BOB EDWARDS
Reflecting on his career several years into retirement, Gary Larson admitted that he fleetingly felt haunted by the Far Side comics he never drew.
It's like Gary Larson's cartoon of "What dogs understand", with the dog's name replaced with "government".) The advantage of single-villain ideologies is obvious: in any given situation you never have to think hard to find out the culprit. The disadvantages, however, are worse: you ...
This is why boredom can feel so surprisingly, aggressively unpleasant: we tend to think of it nearly as a matter of not being particularly interested in whatever it is we’re doing, but in fact, it’s an intense reaction to the deeply uncomfortable experience of confronting your limited contr...
You are in our thoughts today. We wish you well. Listening to – Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars‘ and ‘Berlin,’ Kathleen Edwards’ ‘Take It With You When You Go,’ and Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Ghosts.’ Quote to Inspire –“Photography has no rules; it is not a sport. It is the ...
Gary Oldman in Mank(Image credit: Netflix) A movie about the writing of what is widely considered the greatest movie of all time (Citizen Kane), David Fincher'sMankis pretty great in its own right. While it definitely helps if you have some base knowledge of Hollywood history ahead of ti...
Erik Larson’s The Splended and the Vile is no exception to his list of entertaining and informative works. He provides a lively and intimate account of the Battle of Britain from the beginning of Churchill’s time as Prime Minister. Most histories of the time give the overview, the story...
Aviv Ratzman, who spent time at HP Indigo and co-founded Highcon, starts a new venture today. Compack (Com-Pack.net) is an online solution that enables brand owners to compare and choose suppliers who provide on-demand custom packaging services for both primary and secondary packaging. Ratz...
Making the natural seem strange is unnatural - it requires the twisted outlook seen, for example, in Gary Larson cartoons Yet it is a central part of the enterprise. Many psychologists avoid the study of natural competences, thinking that there is nothing there to be explained. As a result,...
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