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Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse 5 POW
In December of 1944 Private Kurt Vonnegut was captured by Wehrmacht troops. A month later, Vonnegut and his fellow POWs were imprisoned in an underground slaugh...
Paul Krugman on the Economics of the Last Ten Years: A Whole Lot of Nothin’
What was truly impressive about the decade past, however, was our unwillingness, as a nation, to learn from our mistakes. You can read the rest of Paul Krugman&...
The Photographic Periodic Table of Elements
This is a gorgeous, fascinating, and very fun site. It’s from the Element Collection, which includes Theodore Gray who is also the creator behind the love...
The Ruins of Pompeii, via Google Street View
Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 C. E., this small town near Naples was covered by ash and lava until 1738. View Larger Map
Kevin Carey “That Old College Lie”
Carey notes that Senator Claiborne Pell died at age 90 on January 1, 2009. Senator Pell was the driving force, and the inspiration for the federal Pell Grants f...
Winter Solstice, 2009
You lovers, for whose sake the lesser sun At this time to the Goat is run To fetch new lust, and give it you, Enjoy your summer all, Since she enjoys her long n...