Monthly Archives: February 2007

Stunning

Captain Kirk to Chekov and Sulu: “Phasers on ‘stun’ …” It’s not a handheld device … yet. Raytheon’s Silent Guardian™: Your tax dollars at work. William Saletan at Slate reports: Three weeks ago, the U.S. armed forces tested it on … Continue reading

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Technophobia

Rollout of TheBook, v.1: (Happy Valentine’s Day to bibliophiles everywhere!)

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“Plavam …”

Martin Strel likes to swim. In rivers. Long rivers. From end to end. The Danube. The Mississippi. The Yangtze. And now, the Amazon. Never mind the piranha and the candirú. It’s the Slovenian red wine that keeps him going—he laughs … Continue reading

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Scary

Photos by Vanderlin “Looks like a bomb t’me. Whaddya think, Mick?” “Yuh, could be. Better blow id up just in case.”

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