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The Awful News

[ ] The awful news– This news about Robin Williams dying, apparently at his own hand, hits the same way as the news not long ago about Philip Seymour Hoffman. Again, I think, he didn’t have enough imagination to solve this? he didn’t have enough enjoyment of life to draw

The Rare Ugly

Met my third or fourth ugly person in 30 years yesterday. I met a few of them in New York — at a rate of approximately one per decade. Met this one in my fourth week back in my home state. Maybe I won’t meet another until 2026. I was

Books Rejuvenate

Man is the only species able to keep brains alive, and we keep them alive for thousands of years. And the only animal able to clone mental experiences. We’ve had written material for thousands of years, but it’s still a futuristic and almost supernatural technology. Yet often as

Books Rejuvenate

Man is the only species able to keep brains alive, and we keep them alive for thousands of years. And the only animal able to clone mental experiences. We’ve had written material for thousands of years, but it’s still a futuristic and almost supernatural technology. Yet often as

Never Draw an Ear

Advice to myself — Never draw “an ear.” Draw that particular person’s ear. In that particular light, at that particular angle. No one is made up of standard parts, like Mr. Potato Head. If you Google “great drawings of faces” or “faces crosshatching” you’ll see a lot of impressive

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I Pledge Allegiance to Football

If others want to use those minutes to actually do something to achieve that promise, that’s great, too.

Culture Featured

I Pledge Allegiance to Football

If others want to use those minutes to actually do something to achieve that promise, that’s great, too.

Culture Featured

I Pledge Allegiance to Football

If others want to use those minutes to actually do something to achieve that promise, that’s great, too.

Perfectly Bad Gadgets

We’ve invested eight million dollars developing this electronic device. Now for the finishing touches — the model number and serial number. Every user will need these at some point, so let’s be sure we get this part of the design right. What? Stamp them in a nearly microscopic font