Newley Purnell

Drug news:

“selected folk art environments in the u.s.”

In “It’s Time to Turn Off Those Bells and Whistles,” Matt Richtel says that, in honor of the upcoming anniversary of September 11th, we should temporarily ditch our technological gadgets to remind us that people, not processors, are the most important things in our lives. (New York Times; free registration required.)

Was Biggie Smalls behind Tupac’s murder?

I can’t believe I just now started reading Dave Eggers’s “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.” It’s extremely good.

“Peeling the Onion” is an interesting look at the creative process involved in publishing some of the best humorous writing around.

“CrashBonsai is the creation of John Rooney, an artist who is torn between the desire to create and destroy. Recently, he has been making bonsai plants, and combining them with model cars and trucks which he has creatively smashed and melted, to create ‘CrashBonsai,’ little living car crash sculptures.”

SearchEngineBlog.com: “it’s a weblog about search engines.” Google Weblog: “The latest news on everyone’s favorite search engine.”

BBC News: “Dozens of people are reported to have died after a bus plunged off Bolivia’s infamous ‘Road of Death’ near the capital, La Paz…It is also expected that tourists will continue to flock to the road which has earned the title of the most dangerous in the world.”

Microsoft is serious about their research. Check out their current projects.