If you’re part of overheardinprovidence’s legion of fans, you probably noticed that I haven’t posted anything in over a month. My apologizes. I think I was out looking at stuff or something. Regardless, there’s no need to dwell.
If you’re also part of the relatively small group of people that watch Summer Olympics, you probably noticed […]
At the Atlantic, Matthew Yglesias remains a leading advocate of pandas as the world’s cutest bear. This photo, however, comes courtesy of James Fallows, another excellent Atlantic blogger and/or panda proponent (also he lives in Beijing). Since the giant panda is critically endangered, and also native to western China, there are few opportunities for […]
A while back I posted a picture of the world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, meeting the world’s shortest man, He Pingping, although Mr. Pingping’s title is not official. It turns out there’s also a brief video of the meet up, but it’s not very exciting. Honestly, I don’t think the world’s tallest man was that […]
I didn’t have this blog back in December 2006 when the times ran this story, but lead-ins be damned. Last night my housemate brought up the Wikipedia entry for ambergris. As any perfume connoisseur (or futurama fan) knows, ambergris is a waxy substance secreted by sperm whales then oxidized by years at sea. It’s unique […]
After last month’s ferret post, I’m happy to highlight this article proclaiming the black-footed ferrets triumphant return to the wild. As of 1997 there were only 18 such animals left in their native Wyoming habitat. Fortunately these 18 ferrets were promptly whisked away to zoos, universities, and other ferret lovemaking facilities, and thanks to the […]
Last week I came across a PBS documentary intriguingly titled “Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence”. It turned out that it was one of three Mark Lewis documentaries airing on PBS this month. Last night I caught most of the third film, “Hairworld: The Pursuit of Excellence”. Once again, here’s the preview:
Call me crazy, but I […]
Like most Americans, my personal endeavors are primarily motivated by the pursuit of excellence. Also like most americans, I do not own a ferret. Previously, I worried that ferret acquisition might inhibit the excellence I strive for, but apparently my concerns were unwarranted. Why else would PBS have just aired a documentary entitled “Ferrets: The […]