Monthly Archives: February 2004

We warned about this happening.  First, gay marriages.  Next, people want to marry their pets, imaginary friends, inflatable companions. Where do you draw the line? My roommate married a dog, but she actually looked quite attractive on her wedding day. Perhaps … Continue reading →

As a strictly amateur aficianado of the architectural arts, we have been following the career of one Frank Gehry, one of the giants of our times, and like all true giants, a controversial figure as well. Among his acclaimed designs … Continue reading →

That creepy feeling you sometimes get while attending a wedding — "this one ain’t gonna last" — is now being expressed in numbers.   In an unusual bit of numerical reasoning, a psychologist and two mathematicians at the University of … Continue reading →

Norma Yvonne is the type of person who; when told by the doctor to eat more roughage, will run right out and stock up on alfalfa, barley and cashew nuts. So when told she should be drinking 8 glasses of … Continue reading →

internet service providers are coming round to the idea that they may have to start levying "postage" fees on those who send out huge amounts of commercial e-mail, because anti-spam filters have failed to keep down the growth of junk … Continue reading →

Adam Curry gets out and about in Iraq. latest photos from Adam Curry Live

Moscow Zoo keepers are to fit televisions in the cages of their gorillas in a bid to make them "think more". Zoo director Vladimir Spitsyn said the gorillas will be able to watch films about the life of monkeys and … Continue reading →

These are trying times for the men and women from Harvard who follow Presidential Politics as a collegiate sport. Four of the last six Presidents have been Yale men. Both of the Bushes, of course, but don’t forget both Bill … Continue reading →

It will come as no surprise to readers familiar with the predilictions of the Dowbrigade that the following web site stuck in our imagination.  Due to its graphic nature we are foregoing the usual splashy reprint in favor of having … Continue reading →

What a great place to live and work Cambridge is! The weather sucks, parking is a nightmare and the primary tool of municipal fundraising, and the rents are through the roof. Yet we keep coming back, for reasons like the … Continue reading →

Today’s Boston Globe has an interesting article which explains the origin of MoveOn and its relationship to the Dean campaign. It also features some speculation on where MoveOn will move onto next… MoveOn’s Internet techniques were adopted by former governor … Continue reading →