ON PERVERTS

SCIENCE, with the aid of its little brother, PIE CHART, explains everything again:

chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.

FRIDAY LINK PARADE

I always knew Oliver Stone was a beautiful human being

The AV Club

RIP Lee

The Guardian

Fleshbot or Facebook? You figure it out. I'm not going near this.

NYMag

Even though I can't see how this will work, these guys get a free pass. Not you, Lucas.

Movies.ie

Bet you didn't know he was one of the good guys.

The Guardian

Creative: Unblock thyself.

ISO50

Daily blogging quota achieved. I claim my prize.

ON GRASSY KNOLLS

"Here's my argument in a nutshell. People are too much at cross purposes with each other, too stupid, too self absorbed to ever effectively conspire to do anything."

- Errol Morris, in conversation with Adam Curtis, 2005

- originally published in The Believer

ON THE PERILS OF FREE TIME

Putting pictures of books online is almost as good as writing one. Certainly, they're more satisfying in the short term. So here are a few examples of how I spent my free time in January:

BOOKS ABOUT THE TRUTH, MAN

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

BOOKS I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ADVERTISE, IF I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK I AM DEEP AND MEANINGFUL

Before They Are Hanged; Last Argument of Kings

BOOKS I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO READING AND WAS IMPRESSED/INTIMIDATED BY

The Lazarus Project; Gentlemen of The Road

BOOKS I HAVEN'T FINISHED READING YET

Legend of A Suicide; A Fraction of The Whole

BOOKS I HAVE BEGUN TO READ TO MY ALMOST NINE YEAR OLD SON. THUS FULFILLING MY PURPOSE ON EARTH (SOMEONE ELSE CAN SHOW HIM HUNTER S.).

The Lord of The Rings

BOOKS WITH GREEN COVERS

The Manual of Detection

BOOKS ABOUT MATHEMATICS

Uncle Petros & Goldbach's Conjecture

COMIC BOOKS. OR, THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ THIS YEAR

Logicomix; Asterios Polyp

BOOKS I AM WRITING

Are at just over 40,000 words.

ON BEAKER

I've been thinking of making some internet videos in my copious spare time, but I fear public humiliation. I probably shouldn't have watched this, then: