The New York WorldRecent postsPapa, Mac and Barack- July 28, 2008 For a long time, Robert Jordan was the man I admired above almost all others in life and fiction, John McCain wrote a few years ago about the doomed guerrilla hero of his favorite novel, Ernest Hemingways For Whom the Bell Tolls. Last month, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Barack Obama, when asked to name Three books that have really inspired you, cited the same epic Spanish Civil War tale, alongside Shakespeares tragedies and Toni Morrisons Song of Solomon. Besides revealing an unusual...http://www.observer.com/2008/style/poppa-mac-and-barack Roll Over, Tom Edison!- July 22, 2008 July 28, 2008 Slideshow: RollOver, Tom Edison! Ross Field has invented a portable stabilizing pole for a passenger in a subway or bus. It attaches to the ceiling with a suction cup. This comes in handy when the train is so crowded that you cant reach the center pole or side bars. (And the cute girl in the tank top asks you to please not use her shoulder for balance, ever again.) Youll also save on Purell. Patent No. US 7,367,347 B2 (May 6, 2008) ...http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/roll-over-tom-edison |