I have returned from the Wild. A brief rest, and then I will be gone again -- this time, by motorcycle, as far as Massachusetts. I should...

The Bing cover page picture today is of something called the "Falkirk Wheel," which is a rotating boat-lift lock that connects tw...

The US is looking to give up control of the Internet to an international consortium of dubious provenance and more dubious imperatives. The...

I will be gone for several days, trying out your wonderful suggestions for trail food. I have Boar's Head sausage and hard cheese, wal...

It's all about the race. Think intergalactic "Cannonball Run".

A better man than me, or than most, passes I trust to his gallant reward .

It's getting so that when I walk into my vet's office, they look up and say, "Another snake bite?"  In a sure sign that sp...

I normally ignore the writings of Ms. Coulter, but the title of this piece (which the Jackson Clarion Ledger softened to " Thanks for...

Every medium has them. Right, NBC? Just In: Air Force fires nine nuclear missile commanders over two-year cheating scandal — NBC News (@N...

So our little fireball turned out to be no big deal, but here's some nail-biting video from yesterday's five-alarm apartment-buildi...

Nobody was hurt, as far as I can tell.  Maybe an oyster boat caught the pipeline with its dragline.  Besides the impressive video , the main...

Someone pointed me to IEEE Spectrum for better than usual science journalism.  Here are some catchy articles about nano-labs on tiny fiber...

Koch Derangement Syndrome.  If it weren't for the leftist press and certain close relatives, I'd never even have heard of the Koch b...

Anyone want to take Paul Krugman's side against Nate Silver? Similarly, climate science has been developed by many careful researchers ...

Here's something you don't see every day.

The British legal system has decided to accept the inequality of women, at least for Islamic wills . Under ground-breaking guidance, produce...

Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a piece explaining why he thinks white progressives are wrong to assign 'cultural residue' from Jim Cro...

O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! From Bookworm Room, links to travel guides for people visiting the U....

Georgia has just passed its first new gun law in some years, HB 60. As someone who receives a lot of email from various Georgia legislative...

I'd very much like to hear Douglas's views on this .