This week's cover features William Windom, star of the NBC series My World and Welcome to It. My World is, for the time, a high-concept show combining live action and animation, as Windom plays cartoonist John Monroe, a thinly-disguised version of James Thurber (whose drawings are included in the series). It's a concept that's really ahead of its time, and if you count yourself a fan of Windom and/or Thurber, then you'll probably love it. Not enough did, however, as it ran for only the…

After hiking up to the end of the ridge, it was now time to scout the initial part. The starting point is some 25km east of where I parked the car last time around, at the parking spot of the Italian ossuary in the lovely town of Kobarid. The plan is to walk my way up till the beginning of the ridge, reaching Starijski Vrh at the foothills of Mount Stol, the highest point of the entire ridge, at 1673 meters. The reason why I’m doing this hike is that I read conflicting information about the…

If you find yourself in a game of StarCraft, and ahead of your opponent, the worst thing to do is to try to wipe them out. This is counterintuitive. You have a better economy and a stronger army. Why not attack? The first reason is in game theory. StarCraft is very similar to rock-paper-scissors: you can defend (rock), attack (scissors) or build economy (paper). When your opponent is defending, they have the defender’s advantage and attacking straight in is unwise. The second reason has to do…

CC25 What Works Well? What Works…Less Well? Opportunities What’s Adaptable? Six Years Hence: Drakes Coming Attractions This week, our Free Culture Book Club reads CC25, specifically A World without Meaning. To give this series some sense of organization, check out some basic facts without much in the way of context. For Clarity : You can best think of these posts like their titles suggest, as the seed of a discussion group (“book club”) to spark conversation about a Free Culture work. Thinking…

Aerial view of Iguazu Falls (Foz de Iguaçu), normal flow, Nov 2005 (photo from Wikimedia) 25 October 2026 El Niño, a spate of very warm sea surface temperature in the Pacific, routinely triggers extreme weather events, droughts and floods. This year’s El Niño is now labeled a Super El Niño because of its intensity. Still image of the most recent sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly data available (map from NASA Scientific Visualization Studio) South America is always hardest hit by El Niño,…

I’ve been taking a break from Mastodon as my social home on the web for about six weeks. It has been more difficult than I’d usually admit. I have an amazing local community in my town that I love and am deeply involved in. But nobody here is a programmer, or even a computer nerd, so it doesn’t serve my need for a tech community. I work alone, for myself, in my house. It’s a fortunate lifestyle with many upsides, but it means I don’t get that form of community at work, either. I’ve had this…

Wow, it’s been so long since I’ve done a release of the week post that it might even predate this blog. It is what it says on the tin. I listen to the release from the week that appeal to me, usually based on genre, and pick my favourite. No surprises that this week I’ve gone with death metal. The band is Feeding and the album is Insurmountable Suffering. Hailing from Alberta, Canada, this four piece outfit have unleashed their debut full length album on us all and it is one that might stick…

The annual occasion of the UN climate talks usually provokes a lot of hand wringing from politicians, institutions and the media about the state of the worlds' environment. Platitudes are followed by hollowed promises. Delegates return home from their jaunt usually having been heavily lobbied by fossil fuel representatives and little is actually agreed. As a result the ecological crises intensify

By Todd LebackThird Kingdom GamesB/XLevels 1-3 […] The pair had left behind a small garrison at their fortress, led by their faithful steward, Tercy One-eye, with instructions to guard their domain and await their imminent return. Weeks turned to months, and months to years, and the pair did not re- turn. In that time, Tercy and the squad of garrisoned troops began to experiment with the magical pools that Zoridror maintained within the fortress, drinking from one and then an- other and…

A few days ago, Liam left a comment on my SuperDisk LS-120 recovery article expressing the desire to learn more about the optical disc “swap trick”. They indicated that information is hard to find on it and they wanted to know more about it. I considered their request and decided to embark on an adventure to document the swap trick and everything I know about it so far. In the past, I was asked about this and I chose not to divulge any further information, because this method does come with a…

After reading Evie King's previous book Ashes To Admin - Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer I was eager to read her not-quite-a-sequel. We know what happens after death; paperwork. Gas bills need to be cancelled, funeral wishes need to be carried out, money needs to be apportioned between warring family members. When you die, you won't be there to experience the annoyance and distress - but other people will. So do you help them or not? This book is a chatty and informal guide…

one down, three to goThe left short side was done first with the front long side next. I worked my way around the bottom until all four miters closed up.a lot to removeRabbeted miter corners confuse me a lot. Rather then saw the miter closer to the line I used the plane and shaved it to the line. When I got close I stopped and took one shaving, checked it, and repeated until the miter closed up at the corner.um.......The back left corner has a small gap with the other three sides pretty much…

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Time dulls the pain from every wound, especially the emotional ones. That won’t help in the moment, when a fresh wound is still raw. But it gives you perspective. How many emotional wounds from ten years ago can you even remember right now? Most have faded. You went numb to them over time, and eventually you could smile or shrug about the same thing that once felt unbearable. Even this will pass.

Words of praise for a superb new biography; with my own thoughts on why the Communist historian chose the wrong side in 1956 This is a wonderful book. It’s the third life of the historian, after the writer’s own memoir (Interesting Times, 2002), and Richard Evans’ official biography (A Life in History, 2019), and Chabal’s […]

The subject of this piece is Frank Griffin’s novel of the Battle of Cable Street, October Day. I place Griffin’s novel in the context of the history of fascism in that decade. I focus on Griffin’s choice of an everyman figure, the apolitical worker, Joe Slesser, as his hero. Frank Griffin’s October Day takes place […]

Iquitos flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today’s TDC says: Research how a specific location has changed over time using historical photos online. One such tool is Google’s Timelapse Google Earth Engine. Write a poem that moves through time, reflecting on environmental changes. I chose the meandering rivers in Iquitos, Peru. After watching the timelapse I found the Wikipedia page about Iquitos and pasted the climate section into a blackout…

I’m currently diving into the wonderful world of zines and discovering the joy of creating my own.

I've written Mac app reviews for about two and a half years. It started the way it usually does: I shared apps from my own stack. Then I moved on to random picks from my Applications folder, and after that to scouting trusted sites like MacMenuBar.com. The r/MacApps mods on Reddit added me as a trusted resource early on, which helped a lot. Eventually I started working with developers directly. It's been a great experience, and it has put me in touch with Mac people all over the world. I've…

I’ve been rediscovering the original Lion King movie these past days. Every now and then I come back to it, either because one of its songs pops up (like Hakuna Matata), someone makes a reference to a character or scene, or some random situation reminds me of a memorable part of the movie. Scar’s Song. Be Prepared This time, I started where I normally start, Scar’s song. The version I like the most is the Portuguese one (from Portugal), not only because it was the version I experienced as a…

From last year’s trip to Lausanne… When you build a city on a bunch of steep hills, you have to deal with getting people across the valleys. I passed by this old viaduct every day I was there, and it’s a beauty: The view from underneath is good, too: What’s that, off in the distance? “Les Arches”? If only my French were good enough to translate that…

🧠We do not use AI in our articles, but we may cover projects that use LLMs. Read our AI policy for more info. I also provided a source for some of these images taken from Steam directly, but that does not mean anyone at The Bryant Review endorses these games specifically. The Steam Next Fest is a celebration of games featuring hundreds of developers who showcase their upcoming games with a playable demo. It's always been a great time to see what's up-and-coming in the world of gaming,…

Something has changed over the past five months, and I’ve been trying to decide whether I should be concerned about it or just enjoy the fucking improvement. For about three years, I’ve struggled with erectile dysfunction. Being with a woman, staying hard enough for intercourse, and actually reaching orgasm have rarely lined up. The desire is there. I can be excited as hell and still have a body that refuses to cooperate. That has been difficult for a couple of women to understand. They thought…

I am now preparing for my fourth paper in Associateship of Asian Institute of Insurance (AAii) Level 2. Time flies that I am already halfway into my certification. The certification format is not easy as I need to complete two test, one assignment and one examination for each paper. This certification method ensures that the student study consistently. Each certification takes about 120 days to complete. Normally I dedicate about 25 minutes every day to study. After completing 3 papers, I find…

I keep going back and forth between wanting something new and being happy with what I already have.

Early voting begins today, so that's what we'll do. I'm down about 11 pounds since I began using Zepbound. The rate of weight loss has decreased, but I think that's normal as my body adapts to the medication. I still "feel" the effect though. Decreased appetite, feeling "full" sooner. No cravings, though I will eat cookies and cake when they're in front of me, and I still enjoy them. So I think part of the effort for the next couple of months will be to avoid cookies and cake. (We had a book…

It was only after months of combing through metres of correspondence and minutes of meetings that, in the autumn of 2021, I first noticed this modest piece of paper. I had moved to Zurich to write a dissertation on the buildings operated by Swiss banks in the Alps associated with the transportation, trade and storing of gold. Ludo Groen writes for the Drawing Matter Journal about searching for documentation of WWII-era Swiss gold vaults. Groen’s book, Mountains of Gold: Uncovering the…

The last 300 meters of the Galveston, Texas, Seawall in the evening sun near Diamond Beach. The post The Last Bit of the Seawall appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.

A couple of weeks ago, I was in the City of London for an event, but I just had time to go and have a look at the St. Paul's gyratory project which has improved north-south cycling between London Wall and New Change via St. Martin's Le Grand. However, this post is not about the scheme or really about the design of the new floating bus stop on St. Martin's Le Grand. Sort of. I like this photograph from the site though. It pulls at the tension between traffic engineering and human behaviour, and…