Nicely done . Also see " Who Writes This Crap? " ... Read the full post ... Read more

The creator of Bloom County--the best comic strip of my lifetime--seems sadly to take little pleasure in what he achieved . ... Read the full post ... Read more

The Door's at your service: Albemarle , a 300-acre estate in Charlottesville, VA was recently put on the market. The main house is 25,000 sq. ft. and has 45 rooms. (Note though: "It's a bit of a pastiche, gilded Versailles-like rooms contrast with simpler spaces that have a more Early ... Read more

In this recession there's a lot of vacant space in shopping centers. And merchants are concerned about signing long-term leases. Answer? "Pop-up" stores . To highlight its new denim offerings for the back-to-school season, J.C. Penney opened pop-ups at a handful of local mall ... Read more

Joel Kotkin, Forbes 11/3 : Net migration, both before and after the Great Recession, according to analysis by the Praxis Strategy Group , has continued to be strongest to the predominately red states of the South and Intermountain West. This seems true even for those seeking high-end j ... R ... Read more

It has to do with " block[ing] production of the S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1) protein ". ... Read the full post ... Read more

Glenn Reynolds, referring to some environmentalists' fury over a proposal to fix global warming with geoengineering: " As the faith weakens, the persecution of heretics must be stepped up. " For background and further discussion see  the piece by Ron Bailey that Glenn linked ... Read more

Alan Richman energetically and lovingly recounts visits to " The Seven Temples of the Food World ". " Thinking About Opening a Restaurant? Think Twice ." Yes, it does seem as though running a successful restaurant is an extremely tough job. ... Read the full post ... Read more

" Roger Penrose Says Physics Is Wrong, From String Theory to Quantum Mechanics ". " Is the Physics Nobel Prize Also Becoming a Joke? "     ... Read the full post ... Read more

First, Reform Washington . There are many issues in America today which need the attention of a responsible government-- Healthcare, Banking & Finance, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, etc. etc. But we will never achieve the best possible regulations until we reform the body tha ... Read more