I'll Sink Manhattan

I found this video linked from the Theynow.com podcast’s website. It’s an acoustic cover of They Might Be Giants’ song, I’ll Sink Manhattan, found on their 1999 album Miscellaneous T. The cover artist calls it a “[c]over of a slightly...

This Might Be Duck Day

Earlier today, I was sitting in the thinking room having a big think, when a bit of a They Might Be Giants song ran through my head. The song was The Bee of the Bird of the Moth, and the lines were these: Catbug is a cat, but he’s got bugness in his veins...

This Month in Globes

A roundup of globe-related items. Obviously, I’ve got a thing for maps, as does my buddy Bruce in a different kind of way; and a globe is a very special kind of map indeed. I. GPS Visualizer Back in June, I posted about the Great Circle Mapper, a cool tool for...