Afflictor: Assuming the school lunch program will change once the Teapublicans take over.
- Classic Film: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).
- Old Print Articles: Woman gets tarred and feathered (1860) + People afflicted with softening of the brain (1882).
- Classic Photographs: Hangar One, Moffet Field (1963) + Sajhih UFO houses (2008) + Sarin gas rabbit test (1970).
- Featured Videos: Mike Wallace doubts David Frost (1977) + Dick Cavett and Marshall McLuhan discuss TV and image (1970) + Marcel Duchamp explains the ready-made + Walt Disney discusses robotics (1963) + Steven Pinker on the history of violence + 60 Minutes report on movie piracy (1978) + Jimmy Carter tries to reform Washington ethics (1977) + NASA film about knowledge gathering (1971) + Looking back at Hiroshima (1985) + Frank Zappa profiled the year he died (1993) + Leonard Cohen turns 77 + Will rollerskating become an Olympic sport? (1977) + Concerns about the ozone layer (1986) + Architects use robots to build + Riderless bicycles and physics.
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: The Dollar Menu at McDonald’s is too steep for me + I really need to call my sponsor + I’m very connected + Girlfriend edges out monkey.
- DARPA legend Stuart Wolf looks at life in 2030.
- David Stern should be replaced as NBA Commissioner.
- Jeff Bezos becomes the new Steve Jobs.
- Building cars that can read the thoughts of the driver.
- Software can predict when a revolution is about to occur.
- Some evangelicals have a bizarre fear of President Obama.
- Dan Snyder owns the American company with the most racist name.
- South Korean government pays citizens to become snitches.
- Robots are likely going to take all of our jobs.
- Edison’s Telephonoscope, as depicted in 1879.
- Scientific discovery sets off ugly academic battle.
- Artifical cerebellums implanted into rat brains.
- The Red Sox blew it, but team owner John Henry is still brilliant.
- Therapy sessions are now conducted via Skype.
- Spain uses motion sensors in public spaces to save energy.
- Even if it declines, Facebook will have staying power.
- Afflictor Nation: Great Britain still rules.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.