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Mantova Osteria "...La porta accanto" (Vicolo Bonacolsi 4) +39.03.76366751 [closed Sunday?] Ristorante Ochina Bianca (via Guuseppe Finzi 2) +39.03.76323700 [Open Friday/Saturday/Sunday for lunch, Closed Sunday for dinner]

Al Baco di Andrea Carola  ( via Marconi 1) +39.02.5412.1637 (closed Sunday) A local Osteria focused on Milanese cuisine, with friendly friendly service, local artists on the walls, and, well, just generally happy-making.  Go with whatever the specials are, you won't be disappointed! Acqua e Sale - la Paranza Imperiale  (via Alserio 15) +39.02.668.5448 A neighbourhood-y seafood place, tucked away in the rapidly hipsterizing Isola. It's local, it's friendly, and it's very *very* good. L'isola Del Tesoro  (via Ludovico da Viadana 2) +39.02.58307003 (open daily) Neighborhood restaurant focusing on Sardinian cuisine, alongside the usual Milanese stuff (like monster-huge veal milanese).  The ambiance may feel slightly tacky at first pass, but the food is extra-ordinarily good - as evidenced by the overwhelmingly "local" patronage. Get anything, but pay attention to what the daily specials are, and be sure to order seafood :-) Luini (via Santa R...

These posters are showing up all over the Subway system, and were created by PuckWorks . They look remarkably like the real thing :-)

Its not like we should actually have  to tell people why they should get vaccinated in general, and get the flu-vaccine in particular. But... haters gonna hate, and Jenny McCarthy gonna remain stupid. After all, emember back in mid 2013 when Texas had a measles outbreak ? And in early 2012 when Indiana had the measles outbreak ? And before that, when in 2005 Indiana had another measles epidemic ?  All because a bunch-a idiots of the Jenny McCarthy vein decided that science was for shit, vaccinations were for chumps, and God Would Provide? (Or AUTISM ! Or something equally idiotic) Well, Tara Haelle at Red Wine and Apple Sauce  (" Health and Science News for Moms ") has compiled - and debunked - the top 25 myths about the flu vaccine. Mind you, Haters probably gonna continue to Hate, and Jenny McCarthy will always  be an idiot, but whatever... Myth #1: The flu vaccine gives you the flu or makes you sick. ( No, it doesn’t. ) Myth #2: Flu vaccines contains...

Sheldon brings the pain

From the Oxford Internet Institute , we have this map of Africa, where the countries are resized based on the number of Wikipedia articles about them. Looks surprisingly correct, except for Central Africa that is somewhat slender - probably due to the extremely limited internet access in a bunch of those countries (Check out the Sudans and the Congos in particular...) Mind you, this has nothing  to do with the actual quality of the articles on Wikipedia...

Happy fun time! Star wars bloopers! Stuff I didn't know existed!

BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS from PARACHUTES.TV on Vimeo . via Vimeo, we have a stunning three-part take on the beauty of mathematics. On the left - an equation In the middle - a diagram On the right - a real-life example As Bertrand Russell put it "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music." Mind you, SMBC put it just about as well too below :-) hat-tip Nathan Yau

RESTAURANTS BY CITY Bologna Trattoria Bertozzi (via Andrea Costa 84/2) +39.051.6141425 [Closed Sunday] All'Osteria Bottega (via Santa Caterina 51) +39.051.585111 Ristorante Ciacco (via San Simone 1/c) +39.051.265441 [closed Friday & Lunch on Saturday] Its in the basement of an old Jewish house (the area used to be the Jewish Ghetto back when). The place is somewhat upscale (not terribly so, but this isn't really your "local trattoria"), but the food is excellen t. A review here , and pictures from one of our visits here Enoteca Italiana (via Marsala 2) It's a wine shop, and a wine bar, all rolled in one. You can go in and buy your wines, or, just have a glass (or heck, a bottle!). Exceptional selection, friendly staff, and a wonderful place... Liccu Golosità Siciliana  (Via Camillo Ranzani 13b. Check the hours!)  +39.051.498.3707 The 10 minute walk from the centro is worth it - amazing Sicilian/catanese food, granita in the summer, aranci...