How many pallettes would you need to hold a trillion dollars in hundred dollar bills? Here is a visualization - goodness, I couldn't even count the nails in the pallettes!
A German frozen food company hopes to raise sales with a new product: Obama fingers. The tender, fried chicken bits come with a tasty curry sauce. The company says it was unaware of the possible racist overtones of the product.
Noted author J. G. Ballard recently died. Quite amazing author; like all originals, he was difficult to classify. He wasn't sci-fi, wan't really fantasy, surrealist probably came closest. His best works, like Crash, required a very minimal suspension of "reality" to make it all seem very plausible. He brought a personal vision and style to even his more conventional works, like Empire of the Sun.
I'm a huge Beach Boys fan - I think Brian Wilson is a reincarnation of JS Bach (love the way he uses pedal point). I got a little distracted today on YouTube, and found these cover groups - pretty interesting!
A German frozen food company hopes to raise sales with a new product: 
