The best local swing not in the Shell Houston Open

The best golf swing in Houston not playing in this week’s Shell Houston Open belongs to longtime Houstonian Steve Elkington, one of the owners of the interesting golf website, Secret in the Dirt. I haven’t heard why Elk isn’t playing this week, which would have been his 25th Houston Open (I do know he was injured earlier in the season). But it’s Houston golf fans’ loss that we won’t be able to watch this syrupy smooth swing in action this week. Enjoy.

Perpetual Ocean

A NASA visualization reflecting ocean surface currents around the world from June 2005 through December 2007.

The missing link of renewable energy

M.I.T. professor Donald Sadoway explains the challenges of bringing renewable energy to market.

Listening to Shame

University of Houston professor Bren√© Brown follows up her popular first TED lecture with a second one — Listening to Shame.

Some Enchanted Evening

A rare video of the two stars from the original Broadway presentation of the great musical South Pacific, Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza. H/T Terry Teachout.

T. Boone on the potential of natural gas