Hump Day Miscellany

• The man behind Google's quirky artwork.

• "The Prestige": an upcoming film by Chris Nolan (Batman Begins, Memento) starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine & Scarlett Johansson. I got goosebumps when I watched this.

• "The Way We War": an op-ed in the NY Times, written by an Israeli who offers one perspective on the Israeli view of the war (site registration required).

• "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage": another NY Times piece, in which a woman recounts her success at molding her husband's behavior by employing training methods used by animal behavioralists (site registration required). This has been in the top-5 of the NY Times' most-emailed stories list for almost a full month now, a feat I haven't seen before. Evidently, there are countless men and women across the country right this very minute unknowingly undergoing behavioral adjustment methods intended for baboons and African crested cranes. Fascinating.