Julia Child part of WWII-era spy ring
Julia Child was part of a network of 24,000 spies for the early incarnation of the Central Intelligence Agency—the Office of Strategic Services.
“The Itch”
I have realized over time—mostly due to various articles in the New Yorker—that I am fascinated by neurosciences and linguistics. Just finished this article about phantom sensations and “mirror therapies.” In today’s Science Times, there is an interesting complementary article—“Mirrors Don’t Lie. Mislead? Oh, Yes.”
Presidential Campaign TV Commercials
I realized sometime last week that this is the first time in my life that I am regularly seeing presidential campaign TV commercials. It is interesting to be in a swing state as opposed to California. It is striking how different McCain looks now from how he used to look several decades ago.
Also, I’m just waiting to see a campaign commercial that is not approved by a candidate.
I neither want to be strategic in my postings nor selective in my friending, but I should probably be doing one or the other.
—David Carr, “Hey, Friend, Do I Know You?” New York Times, July 21, 2008
Daniel W. Drezner » Is that your ‘stimulus package’ or are you just happy to see me?
Is a ‘stimulus package’ a stimulus package when only unproductive activities are being stimulated?
“More Colorado Follies” - Stanley Fish (NYT Blog)
The political environment within which CU has to operate is unfortunate. But I have no problems with a stream of good reasoned thinkers rather than ideological buffoons coming through on someone else’s dime—or about two million dimes.
At some schools, failure goes from zero to 50
In my undergraduate classes, the minimum score is a zero. Students have a tough time dealing with that idea.
Fairness, idealism and other atrocities: Commencement advice you’re unlikely to hear elsewhere
It certainly contains advice you’ll not hear anywhere…
