Lila Prime

Peter Watts ' Echopraxia is not so much a sequel to Blindsight as a sequentially-timed companion piece. The characters and locations ar...

There are several bridges in Paris coated with padlocks. Each lock is engraved --- or sharpied in a modern take on the tradition --- wi...

Brazen hussy of a flower, with your head-sized genital display out in a public park , where children play! Have you no shame?! I have not...

The buildup to Versailles is extreme. The grandest palace, built specifically to overawe the world (and nobles!) with the magnificence ...

Last week I went shopping for jeans to supplement my ever-dwindling supply . I dislike shopping and trying on clothing. In order to expedi...

My graduation date may need to be pushed back a few years. I love these puzzles . This one in particular is quite devious. Mind games. ...

My team did a lot better this year. You can see the puzzles and solutions here , if you're interested. This post's featured quote (...

My guess is that nearly all my readers have heard the basic knights/knaves puzzle, but I have recently come across interesting modifications...

There are three switches on the wall outside a room. (Four, for the more ambitious.) Exactly one of them controls a lightbulb inside the r...

Today is an extra day. As a special bonus, it is also snowing big, fluffy flakes, and it's not too cold. This is a good sampling of we...

Since arriving alone in this foreign land (O, Canada!), I have frequently doubted myself. In the spirit of “ fake it ‘til you make it ,” I ...