October 2005
Football Philosophy
This might be old news, but I've just discovered PhilosophyFootball.com: sporting outfitters of intellectual distinction. They've got a decent-sized range of shirts with either clever soccer-related lines by philosophers or philosophical quips by footballers. • I especially like the Albert Camus …
Doctors and Their Patients
I've just finished reading Edward Shorter's excellent book Doctors and Their Patients, a social history of the evolution of the doctor/patient relationship. Shorter loosely divides the history of the medical profession into three periods: the traditional period when doctors had almost no ability …
The Delegates
A friend just pointed me to a great ska band from Montreal called The Delegates. You've got to love any band that is powered by no less than two trombones. And... they've got full MP3s on their website of several of there songs including "The DJ Stole My Girlfriend" and "Another Crappy Song about …
Salon Redesign Launch?
Over the past few months, the news site Salon.com has felt like it was slowly falling apart around the edges. There was the same great content, but the website itself was becoming a mishmash of not-quite-working parts. There are simultaneously two main page layouts that change per section, header …