creed of reason 
Pig Stories, Dog Stories, Our Stories
Every relationship is a story that does something in the world, and there is a lot that lives on in these stories, and lives on with these stories in our minds.
Bowen Technique: The Latest in Quack
In order to evaluate the efficacy of Bowenwork, it is recommended not to use magnets for 5–7 days after a session.
Yet Another Reason Why I Love PZ Myers (And Might Have to Marry Him Once Hussein al-Obama Has Instituted Mandatory Cephalopolygamy)
… in the Islamic Republic of America.
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
A superficial train ride through the human genome that is neither satisfying nor well written or even cleverly organized. At least, it’s popular.
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Reality Out There!
Science builds models and tests them against what’s out there. And then we all tell stories about how that worked out.
Inauguration Day. What a Day!
How we got our country back: Meet Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. America is coming to their senses, and I hope Israel will join in too.
Airstrip One
Could a new, virulent brand of totalitarianism have already emerged in the West? And how will we fare with the 44th President of the United States?
A One-Picture-Story of Anger and Sadness
A photograph taken by David Friedman: “Please Let My Son Marry” in New York after the antigay marriage in Arizona and Florida had passed, and California next.
History in Pica
Today’s headline “Obama” is only the fifth time that the New York Times used 96 pt. type for its frontpage headline.
Storytelling: Eight Years in Two Clips
Change: The original Whassup? Budweiser commercial and the Wassup 2008 clip, both written and directed by Charles Stone III.
The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss
The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Kraus is Interesting, entertaining, and funny, but digresses a little bit too often and too long into general physics.
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing by Richard Dawkins, Ed.
A treasure of excerpts in Richard Dawkins’s The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, many of which make you instantly crave for more.
The History of the U.S. Presidential Tickets 2008 in Four Clever Pictures (With Slideshow)
The best “Presidential Tickets 2008” variations from the Fark thread on the “Election Trains” theme.
The History of the U.S. Presidential Election 2008 in Two Easy Pictures
The History of the U.S. Presidential Election 2008 in Two Easy Pictures
Presidential Tickets 2008: Typography
Presidential Tickets 2008 ” Typography,” modeled after bkitu42’s “Election Trains” theme.
San Serriffe (LOL!) & the UK Guardian
Typographic fun and sarcastic columns in the British Guardian—I count this newspaper among the best in the world.
The Life of the Cosmos by Lee Smolin
The Life of the Cosmos is Lee Smolin’s first popular science book, fascinating one in so many ways, from his fecund universes theory to philosophy of science.