_Jonathan Taylor writes:_
“Via”:http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/04/ode-to-airport-carpets.html Andrew Sullivan, an appreciation of “airport carpets”:http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?view=article&catid=1:latest-news&layout=news&id=4576:crimes-against-design-airport-carpets&option=com_content&Itemid=18, from George Pendle at IconEye.

Jonathan Taylor writes:
An intriguing tip for choosing books to read, from Tyler Cowen:

5. The very best books in categories you think you cannot stand (“gardening,” “basketball,” whatever) will be superb. It is not hard to find out what they are.