Category Archives: Photos

Scientists in Singapore today announced the first successful genetic combination of a human and an animal. The creature, called a "Worbat", is a cross between Ernest P. Worrell and a Pygmy Wombat. No, seriously folks, here is the real caption … Continue reading →

This black and white photo released by the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 24, 2005 shows a portion of a human finger that a woman says she found while eating a bowl … Continue reading →

HAVANA (Reuters) – President Fidel Castro has given Cuban women some good news on International Women’s Day: rice cookers are coming to every household. In a five-hour 45-minute speech to cheering women on Tuesday night, the Cuban leader announced 100,000 … Continue reading →

Our respect for Cristo as a concept has always been heightened by the fact that Cristo as an artist has left us lukewarm at best. Scale and scope are elements to be reckoned with, but are no substitute for content … Continue reading →

We’ve been bumping into old friend J.S. Bach with amazing frequency lately, and without really trying. Just last week, leading our fall class through Harvard Yard, we stuck our heads into Memorial Church and were serenaded with the magnificent rumble … Continue reading →

A Royal Bengal tiger cools down by taking a bath in a pond at Dhaka’s National zoo. It has nothing to do with our life, politics, debt, blogging or teaching. We just liked the photo.   Photo by AFP

WASHINGTON – A cartoonish painting of President Bush in the nude has been taken down from the wall at the City Museum of Washington. The picture, called "Man of Leisure, King George," adopts the pose of a famous Impressionist painting, … Continue reading →

We assume that Harvard, like Mickey Mouse, has a guardian of its image and trademark, constantly on the lookout for rip-offs and unauthorized usage of its name. Hell, they probably have an office full of worms, moles and spiders combing … Continue reading →

Firefighters in Bangor, Maine, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, use a snorkel truck to put water on a stubborn blaze in an historic building. The building, which housed a Masonic lodge and three businesses was reported on fire Thursday night. Sub-zero … Continue reading →