Marvin‘s put up some interesting links on atheism and the twisted way religion affects court appointments in America.
Category: ASIDES
The Pursuit of Happiness
Marvin recently linked to this beautiful essay by John Perry Barlow on The Pursuit of Happiness Emptiness. It’s very much worth a read.
NPR : Unearthing Unknown Monk, Coltrane Recording
Via Marvin over at New Sophists’ Almanac, here’s a bit of news that brings me joy, about the finding of a lost 1957 recording of a Carnegie Hall show performed by Trane and Monk from that mysterious time when they were playing in a band together. I feel like having a party. You can listen to a few tracks at the above NPR link, too! (It’s what I’m doing as I post this, of course.) The photo above is by Don Schlitten.
Marry, F—, Kill
I don’t have much to add to this discussion that I happened upon earlier this year, except to say (a) Wow, and (b) the reason horror movies suck is because nobody with this kind of imagination is writing them.
Mayomi
Also via Lifehacker, here’s a very cool site called Mayomi that offers a utility that lets you create a mind map. Useful for self-organization, as well as for teaching writing in the classroom, if you do that sort of thing. Something tells me Cuccu would like it. :)