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This is from an incredible collection of photographs by a Chinese photographer named Li Wei.The image is called “Dream Like Love.”

American Idol crushed the Olympics in last night’s TV ratings. And deservedly so. I mean why would we wanna watch distant skiiers cruising down slopes or figure skaters falling when we can see the reaction from twenty kids who’ve just gotten rejected by Simon, Randy and Paula? My employees mocked […]

Kevin Sites interviewed an actor in his high ranked Yahoo column, The Hot Zone: “Ali Suliman is a Palestinian actor who played the part of Khaled in the recent film, “Paradise Now,” the only Palestinian film ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. AS: It’s the first time someone […]

Cory Doctorow wrote a long defense of Google Print today. If adding value to someone else’s creation entitled him to a chance to say no, then anyone who makes an iPod case, an automobile cup-holder phone-cradle, or a lens-wipe for a camera should have gotten permission from the creators of […]

From Boingboing.net, a great idea for a world sorely lacking a sense of humor.Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoon Contest: The story so far: Danish paper publishes cartoons that mock Muslims. An Iranian paper responds with a Holocaust cartoons contest. Now, a group of Israelis announce their own anti-Semitic cartoons contest. Amitai Sandy, […]

Wired News ran a story about an innovative company in Canada.Ottawa-based Iogen is already producing ethanol by exploiting the destructive nature of the fungus Trichoderma reesei, which caused the “jungle rot” of tents and uniforms in the Pacific theater during World War II. Through a genetic modification known as directed […]

Blogging is a world of have and have-nots, according to a story in New York Magazine, titled Blogs to Riches. “Economists and network scientists have a name for Shirky’s curve: a “power-law distribution.” Power laws are not limited to the Web; in fact, they’re common to many social systems. If […]

Tonight’s travels took me to a teeny tiny Thai restaurant in downtown Greenfield. The diminutive eatery, staffed by one smiling women, is called Hetterkorn. They had seating for two. The restaurant was a sliver of a space, and her wok sizzled by the cash register. We ordered our pad thai […]

David Remnick says that the trademark attribute of The New Yorker is the insistence on accuracy. The legendary editor of the world’s most desirable publishing market was interviewed in Haartez, an Israeli News outlet. “When I go to interview, for example, Sheikh Naif Rajoub, one of the leaders of Hamas, […]

Last night as we snuggled up by the fire we turned on the telly to watch PBS. There was a man on a show who chases spiders around, and he talked with much zeal about tarantulas. The female of this hairy spider can hear the sound of the male coming […]

Pandas were in the news today, as the snow fell outside and we hunkered down with a fire and piles of newspapers. It seems that the Chinese government fleeces Zoo Atlanta and others with $80 million a year in rental fees for the priviledge of keeping the animals in their […]

We tuned into the Grammys last week, and among the spectacles, the most bizarre had to be Sly Stone’s two minutes on stage. I have been intrigued with this iconic ’60s figure ever since I first heard that classic tune “Family Affair,” and when I saw him emerge on stage, […]