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Citizens of the Spark feels like it was custom-made with me in mind. It’s a tableau-builder (yes) designed by Philip duBarry and illustrated by Diego Sá (yes) seeded with a small selection from a huge pool of cards (yeeesss) that happens...
From the New York Times: “’That’s my first sculpture,’ Alessandro, who became an artist, told Maia. Father and son created this elaborate sand castle in 1963 on the beach in Sperlonga, which has been a resort in southern Italy since the...
A clean v2 API is coming dereuromark/cakephp-fixture-factories just shipped 2.0.0 RC. After a year of incremental cleanup — typed persistEntity() / persistEntities(), the TEntity template on BaseFactory, redirected deprecations — the...
My new favorite thing on TV is a perfect example of how to combine horror and comedy exactly the right way (spoilers after a warning)
Paris has long been Ina Garten’s home away from home. This lovingly researched guide explores her favorite spots across the city -from Poilâne bakery to Café de Flore- capturing the charm, flavor, and everyday joy that define her Paris....
On the joys and tribulations of living through a golden age in microbiology
Some words: The 53rd Wednesday of 2025 was actually considered the first week of 2026. I started Week 1 the next week, so I’ve been ‘off’ the official week number by one. I’m correcting it today.
Earth has been overwhelmed with Star Spores from space, mutating its flora and fauna in ferocious ways! Courageous soldier Jesse Varlette has fought valiantly, except he’s ended up with an alien parasite on his body. He is,...
Today’s recording starts with a trail for Saturday Morning programmes on CBBC. Then it’s Shaun the Sheep – The Kite. It’s a very windy day, and a kite finds its way to the farm. It spooks the sheep. Shaun gets tangled up in the tail and...
Jack Douglas built rock records the way a luthier builds guitars — by hand, with obsessive attention to resonance. His death leaves a hole not just in the obituary columns but in the ongoing argument about what recorded music is actually...
I had an HSA years ago. They sent me an email today regarding my tax forms (for the year I’ve already filed my taxes for). The mail included their company logo as an attachment, but mis-named so that it’s not viewable. And when I went to...
Bi-partisan bill would stop investigating Free-Range parents Son in Famous Meitivs of Maryland Case Weighs In — as Does His Mom How do you get more kids out and about on their own – and assure parents this won’t be mistaken for neglect?...