Here’s something to tide us over while we wait for the next episode of Xiao Xiao’s stick figure action theater.

Watergate personality (I guess it’s fair to say that they’re “personalities” now), John Dean is going to reveal the identity of Woodward and Bernstein’s “Deep Throat” source on June 17th – the 30th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Ever notice … Continue reading →

And why aren’t we getting the straight dope here? America is the most unequal society in the industrialized West. The richest 20 per cent of Americans earn nine times more than the poorest 20 per cent, a scale of inequality … Continue reading →

*swoon* Vintage 1985 video from Apple. See a nostalgic demonstration of PageMaker 1.0 with a Mac 128 and a Laserwriter. See Apple blow it with their infamous 1988 “HeloCar” advertising campaign. [via bOing bOing]

Since Google is now taking reference questions, Jenny of the Shifted Librarian puts it up against the Ask New York Public Library service. No great surprise as to who replies with the more thorough answer. “Google is now a clearinghouse … Continue reading →

Wherever future space travelers go – ramen will be there with them. “We will develop the ultimate instant noodle product,” Kyodo news agency quoted a Nissin official as saying. [via New World Disorder]

Even the Establishment gets tired of people… It is late at night and the rain beats down on the windshield of your patrol car. A Chevy Blazer speeds by, dousing your vehicle with a spray of fine mist. As the … Continue reading →

In the words of Jenny at the Shifted Librarian, this is such a great idea that it needs to get all the press it can. Like all revolutionary ideas, Best’s is deceptively simple. His site-a model of user-friendliness-asks New York … Continue reading →

Bill Moyers’ Now show on PBS last night looks at the current media monopolies, in particular the current AT&T/Comcast cable television merger and the Clear Channel octopus. Pretty good overview of the current conflicts, but no mention was made of … Continue reading →

One man turns raving about obscure and out-of-print books into a comedic art form. [via The Shifted Librarian]