The Tablet-Carvers' Wrath
Another Tuesday, another look back at some twisted ancient curses featuring eight-pointed stars covering people's genitals. "An eight-point star covers the deity's genitals and snakes project out of its head," reads the description of the first curse tablet, on which the text apparently reads, in part, "Crush, kill Fistus the senator ... May Fistus dilute, languish, sink and may all his limbs dissolve." The second one is more aimed at crushing and destroying souls, hearts, and livers. READ MORE
The Post-Meal Half-Hour Rule
"Never brush immediately after an acidic meal or drink. Always wait at least 30 minutes."
"She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes"
Here's everything we ("we") know ("know") about Priscilla Chan, who got married this weekend. Wait, no, here's a bit more. She seems great.
Staring Into the Sun
Jason Kottke found a neat time-lapse video of yesterday's freaky solar eclipse (by photographer Cory Poole) that he's calling "the coolest" online, in case you missed it, and CNN has many more great photos in a slideshow. No. 5 being the most jarring. No. 11, too.
Graphing Lust, Infatuation, and Attachment
What Love Looks Like is a newish Tumblr of varyingly poignant, science-free charts by Brooklyn-based artist Louise Ma. The death ones are fun (see above), but the "Let Me Show You" set is a little more upbeat. Or is it? READ MORE
New Music: Sigur Rós, Regina Spektor, Kelly Clarkson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
It's Monday morning, which means NPR is streaming its usual spread of not-yet-released albums, and this week it's a particularly nice offering: Sigur Rós, Valtari; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Here; The Walkmen, Heaven; Regina Spektor, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats; and Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne. READ MORE
Diplo, "Set It Off"
A little new music for the weekend, in case you missed it: another track from Diplo's upcoming Express Yourself album, which is due out June 12. Barbeque playlist? Pre-barbeque preparation playlist? Post-barbeque hangover/cleanup playlist? READ MORE
The Week of May 14 - 18
- This week A Humanities Grad "Student" (a.k.a. Students) advocated lentils for some, the Non-Monogamous Couple is still happily non-monogamous, and A Clean Person sold A Clean Book! And did some laundry, too, naturally. READ MORE
So You Barfed in Your Copy of Jolie Kerr's My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag
Excellent news! Our very own Jolie "Cleanperson" Kerr has sold A Clean Person book, to Allison Lorentzen of Plume, called My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag ... And Other Questions You Can't Ask Martha. Greatest title in the history of titling? Possibly. (Also, here's that fateful handbag question; may the letter-writer eventually get a colorfully inscribed copy.) READ MORE
