Five quick links, including women’s self-defense footage, healthy recipes, NaNoWriMo tips, a beta version of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and 10 free online classes to level-up your life.

1. Awesome women’s self-defense footage: From about 1947. Note that she’s in heels and wears the flirty …

The temperatures this week here in Virginia dipped down into the 20s (F), but around us signs of spring poke through the cold.

This week we’ve got a full selection of reading and viewing links, including a podcast with Elizabeth Hand, a lost Bruce Lee interview, lost Thomas Jefferson books, …

So evidently word has spread on the critter social network about the afternoon tea and crumpets for our kitties, because yesterday this strange looking cat invited himself over.

Below are a few links to keep most anyone entertained for at least a few minutes. This week’s topics include education, …