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Author: Levi Novey
Farewell to the Creator of the Ant Farm
I will make it no secret. I've been asking my wife for years if we could get a glow-in-the-dark ant farm. Now that our daughter is 3, the moment is imminent when I will probably enjoy our new pets more than she will. So when I saw news today that Milton Levine had died, "the co-creator of ant farms," I felt sad.
The Amazon and Red Pandas [Photos from the National Zoo]
These photos are from one of my family's recent visits to the National Zoo. During the winter, the Zoo's Amazonia building is a warm, humid, and enchanting refuge from the cold outside.
Can You Remember Disney’s 50 Animated Movies? [Video]
As the parent of a 3 year old girl, we are seeing a lot of Disney movies these days. The latest one is Tangled, which we saw in the theater and thought was great. When we went to see it, I was surprised to learn that it is Disney's 50th animated motion picture. Luckily for me (and perhaps you too!) I just found a 2 minute rapid-fire video from Disney that shows the 50 films in order.
Hey, Country Strong Looks Pretty Good!
So we all have those weird things about us that happen in our lives. One of mine is that when I was in college I suddenly started liking country music. Until that point, I really despised country music even though I grew up in Georgia.
Movie Review: Monsters
One of the oddest things about the new science fiction film Monsters is its name. The film takes place in a world that is entirely familiar, except that we learn in the opening sequence of the film that aliens came to Earth in a NASA probe six years earlier, started breeding, and reaking havoc. Since that [...]
Thoughts and Photos from “The Rally to Restore Sanity”
I will just get right out there and say it: from a spectator's standpoint, my wife and I were very disappointed by The Rally to Restore Sanity. It was an event we were looking forward to attending, and we expected a big crowd.
Why I Watch The Mentalist
For several years I have watched The Mentalist. Other than my wife and myself, I do not know anyone who else who watches it. This disparity is interesting, considering that The Mentalist has been one of the most watched shows on television in the past few years. It is also currently winning the largest audience [...]
Hello from D.C.!
As many of you know, we recently moved to Washington, D.C. This change has meant that I have possessed precious little time for writing, but as is often the way, I tend to have more ideas about what I'd like to write when I have little or no time to do it. Unquestionably, there are [...]
Scientists in Mexico Design a Customized Solar Power Air Conditioner
Scientists at Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico have developed a solar powered air conditioner that is appropriate for their country’s hot and humid climate.
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