Tonight I went to hear Simon Singh talk about his new book Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe. Not only did he mathematically prove that the Teletubbies are evil (shown below) but he also gave us the secret message that you hear when you play Stairway to Heaven backwards. A few more photos can be seen on oFoto.
Here’s the latest report from The Pew Internet & American Life Project, Internet adoption: How the Internet has woven itself into American life. My favorite bit from the summary: “The Web has become the “new normal” in the American way of life; those who don’t go online constitute an ever-shrinking minority.” Trouble is, 38% of that majority can’t tell the difference between a search result and an advertisement.
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t wear a watch. (For those of you who hadn’t noticed this, I’ve not worn one for the better part of a decade.) Why bother when I’m usually either in front of a computer or have my Treo within easy reach, both of which tell time quite accurately. All that being said, theYES Zulu Watch is one I’d be happy to wear. My birthday’s in September so you’ve got time to start saving your pennies.
via Gizmodo
The first book in the Frankenstein series was released today as a paperback original. According to information in the back of the book The Taking will be release in paperback on May 26th and the co-author for the second Frankenstein book will be none other than Ed Gorman(!). As for the collector’s guide, I’m still waiting to hear from Dean.
Tim Butron & Johnny Depp are teaming up for a new animated feature, Corpse Bride.
The Web site for Neal Gaiman’s Mirror Mask is up and includes the first trailer.
This guy was just sitting there outside my office window two weeks ago. (Forgot to get the pic off my camera.
“Besides,” said Julia, “sex is the eternal mystery. It is our most private experience, yet… it’s always shared with someone else. Sometimes a stranger. As far as careers and other aspects of our lives, well, they respond pretty well to logical analysis. But sex rarely does. So we’re always trying to figure out what it is, what it means.”
— Linda Jaivin, Eat Me
