Mixed Martial Arts vs. Graph Theory

Rating MMA fighters with graph theory.

Modernity vs. Posterity

How do we write for the ages as they leave us behind?

Villon’s Straight Tip to All Cross Coves

Villon was a villain.

For Fuck’s Sake

All words are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, like Hieronymus Bosch, was several centuries ahead of his time.

A Brief History of Money

In the beginning the market was without currency and there were lambs and barley upon the scales.

Computer Literacy: 4

A humanistic guide to our digital laborers, part 4.

Private Tongues

What language do you speak at home?

Computer Literacy: 3

A humanistic guide to our digital laborers, part 3.

Computer Literacy: 2

A humanistic guide to our digital laborers, part 2.

Computer Literacy: 1

A humanistic exploration of our digital helpers, part one.

Search Log Narratives

Mining for narrative gold in AOL’s dung-heap.

The Patriarch and the Pocket Watch

There’s no way to know, but there are many ways to believe.

Fire the Literary Canon

The novel as defined by three great novelists born between 1929 and 1936.

Triple Store

An embedded triple store built for Radar Networks.

Absinthe

A visit with the green fairy.