A Concise History of the World

Penn historian Alan Charles Kors sums it all up for our short attention spans. Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan.

Frozen New York

This is brilliant.

Your Moment of Zen V

54th & Kimbark (Chicago), March 15, 2008

Photo: Ms. Averill, Room 413

Good Friday in Mexico

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Bring Out Your Dead

Your Slacker Friday Moment of Zen

Now this.

And if you're going to the Illinois K-8 State Championship, which begins tonight with blitz, here is your map.

Obama on Education

He doesn’t mention chess by name, but clearly it’s implied in “a whole host of other things.” Obama wants a broad curriculum full of enrichment activities is how I read this; more evidence that he’s a chess guy. And the rest of what he says makes sense to me, too. What do you think?

Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day, especially to those who have the day off.

(revised Monday PM)