is considering four separate constitutional amendments banning same-sex partnerships of any stripe. Meanwhile, Canada introduces legislation today to legalize same-sex civil marriage.
USATODAY.com – U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
Egad! More than one-third of U.S. high school students say that the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them.
So much for the theory that the younger generations will be our salvation from the facism of our times.
The New York Times > National > Official Criticizes a PBS Cartoon
New Education Secretary Margaret Spellings denounces PBS for having a lesbian couple in an animated kid’s program, in her first week on the job.
(Worse, it appears that PBS is now saying that they’d already decided to withdraw it, even before hearing from the DOE.)
Top Movies 2004
Here’s a histogram of the best movies of 2004. (Note to self: refer to this list often.) [via]
Flying of dreaming
elfintech posted a photo:
Critiki – Worldwide Guide to Tiki Bars and Polynesian Restaurants
A Worldwide Guide to Tiki Bars, Polynesian Restaurants,
and other sites of interest to the midcentury Polynesian Pop enthusiast.
[Via BoingBoing]