Judy Powers, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was raking her front yard when she decided that she'd rather read a book. Good thing, too, because a few minutes later two cars collided in the road in front of her house, and one of them careened across her yard and into her stoop. Powers was unscathed. Details are … Continue reading The Secret to a Long Life… Revealed

David Macaulay, author and illustrator of City, Cathedral, and (my favorite) Castle, delivered the 2008 2008 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin. In the hour-long talk, Macaulay discusses his creative process and his body of work. You can view the lecture online here.--David E

Click on the pictures for more oddly pretty pictures of an abandoned library in Russia. From a Russian photo blog whose name I can't tell you via englishrussia.com.--David E