Edward and Bella disemboweld. Style purists are pretty tedious, but so can be Bella's conversation. [more inside]
posted by Namlit on Jan 14, 2011 - 61 comments

Edward Tufte, patron saint of information visualization, is auctioning off his sizeable library of rare books, including major works in the history of science and statistical graphics. Christies auction catalogue is available for your perusal. First edition Isaac Newton, anyone?
posted by krunk on Nov 10, 2010 - 35 comments

Life imitates art.
posted by Christ, what an asshole on May 4, 2010 - 26 comments

It's lonely in the modern world. Pictures from Dwell magazine, with Edward Gorey-like captions. [more inside]
posted by yeti on Jan 27, 2010 - 66 comments

Edward M. Kennedy, Senator from Massachusetts, has died at age 77. After a rocky youth (including scandals of cheating and reckless driving), Kennedy followed his brothers into politics, making health care his cause, and eventually went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Anticipating his own death, he had been trying to create a quick transition for his replacement as a vote on health care reform rapidly approached.
posted by ocherdraco on Aug 25, 2009 - 659 comments

LDS Sparkledammerung IS HERE! The crypto-mormonism of Stephanie Myers' Twilight series. (Spoilers, image heavy, extreme derisiveness)
posted by Artw on Sep 12, 2008 - 48 comments

Edward Tufte bought an ad (for his wonderful new book) on the front page of NYTimes.com, which ran for 24 hours on 26th November. Imagine how pleased he was when Steve Jobs used that day's paper to demo the iPhone.
posted by tombola on Jan 11, 2007 - 44 comments

Edward Burtynsky - Rock of Ages images Photos of abandoned quarries.
posted by srboisvert on Dec 9, 2005 - 11 comments