Author Archives: Anton

lines on paper

Jonny Crossbones is an adventure in the style of Tintin. Strange Maps is a new blog of obscure and hypothetical geography. Linked from a comment there is a Regional Map of North America’s Place-Based Food Traditions, showing Maple Syrup Nation, … Continue reading

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it takes an expert?

Kaiser Permanente has a radio spot with this bit of dialogue: So what did your doctor say? Oh, she prescribed the same medication she always does. And it worked? M-hm! My doctor is awesome. What’s wrong with this picture?

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checking it twice

Perhaps I ought to have a department of “What, if anything, are we to make of this?” The Economist‘s pitch for gift subscriptions has the headline “Now they’ll know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice,” over a row of … Continue reading

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i’ve had worse days weeks, but still!

Chills, dizzy spells, foul-tasting cough, sinus pressure, runny nose — If this is what it’s like to turn 46, I’m never gonna do it again.

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i have too many thoughts

I saw a t-shirt today that proclaimed Blonde is the New Smart. The wearer was not blonde (and wouldn’t fool anyone if she tried to be) so what did she mean by it? Perhaps only “this shirt was cheap.”

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life, art, not entirely disjoint

This morning in Berkeley I saw a Smith College sweatshirt whose wearer could have stepped out of Questionable Content.

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a life less simple

The looming prospect of liquidity raises new questions, like: How soon does a flat monitor pay for itself in power? Are the cameras built into telephones any good, and do they interface easily with a Mac?

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