What do you get when you combine strange poisons, unusual wallpaper, and odd Napoleons? Why, the strange story of Napoleon’s wallpaper, of course. (bonus Mark Knopfler video)
posted to MetaFilter by YamwotIam at 2:28 PM on September 15, 2007 (10 comments)

Translations [previously]. Pronunciation guide. The movie. The engine. A poster. Spellchecked. And a weird link to Hamlet.
posted to MetaFilter by YamwotIam at 9:07 PM on May 18, 2007 (8 comments)

Good grief. First, tips on how to write, now this. Yann Martel, award-winning author of Life of Pi (previously), believes the Canada Council for the Arts is not getting a fair shake from the Canadian government. The solution? Send Prime Minister Harper a book to read. Every couple of weeks, mailed on a Monday. In case you were wondering, the first book on the list is Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych (SparkNotes here). The Prime Minister’s office has not yet responded. Meanwhile, President Bush already has his own reading list.
posted to MetaFilter by YamwotIam at 7:50 PM on April 17, 2007 (25 comments)