Steve reviews Robert Graves' The Anger of Achilles, and finds more ways to say that Graves is one can short of a six-pack than I could imagine.
Bookshelf Porn: "A collection of all the best bookshelf photos for people who *heart* bookshelves."
The illustrated guide to a PhD. Check out the other articles on his site if you're into programming and time management. Good stuff.
"Past the Cemetery," a poem by Charles Simic. I wonder what I'd have thought of the poem if it had been titled differently.
A cultural historian on Batman: "Here’s a character with massive financial resources and considerable technical and intellectual knowledge whose main response to crime is to dress up in a costume and beat up street-level thugs." Please. Batman is only as mixed-up as his super-villains.
Yiddish Theater talk-rendering of "Old Man River" (from the Mary Tyler Moore blooper reel)