Astounding
75 years of Astounding/Analog covers. A treat for any SF aficionado! Here’s one from June 1962:
Follow the above link to see an enlarged version and the rest of the covers.
Via Eve Tushnet.
Yearly Archives: 2006
The US Leads the World
Yes, something to be proud of!
…one in 136 Americans is behind bars today, including an astounding 12 percent of all black men between the ages of 25 and 29. The United States represents 4.6 percent of the world’s population, but houses nearly 23 percent of humanity’s prison population.
The US now has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world.
Just why would other folks around the planet want to emulate a social system so dedicated to imprisonment?
Confusion Cleared
Henley is a leftie….it’s his meme.
It is possible to read a single brief post at many sites and determine the author’s point on the political spectrum fairly accurately. But some, like Henley, are just a bit more complex and prove the point that if you are going to try to use labeling to question someone’s credibility it is a good idea to dig just a bit deeper lest it is your own credibility that fades.
Weekend Plans Simplified
Seems some folks are suggesting that for some there will not be a weekend.
Via Pharyngula who is relieved that his hectic June schedule will be preempted.
A Substantial Host
Looks like Edloe dropped in to host the 113th Carnival of the Cats at IMAO.