I had never heard of this work of C. S. Lewis before. It sounds more interesting than several of his novels turned out to be.

Andrew Wiles and Fermat’s Last Theorem. Don’t pay any attention to the commentary, just watch the video. Or listen to it while you are doing something else.

Everyone is talking about how “Home Sales Plunged In July.” Here is more.

Can you imagine being trapped underground for four months?

Or having to deal with traffic like this?

Read the caption underneath this picture. Tells you a lot about the world these days.

On the plus side, you no longer need to worry about your cell phone giving you cancer.

Honesty does not pay.

Are you ready for a world without antibiotics?

There are a lot of ideas that float around that we take for granted. But they where not always commonly accepted. Before there was the American Revolution, there was Cato’s Letters. One of these letters was called “Of Freedom of Speech: That the same is inseparable from publick Liberty”.

Hard as it is to believe, back in the day this is what passed for an op-ed.

The Mossad is accused of the terrible crime of strike breaking. You will never guess who is accusing them of striking breaking.

Banks are still lending pretty freely. Only the end of the post is interesting as it talks about how much the banks where willing to lend.

Here’s What A Card Skimmer Looks Like On An ATM

Letting Go — A good essay on Hospice care.

More on Russia’s Wildfire Disaster.

Swiss Army Knife circa. 200 AD

Russian wildfires

More aid for states.

Coping With Vomitoxin In Wheat.