December 4, 2006 Hear Vladimir Nabokov, that showman, read from Lolita, Pale Fire, and more. Also, learn why he detested Freud. (Via.) Read more
December 4, 2006 Gabriel Garcia Marquez attended Castro’s 80th birthday party; ill health prevented the dictator’s own appearance. Read more
December 4, 2006 My weird fundie elementary school taught me to diagram sentences. In this I evidently am anomalous. Read more
December 3, 2006 The TSA unveils X-ray passenger screening. Will pregnant women be given a lead jumper? (Via; report; fun tips.) Read more
