Saturday roundup

Minorities in Egypt are not quite at all in the clear.

Proximity to the sun was not Icarus's downfall, so dream big.

Carolyn's response is just so comprehensively brilliant.

I think there was other stuff I wanted to tell you about, but the computer lost it and I can't remember what it was. Do watch the Daily Show's coverage of the grandmother double standard (and the rancher double standard)--just watch all the videos of this week.

It's often complicated to figure out whether your donations are well-spent.

A not insignificant takeaway from the Cliven Bundy saga is that cows are terrible for soil.

Talk of "feeding the world" or needing to, is misleading.

The food industry can't abide the "pernicious trend" of people making their own (baby) food!

A rule of thumb for what not to ask adoptive parents (or their children).

New York City haikus!

Wear those horizontal stripes; the Helmholtz Illusion has your back.