that those old 20th century German scientists, Albert Einstein and Kurt Gödel used to be great chums. The Chronicle article is an interesting, if somewhat choppy read, by Palle Yourgrau. The gist of the article is that Einstein and Gödel used to walk home together from work, and if only we were a little bird following along on the conversation, we'd be much more enlightened about the nature of time.
The P-G's Gretchen McKay writes about new and used vintage appliances. The emphasis is more on buying than on recycling, remaking, or hacking, so I'm not sure if the story is more counter-revolutionary than revolutionary.
Speaking of counter-revolutionary, establishment spokesman Christopher Hitchens reviews books on the history of hippies. Given that he was reviewing three books and only had a couple of thousand words to work with, I shouldn't have been surprised that he gave short shrift to the subject. But the time Hitchens spent making snarky asides and talking about corrupt communes could have been better spent outlining some of the challenges that the people formerly known as hippies faced — and still face.
Of course, the true revolutionaries are in the White House and are putting together the modern day equivalent of street theater. The P-G's Ann McFeatters, who's usually fairly even-handed, has a blistering criticism on what some might call — me included — an attempt to swindle the American public.
Posted by mastr at December 20, 2004 10:59 AM