Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Milton Friedman (1912-2006) made one of the most provocative arguments on the role of business firms in society almost 50 years ago. In a now-famous essay published on 13 September 1970 in The New York Times Magazine, Professor Friedman (pictured below) … Continue reading →

Although there are no “sick days” on the Internet, we’re going to take the day off as we’re feeling under the weather today …

That is the title of the “cookie art” pictured below. Check out Judith G. Klausner’s entire collection of “Oreo Cameos” here. (Hat tip: Cliff Pickover.)

Just kidding! But we love the ingenious idea proposed by Mike Maneth (see above). Yes, President Donald J. Trump promised at a campaign rally to pay $1 million to a charity of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s choice if she could prove … Continue reading →

Emily Temple, a writer and senior editor at Lit Hub, describes 20 different rooms where many famous books were written. She includes Ernest Hemingway’s library (pictured below) in Finca Vigía, his home outside Havana, Cuba, where “he wrote seven books, … Continue reading →

That is the title of the shortest scholarly paper in the annals of academia. The entire paper, which was “published” in 1972, is pictured in the blank space below! (More details here; hat tip: @pickover.)

Originally posted on prior probability:
The phrase ipse dixit is Latin for “he said it himself” and refers to an assertion without proof or a dogmatic expression of mere opinion. (Here is the Wikipedia entry for ipse dixit.) This phrase…

Originally posted on prior probability:
Via Channel NewsAsia: “China’s highest paid movie star Fan Bingbing … has not been seen in public since July …. The 36-year-old actress has been a household name in China for years and tasted Hollywood…

Check out this blog devoted to control panels. (Hat tip: kottke.)