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The Legacy of the Mansarts
by Richard Brafford
Everything you always wanted to know and more about Mansart, his descendants and the Mansard roof.
Travelogue, Part 4, India
by Andrew Nickson
In which the author makes his way through India.
Of Snowflakes, Ice, Figure Skating anda Very Brief Bit About Hexaflexagons
by Ela Schwartz
Inspired by Kenneth Libbrecht's snowflake books, the author goes snowflake-gazing and off on a few tangents.
Bodies: The Exhibition
by Lin Black
One living body's impressions of this controversial exhibit.
The Life and Work of Elizabeth Siddal
by Ela Schwartz
She was best known as the face that peered from numerous paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, particularly those by her husband Dante Gabriel Rossetti. But Siddal was more than just a mindless muse; she was an artist and poet in her own right. A look at her life, and death, and a selection of her artwork and poetry.
An Evening with Neil Gaiman, A Night in Chelsea
By Anonymous
Pawn goes to hear Neil Gaiman read from his new book, gets an autograph or two and spends the night in a small room amidst some Manhattan greenery.
Battle of the Planets
This August, the International Astronomical Union will determine what constitutes a planet and what to name our latest solar system discoveries. So where does this leave Pluto, Xena and Sedna?
Fireworks in Manhattan
by Norman Borden
Photos of the display over the East River on July Fourth.
The Tetra-Octa-Flexagon
Straight from the pages of Build Your Own Polyhedra, here comes this little-known square flexagon composed of eight isosceles triangles per face. Viva la 8-gon!
New Discoveries of the Hexa-Dodeca-Flexagon
by Ann Schwartz and Jeff Rutzky
The 12-gon is back: this time with more secrets to unveil, such as wormhole mode and a new array of hybrid faces
Flexagon Discovery: The Shape Shifting 12-Gon
by Ann Schwartz
As if ordinary flexagons weren't fascinating enough, here comes a hexadodecaflexagon (12-gon for short) with propellers and rogue triangles. Flexagons aren't created; supposedly there are an infinite number just waiting for someone to discover them. A copywriter does just that and gives us the details
Flexagon Fever
by Ela Schwartz
Who would have thought a writer who didn't get past high school trig and can't draw a straight line would become obsessed with a "mathematical oddity," discovering its properties, and coming up with intriguing designs?
Who Let the Cats Out
Our take on a pressing issue
Chess Armory 15" Wooden Chess Set Felted Game Board Interior Storage
Sites To Check
Snowcrystals.com offers an informative guide to everything you've ever wondered about snowflakes along with amazing photographs using snow crystal photo-microscopy.
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. May he and his Noodly Appendage bestow blessings upon this site.
Chess Graphics for chess photographs and illustrations.
Visit the nine planets and listen to Holst's music at The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. It even includes Sedna (no musical accompaniment).
The Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes studies the cognitive aspects of human/computer interaction (and frustration). Take their survey on your level of computer rage.