Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Thursday, January 6th, 2005
What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it? That is the Edge's annual question, posed to severla leading intellectuals, scientists, and artists. It's fun to browse, and one of my favorite novelists (I don't have many), Ian McEwan, is included.
Better yet, he has a ...
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Monday, November 22nd, 2004
I should take time to appreciate such things more often. Again linked from the Intellectual Activist Daily, this photo.
Boulder, CO , where I live, flouridates its water. Regardless of any positive health effects, I'm not too keen on this. If someone wants to add something to his ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2004
I was in Neiman Marcus the other day with Dominic and Neely, and saw some very impressive shirts from designer Jhane Barnes. Oh boy, they are expensive: $145-$185. But still, some of the designs are quite nice, and I suppose I can see why they are so expensive ...
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Friday, July 9th, 2004
I was listening to the radio last night, which is quite rare, and the DJ on the local "World Class Rock" station mentioned that The Who has recently licensed some of their songs for use in commercials. This is clearly an intellectual property issue that I'm still not quite ...
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Sunday, February 1st, 2004
On Tuesday I heard a doctor speak about his new book, Surviving the Extremes. Incredible. The author, Kenneth Kamler relates true stories, some he is involved in, of people surviving extreme cold, heat, being lost at see, outer space, etc. One theme is that people sometimes ...
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