Afflictor: Thinking gynecological exams in Virginia have changed recently.
- 2 Recent Movies I Liked Now On Home Video:
Drive, The Elephant in the Living Room.
- It took only seven years for this photo to become incredibly dated.
- Old Print Articles: “The Widow of Abraham Lincoln Adjudged Insane” (1875) + “Explosion of the Flying Machine” (1850).
- A brief note from 1851 about a sneezing girl.
- Classic Photographs: Margaret Sanger, Exiting Courthouse (1917).
- Featured Videos: Akio Morita for American Express (1985) + Wernher von Braun and Walt Disney collaborate (1955) Che Guevara on Face the Nation (1964) + The Harvard Monolithic Bee takes flight + Barry Goldwater creates the template for culture warriors (1964) + Anthony Burgess discusses radical students (1972) + Conan’s Lincoln Money Shot Channel + Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics ad (1979) + What’s My Line? with designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1952) + Solar energy in the 1970s and now + Salvador Dali was almost crazy + Mike Wallace investigates a UFO cover-up (1958) + Man makes robot porno + Goodyear’s “Inflatoplane” demo (1958).
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: I came up with a new euphemism for “fondling” + When I’m drunk, I sorta build robots + I’ve yet to master the hard sell + I’m keeping my guns.
- Charles Duhigg reveals how Target learns your personal info.
- Amateur stathead Ed Weiland predicted Jeremy Lin’s success.
- Paul Krugman thinks America’s financial suffering is gratuitous.
- The ability to erase memories will soon be a reality.
- George Dyson remembers his introduction to computers.
- Is Ron Paul a harbinger of post-party politics?
- A billboard in London can filter ads based on gender.
- Google is set to introduce Terminator-style specs.
- Hackers think they’re going to colonize the moon.
- A 2002 Malcolm Gladwell article about reading facial expressions.
- Telecoms are using legislation to manipulate the free market.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.