Hadley did this illustration for an article written by Sam Lipsyte and published by the New York Times. The article is called The Gift and it’s a tough read, but probably most appropriate during the time of year when we consider what really matters in our lives. In the story, Sam recalls the time he [...]

1. The Night Sky Mankind is proceeding to envelope itself in a luminous fog – Italian astronomer Pierantonio Cinzano Kipple drives out nonkipple… No one can win against kipple, except temporarily and maybe in one spot. – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick, 1968 (via 43 folders) Pierantonio Cinzano’s 2001 atlas of [...]

When the weather starts getting colder, there’s nothing better than some homemade onion soup. It requires chopping a lot of onions. In “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius“, Dave Eggers talks about how best to chop an onion. I was never quite sure what method he and “Toph” decided was the best. I have my [...]

What more could you want? This site has all the wisdom in the world, and provides a great way to waste an hour too. I came across this site today called Basic Philosophy as I was doing some research (some days I do a lot of research). This one is a project done by a [...]

Maddie and I read the lead article in the New York Times Sunday magazine with interest, as you can well imagine. After all, Maddie considers herself to be the equal of any labradoodle or puggle and, frankly, superior to a bichon-poo or a doodleman pinscher. So it was with some surprise that we visited the [...]