Amazing. An illusion that works even if you know how it works. Freaky. And another reason to not trust eye witnesses!

In Russia. Growing up, I wanted to do something like this with my kids, and Brenda and I have talked about living abroad for a year or two. But it’s a hard thing, and it took a lot of courage for Clifford Levy and his wife to actually do.

Watch the video, too.

I’ve seen this around plenty of times before, always credited to unintentionally bad high school students. Well, let’s set the record straight. It was actually a contest by the Washington Post. All the originals are here. And I think they’re even funnier, knowing (as I always figured before) that someone came up with them deliberately.

They prove me wrong.

This website is the future. And I love living in it.

Insane!

Twitter feeds of Episode IV. Pretty funny.

Too sad to even be funny.

Or not.

It was brought to my attention that I had not formally recommended my favorite book of the last decade, The Name of the Wind, on this blog.

There. I’ve now recommended my favorite book of the last decade. The second book of the planned trilogy, The Wise Man’s Fear is already out, and it equally awesome. Both of them reward multiple readings with wow moments and insights, especially when you realize that Patrick Rothfuss actually knows what he’s doing. I don’t think there is a scene in either book that isn’t absolutely necessary for the plot, though you might not believe that the first time through. Anyway, go read it. Five stars, etc.