I guess this was bound to happen
Frankenfood comes to France.
Category Oddities
An oddity or two
You have to admit, this isn’t the sort of thing that happens every day. Apparently, this is the best toothbrush on the planet. I may have to try it.
Daily rituals
I am reading a superb book, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. I’ve only gotten through about 20 pages, and am already astonished by what makes people tick–by which I mean coffee, sugar, alcohol, amphetamines, and sleeping pills! Highly recommended so…
Department of oh, hooray
Aliens Put Off Russian Invasion Because Of Allergies | The Awl.
Pajamas, redux
Thank goodness, someone else agrees with me on the pjs issue, only more strongly. See here, Americans.
Round the square
Great article in today’s Wall Street Journal: Don’t Be a Square At the Post Office — There’s a Surcharge Card Makers Feel Boxed In By Rules Favoring Rectangles; Mr. Friedman’s ‘Debacle’ By BARRY NEWMAN November 15, 2007; Page A1…
Department of “Things Could Always Be Worse”
Tiny little item from today’s New York Times: November 15, 2007 World Briefing | Africa Tanzania: Apology for Surgical Mix-Up By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Health Minister David Homeli Mwakyusa has apologized in Parliament for a surgical mix-up at…