Artist Stefan van Zoggel has designed some wicked cool "old school" postage stamps based on the Star Wars universe. And, of course, the postmaster cancel is charming. (Via Wired.)
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Multiple Pulitzer prize winning photographer Horst Faas, whose camera documented the world of war, died yesterday at the age of 79. His amazing work for AP showed us, in barest terms, the brutality of combat and its aftermath. Faas was particularly known for his images of the Vietnam war, like this one: This lovely chart shows the "Bond Girls," then and now. And wow, some of them aged very well. (All of the Goldfinger cast, for instance.) Antibiotics for an ear/sinus infection combo...and a new painkiller to deal with it all. Word to the wise: when using a new pain medication for the first time, do not walk too closely to the wall. Because you tend not to miss. First major overhaul of the "bible" of psychiatry in 30+ years...and the revision process is actually transparent for the first time; the psychiatric community is actually involved. "Crazy as fark" no longer a standard diagnosis. Apparently, ruled a US District Court judge in Virginia, a Facebook "like" is not considered free speech. Last week, I'd posted a story about a computer mix-up involving one of Boston's better hospitals and some odd automatic appointment reminders. Just an update, with thanks: I saw your blog post about the automated calls and shared it with our Information Systems teams. They believe that they have remedied the issue, so you should no longer receive reminders about appointments that aren’t yours!Thank you to Lori Shanks for her kind note, and to IS for trying to get this sorted. It really wasn't that much of an annoyance (since the two calls were more than a year apart), but I appreciate your consideration. (If the fix doesn't work, btw, I'd appreciate it if the next call came from a much more esoteric department, just for fun.) This fascinating video shows Andrew Ainsworth creating a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet from beginning to end. Ainsworth was the original creator, and he later made and sold additional helmets - prompting an unsuccessful suit by LucasFilms in 2011. Lately, I've been getting an interesting crop of academic spam sent to my work account. For some reason, many people think I want to go to their conferences and read papers. Most of them are in my field (communication and journalism related). Some are in popular culture (which, okay, might relate but is a stretch for me). |