Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of this autobiographical 2017 lecture by Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Sounds and words; papyrus and scrolls; books and pamphlets; photographs and movies; vinyl records and mp3 files — what will the next major media revolution look like? On this day (March 22) in 1896, the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, … Continue reading →

The Old Hem, a beloved pub in Kharkiv dedicated to the memory of Ernest Hemingway, was destroyed by Russian shelling last week, and two civilians were killed in the attack. Via George Wright of the BBC, the full story is … Continue reading →

This remarkable work of glass art by Trish Duggan (part of which is pictured below) is on display at the Imagine Museum in St Petersburg, Florida.

Either way, you may order this beautiful piece of floral wall art here (h/t: @pickover).

On this day (March 19) in 1931, the Governor of Nevada (Fred Balzar) signed two historic bills into law. One was a new “quickie divorce” law (see here, for example), making the Silver State the easiest place to get a … Continue reading →

The map below purports to show the number of troops under direct NATO command in Central Europe — “only” 40,000! — and how these forces are distributed among the eight Central European member-nations of the NATO alliance (hat tip: u/kg177). … Continue reading →

You may have heard of “Murphy’s Law” before (see item #1 below), but did you know that there are at least four five different formulations of this famous law? Via Roger’s Bacon, here are the first four: 1. Murphy’s Law … Continue reading →