The Simpsons' Secret Formula: It's Written By Maths Geeks

Simon Singh The Guardian
When one of Britain's best-known science writers went to Los Angeles to meet the show's writers for a new book, he found a team dedicated to inserting gags about complex math problems. And you thought it was just a cartoon…

I Met the Walrus

In 1969, 14-year-old Beatle fanatic Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room and convinced him to do an interview. Thirty eight years later this animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack won the 2009 Emmy for 'New Approaches.' For more of Lennon's vision, see the official video of Imagine.

Principles

Clay Bennett Chattanooga Times Free Press

Reading Obama’s Iran Speech

Phyllis Bennis The Nation
The usual opponents—in Congress, in Israel and the pro-Israel lobbies—are already on the move, challenging the new opening.