Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce's Ulysses, named the number one novel of the century by the Modern Library, took place 103 years ago today. Can't make the reenactment in Dublin? Listen online right now to a live onstage reading at Symphony Space in New York. (previously)
posted to MetaFilter by danb at 12:19 PM on June 16, 2007 (58 comments)

"As the 30th anniversary of the Alameda-Weehawken burrito tunnel approaches, it’s worth taking a look at the remarkable sequence of events that takes place between the time we click 'deliver' on the burrito.nyc.us.gov website and the moment that our hot El Farolito burrito arrives in the lunchroom with its satisfying pneumatic hiss."
posted to MetaFilter by danb at 11:28 AM on April 7, 2007 (72 comments)

Photos by Richard Seaman. The macro nature ones are my favorite. Check out beetles, spiders, and moths.
posted to MetaFilter by danb at 9:06 PM on May 30, 2006 (21 comments)

That damn Paul Simon sold us short! Here are the other 45 ways to leave your lover.
posted to MetaFilter by danb at 10:00 PM on July 1, 2005 (29 comments)