If Daedalus were alive today…

from New Scientist How to transform your arm into a wing 00:01 01 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service Jeff Hecht Daedalus used feathers and wax – and we all know what happened to his son when he flew too close to the sun. Instead, you could try surgery,...

More Juno

from Reuters “Juno” star sings in sequel to movie soundtrack Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:12am EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two months after the soundtrack to the pregnant-teen comedy “Juno” hit No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, a second volume is...

The History of The Author’s Ablest Crutch

from Shelf-Awareness Book Review: The Man Who Made Lists The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness and the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus by Joshua Kendall (Putnam, $25.95) It’s tempting to sprinkle a review of this impressive biography of Peter Mark...