A new opera, called 'u' premiered in Holland a couple of nights ago and I was unable to attend. If anyone managed to see it I would be interested in a review. I missed the invitation to the event since it was sent to Klingons on Qo'noS, an M-class planet orbiting the star Arcturus and I was stuck in Chicago. … [Read more...] about Opera Review Needed
So What’s a Good Feed Reader?
Bloglines is shutting down. Bummer. I knew it was coming. They've had the same stupid "Try Bloglines Beta!" banner up for about four years now, and as far as I can tell they haven't released any new features the entire time. That's no recipe for success. So now I need a replacement. I know I should try Google Reader like everybody else, but last time I tried it, I didn't like … [Read more...] about So What’s a Good Feed Reader?
Eating Babies and Missing the Point
I was reading yet another story about the good old fashioned book burning organized, then cancelled, by Pastor Terry Jones. President Hamid Karzai was quoted as saying:"We have heard that in the US, a pastor has decided to insult Korans. Now although we have heard that they are not doing this, we tell them they should not even think of it."By burning the Koran, they cannot harm … [Read more...] about Eating Babies and Missing the Point
Not As Honest As Fidel Castro
Jennifer Abel finds some people who could learn a thing or two about honesty from Fidel Castro: Ouch! … [Read more...] about Not As Honest As Fidel Castro
Mark Is Stunningly Brilliant Except When It Comes to Classical Mythology
[Note: Ken neglected to provide a title for his first post, so I made one up. -- Mark] Classical mythology is, perhaps, far more ingrained in Western society than my co-blogger Mark may realize. From a scientific perspective it would appear that the only contribution is to naming conventions for some astronomical objects and some of our technology. From a literary and … [Read more...] about Mark Is Stunningly Brilliant Except When It Comes to Classical Mythology