Now I’m sure some college football prospects get big heads and develop attitude problems. It’s an egotistical business, after all. But you reckon this guy’s got any additional fuel for that fire? Original here. Thanks to Corry for the word. And speaking of Corry, a just-light-enough-for-me-to-get-away-with-saying-I-was-kidding punch on the shoulder to him for hoisting Dolly … Read more
Since we started seriously dating–about 12 years ago now–Lea and I have had a catch-all term for a common sort of restaurant on the American landscape. The place has competently prepared but generally unremarkable American food, full table service, a bar, and often some wanly applied theme. It also has the characteristic for which we … Read more
When you look at something, how badly does your brain want to establish a lighting vector? Very, very badly, as the Adelson checker-shadow illusion demonstrates: Dr. Edward H. Adelson is a professor at MIT, and came up with this illusion 12 years ago (so it’s been around a while, but it’s so uncanny I find … Read more