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Tag: features
Land of Our Father
The Holy Land Experience has brought the best bits of the Bible to Disney World. Florida’s theme park pilgrims love it — local Jews aren’t so pleased. Continue reading “Land of Our Father”
Drama Unfolds of a Little Empire
In the centre of Manhattan, Mark Wallace talks to the ruler of a 350-year-old model nation that he calls ‘total theatre’. Continue reading “Drama Unfolds of a Little Empire”
The Science of Invention
Can a theory cooked up by a Soviet labor camp survivor solve today’s thorniest engineering problems—and make the world a better place? Continue reading “The Science of Invention”
Who Needs A Diploma?
Why the High-Tech Industry Wants Dropouts Continue reading “Who Needs A Diploma?”
The Art of Don E. Knuth
Computing’s philosopher king argues for elegance in programming—and a Pulitzer Prize for the best written. Continue reading “The Art of Don E. Knuth”
Crackpot Authorities
From Wilhelm Reich to Julian Jaynes to H.W. Fowler, I sing of the brilliant, the ambitious and the just a bit mad. Continue reading “Crackpot Authorities”