[ Introduction to The Codex ] The Fi believe everything has a spirit. Not only do individual "objects" have spirits, but groups of...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] Generations ago, likely on the coast of the Neosho, the Sy went their own way from the Fi, the  traditional be...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] Far in the north beyond the rubble of the Slew, near the Big Bend River's headwaters in the Delmar -- the ...

 

 At least 20 million people watched the prime time coverage of yesterday's Congressional hearing on the events around January 6, 2022. ...

Pursuant to the authority invested by the Superior Council of Pyth, the Office of Cultural and Religious Affairs (ORCA) hereby issues The Co...

“‘Needless to say’ is needless to say, needless to say.” — Enoch Haga, via Futility Closet A (simplistic) slyt  video on the Langland Projec...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] "The School of the Five Philosophers," sometimes known as "The School of the Five Magicians,&qu...

 " Orson Wells" on the "Transgender  Question. " Via Tim.  Also via Tim, a series of tweets by Lindsey Simmons on dark ...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] Of the Zetac, we must begin with what we must understand: that many of their quotidian practices have been ban...

The (initial?) Brookings Report on the January 6 insurrection attempt and the President Trump's involvement. Rolling Stone article on t...

Language links for The Codex : Google Translate , Merriam-Webster , Etymology Dictionary , Old Norse Dictionary "Weatherford detective ...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] Bob's Nondenominational Church of Charisma is a really fast growing, "self-styled" "dynamic...

A Poetry Reading by Mark Strand at the Library of Congress (1987)  -- @ 9:10 Carlos Drummond de Andrade's Looking for Poetry  (Mark Stra...

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Korean Edition)" -- from John Chief Justice Roberts supposedly wrote both the opinion of...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] It is said that when Pyth's Old Quarter   was first built its buildings were constructed upon the archaic ...

" Plastic Recycling Doesn't Work and Will Never Work " -- at The Atlantic Joy of Computing -- via Metafiler , which, to quote...

Linguistic Relativity (Sapir-Whorf)  -- Wikipedia -- well written and thorough. "Gravity is Not a Force"  -- Veritassium -- really...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] The Llamda, we understand, believe that a God, or the Gods, or, collectively, a " Godhead ," created...

NYT Wirecutter "52 Things We Love"  HP Officejet Pro 9015e printer, ChefsChoice Trizor XV knife sharpener, Milwaukee Fastback util...

Why much published research is wrong (problems with p-values, etc.) Calculating p-values:  Wikipedia ;  Wolfram (discussion) ;  Kahn Academy...

[ Introduction to The Codex ] The World is but so large, yet the Astelli imagine infinities. To the Astelli our world is but one of an endle...

In Focus , the photography blog at The Atlantic , is running a five part series of images from 1964 -- 50 years prior to the date of the pos...

Today we take a short pause from our blogging to present the characters to an semi-autobiographical sequel to the Canterbury Tales,  The Fo...

Seawater (possibly from Moorea, French Polynesia ?) magnified 25x, taken by David Liittschwager .  Link via Colossal . LARGE IMAGE HERE...

Via Kottke , on Vimeo . As Daniel Stoupin, the creator, states at his blog and his Vimeo description accompanying his video, he requi...

Pharrell Williams's original music video here .   And a Despicable Me  version with lyrics here . Daft Punk's "get Luck...

Via Colossal via the Awesomer .