Afflictor: Happy to see that Fred Willard isn’t too upset…
…to make dinner.
- Old Print Article: Idaho man has 12 wives and 66 children (1900).
- Featured Videos: Muhammad Ali “fights” Joe Louis (1970) + CB radio becomes a phenomenon (1977) + Arthur C. Clarke predicts 2001 technology (1974) + Global security expert Marc Goodman fears the future + Pre-Roots Alex Haley on To Tell the Truth (1972) + Five men volunteer to stand at ground zero of an atomic test (1957) + Bill Gates predicted Apple’s Siri (1987) + The Panorama was a multimedia educational tool (1960) + Concept car that transforms at the push of a button (1958).
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: The last thing I need is an honest opinion + I am a pimp and I own a computer + Women who reject me suddenly gain 20 pounds.
- Elon Musk wants to transport you from L.A. to San Fran in 30 minutes.
- Large-scale products of all kinds will be personalized in the near future.
- Dr. Fredric Neuman recalls the thorny problems he witnessed as an intern.
- Korczak Ziolkowski sculpted a mountain-scale likeness of Crazy Horse.
- Steven Boone has a look at the cynical last decade at the multiplex.
- Brian Wang predicts the future of Earth four decades from now.
- Evan R. Goldstein writes about the immortality industry.
- Smartphones seemed to be a product just for the 1% in 1992.
- Cyclical poverty may be made worse by single parent households.
- Yeah, we’re eventually going to clone a Neanderthal.
- Books and the Internet are both extensions of our minds–but differently.
- David A. Bell predicts the future of brick-and-mortar libraries.
- China is soon to be the world’s largest auto consumer. Will it go green?
- Burkhard Bilger examines the new era of strength competitions.
- Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger considers the future of journalism.
- Words of wisdom about journalism by C.P. Scott from 1921.
- Henry Blodget guesses why Mitt Romney won’t reveal his tax information.
- Bill James has damaged his reputation with his Joe Paterno comments.
- A brief note from 1895 about an eccentric embalmer.
- A brief note from 1898 about an aged pedestrian.
- A brief note from 1897 about an insane horse.
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