My post about socialism has been enjoying vastly increased exposure in the last few days, courtesy of Roger Ebert: I actually grew up in Poland and not the USSR, but I’m not going to complain. In any case, between this and that thought-provoking...

Apologies for the blogging break – the last few weeks have been busier than usual. (Don’t ask.) The purpose of this post is to link to Roger Ebert’s recent blog entry – on education. Juxtaposing two education-related documentaries from Sundance, he...

Thanks to my Avatar post, I guess I’m officially a part of “a bizarre cast of characters”. Then again, what else would you expect from a math professor. James Cameron might be laughing all the way to the bank, but his record-setting 3-D film, Avatar,...

There’s not much I can say or do, so I’ll just link to a few things: Links to Canadian charities accepting donations for Haiti. Please give if you can. I did. (To the Red Cross – I generally trust them to use the money well.) Via Boing Boing, a link...

To follow up on the last post, this is priceless.. Except of course for this: BACK IN SMURF MODE, JUGHEAD IS TAKEN TO THE TOP OF A FLOATING MOUNTAIN SO THAT HE CAN CATCH A DRAGON THING TO BECOME HIS RIDE. WE’RE TOLD THAT HE MUST CHOOSE ONE AND THEN...