Are they going to remake A Fistful of Dollars?

Because I just saw RED and John Malkovich is looking remarkably like Lee van Cleef.

Labyrinthine tales and the walking the big city and little neighborhood

Taken from mzrowan and much-ado, An old Luftwaffe spy photo has revealed a garden labyrinth at the home of Sir Thomas Tresham, whose sun was part of the Gunpowder Plot. According to the article, the labyrinth would have been festooned with Roman Catholic symbolism in a time where such things did not endear you to the crown.

Meanwhile, a posthumus Tony Judt piece reminds me how much I like to point out New York is an iconic American city, but isn't really American.

While discussing cities, check out this neat little site that calculates how walkable your neighborhood is. (I'm at a respectable 83.)