The martial arts journal InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, from the Japanese in-yo (loosely: “in” = “yin” = darkness, and “yo” = “yang” = light) takes an in your face, alternative look at the martial arts and sciences.

The journal was recently …

Above, an apricot tree bursts into bloom.

The world watches, transfixed by the earthquake and tsunami news coming from Japan. The first link below is one way you can help, right now.

Other links include security concerns about being scanned while walking down the sidewalk, bitter ebook practices by …

Above is a boar located at the excellent Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Below is a potpouri of reading links. This week includes a space shuttle launch, someone fighting shadows with a sword, how to make a pan flute, and lots of recommended science fiction, fantasy, and horror books …