Reading Greens the Future - Cool Globes - #coolglobes 20 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm

When I first saw the Cool Globes last week, I was very much taken by the globe "Reading Greens the Future," made by artist Nancy Schon. I took Muffin and Squeaker to see the globe, and they were just ...

This Day in History, 2003: The Great Northeast Blackout - Tenth Anniversary 14 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm

Ten years ago today was the Great Blackout of 2003, which hit much of the northeast United States and parts of Canada. Where were you? I was at home (in Brookline, Massachusetts, which did not lose p...

Cool Globes Boston 2013 - Copley Square 13 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm

On the morning of August 13, 2013, as I was walking through Copley Square to work, I discovered the "Cool Globes" art installation. There were six globes present; more globes can be found in other pla...

Apex Blog: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? 24 Jul 2013 | 10:58 pm

As you all know (I presume), I've been a fan of Superman since I was four years old. Last month, I was very excited to see Man of Steel, and I've been thinking about it a lot ever since. I think I've...

Literature Lives on the Sidewalks of Brookline 22 Jul 2013 | 06:48 pm

Copyright and that Rolling Stone Cover 18 Jul 2013 | 07:55 pm

Meanwhile, over on Facebook, I posted the following: I have a slightly more prosaic question about the Rolling Stone cover. From what I understand, the photograph of the bomber running on the cover ...

The Phrase "Quantum Leap" 18 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm

A newspaper ad I saw this morning that used the phrase "quantum leap" to promote the company's new technology got me wondering about the origins of the flawed metaphorical meaning. My background is i...

A Gary David Goldberg Story I Enjoyed 25 Jun 2013 | 11:32 pm

As some of you already know, it was reported yesterday that Gary David Goldberg, the creator of the TV shows Family Ties and Brooklyn Bridge, had died. I read his autobiography "Sit, Ubu, Sit" when it...

Hey Kids! Comics! 2 May 2013 | 06:07 pm

Yesterday I bought actual comic books for Muffin and Squeaker for the first time. (The picture shows Squeaker reading on our front steps.) They've been enjoying lots of picture books, of course, and e...

Boston Marathon Memorial Thursday Morning 18 Apr 2013 | 06:41 pm

More pictures of the memorial. Someone moved it to the side, and many more items and messages have been left. Scroll over each photo for the title.