Nerds Behaving Badly: Harvard Business School Prof Threatens Legal Action Over $4

Seriously?

A Tale of Two Humorists: The Onion and the MFA

Oh, MFA. Who knew you had such a sense of humor?

We Came To Dance: Boston Bomb Survivor Takes The Floor

YOU GO, GIRL.

Nerd News: Hahvahd Student Arrested for Bomb Hoax

So is this guy a bigger idiot than he is a dirtbag? Tough call.  Apparently he wanted to get out of taking his final exams.  SCREW YOU, MAN.  Suck it up and do it like the rest of us.

UPDATE: Quote of the day about this:

“I don't think any lawyer in the world could save him at this point,” said Harvard Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz, who predicted Kim will plead guilty.

Thank Goodness It's a New Week

Last week was almost unremittingly horrific: the Boston Marathon bombing, the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, the earthquake in China.  The admirable behavior of decent common folks who rushed to help in bad circumstances was almost (but NOT) outshouted by the incredibly awful behavior of some news media and partisan pundits looking to score cheap points.   Let's not give any more time to people behaving badly; instead let me encourage you to donate to one of the many charities who are working in the aftermath of these disasters.

The highlight of the entire week of dread is that the bombing suspects did not escape.  Add the funeral of Maggie Thatcher, not that it happened, but that it was a reminder of that great lady, the first woman to be head of a major Western nation.  We're all emotionally exhausted.  Here's looking forward to a new week, as I wish you all the very best.  I'm not feeling too well, so there might not be too much posting.

The Only Op-Ed Headline You Need for the Boston Bombing

Yes.

The Boston Globe's Live Blog of the Marathon Bombing

I'm away for an afternoon and then come home to this when I check my news feeds.  Here's the Boston Globe for the news as it comes in.  A useful reminder from the Insta-Prof.  What kind of sick bastard would target the delightful Boston Marathon?  Horrible, horrible.

The World's Oldest Surviving Aerial Photo

It's a photo taken from a hot air balloon over Boston in 1860.