QUICKSWOOD

Chopsticks – Arrested Evolution?

Why haven't chopsticks evolved?

Evolution: True or False

What (part of) the world thinks about evolution.

32, A NUMBER THAT MATTERS

Consumption disparity.

America, Where the Devil Trumps Darwin

Disturbing results from a recent poll on what Americans believe in.

Amazon’s KINDLE: butt-ugly

Disappointing design in Amazon's Kindle.

OBJECT 12

Charles and Ray Eames' La Chaise.

600 BOOKS

The first 600 books I've read (or at least the 600 I remember).

Delinquent Catharsis

The shame that is Marion Jones.

OBJECT 11

The Wishbone Chair.

Splendid Glyphs

The evolution of language.

Index of Democracy

From THE ECONOMIST.

Africa Photo Album

Africa Journal 5

Africa Journal 4

AFRICA JOURNAL 3

Africa Journal 2

Africa Journal 1

Tour de Farce

Cheating in cycling.

Finding Pablo in Paris

For lovers of Picasso...in Paris.

Josée’s Big Knife Story

A weapon at JFK.

Eating Out – Dublin

Our Dublin trip.

Flying Macs

A great Mac story!

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2007

This year's list by Restaurant Magazine.

500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art

Feminine pulchritude in art.

Quinessential Hitchens

Hitchens at his best.

Letters to Alexandra

My daughter Alexenandra turns 21.

Helvetica – 50 Years Young

A venerable font.

Eating Out – More NYC Treats

NYC: 2 museums and 3 restaurants.

Kaz II: Mystery at Sea

The unsolved mystery of Kaz II.

Virginia’s Gun Legislation Sucks

Second Amendment madness in the late great US of A.

Einstein, Hitler, God

More atheism.

Conservapedia dot com

The online encyclopedia for idiots.

Designing Me

How I got to love design.

Why Can't I Own a Canadian?

A few questions for Bible literalists.

OBJECT 10

Eames' DSR chair.

Vitamin Scam

Vitamins can kill.

Speed on Ice

A speed skater who's headed for the Olympics.

Blogger’s High

Reddit rocks!

OBJECT 9

Eames' DCW Chair.

CIRCUMCISION

My thoughts about male genital mutilation.

MONA LISA, WHO ART THOU

Mona Lisa's direct descendant.

Living On Another Planet

On America and global warming.

Get A Mac!

Vista trashing.

IPCC Climate Report

The UN’s long awaited IPCC Climate report.

Not Funny

A scary political cartoon.

Elegant Data

Making the figures come alive.

Climate Change Warning

The 1st of 4 volumes of the 4th Assessment Report of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change being released.

DESIGNERS’ PASTA PASTS

Extreme pasta shapes that never made it.

Moral Compass?

Blind faith or mental disorder?

Game Warp

An artist with a warped mind.