10 Compelling Stories that You Might Have Missed

13-year old fraudster made half a million bucks online

The Mathematics of M.C. Escher (PDF)

Bringing mobile service to the Congo (NY Times)

Parents of US’s “most severely wounded soldier” going broke from medical bills

The man who thinks he’s living inside Grand Theft Auto

The trouble with textbooks . . .

Why I’ll be doing more shopping at Costco (NY Times)

Senator Lugar gives a thoughtful analysis of the situation in Iraq

Carlos Castaneda: just another creepy cult leader

Website made on a dry-erase board

A Classic Low-Tech Cartoon

Four minutes of pure joy: Roobarb and Custard

John Cleese Interview

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Some of My Favorite Anime Music Videos

Leonard Cohen: Famous Blue Raincoat

Frank Sinatra: My Way

Elton John: Believe

The Cranberries: When You’re Gone