lucy I was absentmindedly browsing an NPR show’s episode archive and came across this little gem from 2000. Writer and commentator David Sedaris shares some stories about his family and their pets in an excerpt from his book Me talk pretty one day. (16 minutes, audio only)
As a long time TED fan I was really pleased to discover that The Royal Institution have developed the RI channel, a new video platform, for both their own and others’ popular science videos and lectures.
Although still in Beta at the moment, it is beautifully designed, with high quality videos, and content is being added regularly.
Let’s for a moment ignore the fact that I am blogging recipes.
I know, I know but these are really yummy muffins and now I won’t lose the recipe.
Also, lifehacker does cooking, so maybe it’s the new cool.
Tastier than the imposing, grout-like bran muffin, this one has plenty of good stuff for your digestion, yet is light enough to feel like a treat.
Did I really just write that? The shame. A career scripting Saturday morning Kitchen beckons.
I remember Lego as a gender neutral building toy. This print advert from twenty years ago concurs. Lego these days has themes such as Harry Potter, Alien Conquest and Pirates of the Caribbean. It seems these collections just weren’t selling to enough girls so a Lego marketing team conducted an unprecedented in-depth study into girls’ … Read more