New Jersey town celebrates its beavers, from Boston.com. "They've probably been to some Ivy League school," [Township Mayor Frank] Van Horn said. "They beat us all the time."
Reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party... Man to dump beer in Great Salt Lake, from Boston.com.
The right stuff: How conservatives control the media, and pretend they don't, from Boston.com.
Use a Firewall, Go to Jail, from Freedom-to-tinker.com.
Pawlenty wants antiwar protesters sentenced to pay their own arrest costs, from AP.
War Money Accidentally Offered to Peaceful Slovenia, from Reuters. Turns out Slovenia is not actually "willing." Oops.
What Were They Thinking?, from January Magazine. A piece about bad books, including "The Field Guide to Stains."
Josh says: "Thank the Lord (the One that Blessed America) for a vigilant media. And thanks, Mr. Seymour Hersh." Rumsfeld Adviser Resigns as Head of Pentagon Panel, from The New York Times.
Out of town for a few days... check out January and February if you get bored.
Sweet Tea May Be the Law in Georgia, from AP. Government in your glass.
Supreme Court hears new test of bans on homosexual sex, from Boston.com. Government in your bedroom.
Publishers Send Free Magazines to Awe Troops, from Reuters. The boys get Maxim and the girls get... Good Housekeeping.
Drowning the war, from the Guardian. For those of you who like drinking games and war coverage.
From Rachelita. They Both Reached for the Gun, from the New York Times. "To see why 'Chicago' became the movie of the year in a year when America sleepwalked into war, you do not have to believe it is the best picture of 2002..."
Josh: I just read this on Commondreams.org re: anti-war protests in San Francisco.
Article: "There were no fights, no struggles, and nobody resisted arrest," [Deputy Chief Rick] Bruce said. "Yoga for Peace has been out here every day. They are very nice, and they are extremely limber."
Josh: Limber! Only in San Francisco would the Deputy Chief of Police comment on that.
Joking around with Oscar and Steve, by Dave Barry, from the Miami Herald.
Madonna Film Sweeps the Worst Film Awards, from Reuters.
A Spurious 'Smoking Gun', from MotherJones.com. "Why has the news media ignored a Congressman's assertion that White House officials used evidence they knew to be false to build their case for war?"
Words of War, by Mark Fiore, from MotherJones.com. "Unsure how to support the Bush administration at this critical juncture? Now, you can strike a blow against our enemies by simply reworking your vocabulary."
Dubya's hair. Whoa.
Good for a laugh, regardless of your political persuasion. How Can I Live Without Filing Taxes, a song by 2002 Libertarian candidate for Massachusetts Governor Carla Howell. Trust me, it's worth 2 minutes and 30 seconds of your time.
Dog translation device coming to U.S., from Boston.com.
Agog over Google, from the National Post (Canada).
Cleopatra: from history to myth, from The Guardian.
French under attack on the restaurant front, from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
War Watch, from MotherJones.com. Courtesy of Rachelita.
Image Conscious: The fall of CNN, and what it means for the war, from Reason.com.
In case you were wondering what the "Coalition of the Willing" is up to. What can Eritrea possibly do to help the US in Iraq?, from the Guardian.
From a Duke's Men alumnus known as "Lunchmeat," via Ed. Harry Potter's big broomstick, featuring Amazon.com reviews that were deleted due to their, uh, enthusiasm. This gets about five whoas.
Josh sent this in. The NY Times quotes The Onion! Who Lost the U.S. Budget? includes the following: "The Onion describes itself as 'America's finest news source,' and it's not an idle boast. On Jan. 18, 2001, the satirical weekly bore the headline 'Bush: Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over,' followed by this mock quotation: 'We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it.' "
Antique Dealer Sick Of Appraising Smurf Collections, from The Onion.
Hilarious Hamlet Essay Circulated In Teachers' Lounge, from The Onion. Sounds like a night at the SpinsterHaus!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Please note: this is NOT from The Onion. National guardman changed his name to a toy, from wkyc.com. That's MR. Optimus Prime to you.
New cartoon! Laid Off: Vacation Day, from OddTodd.com.
There Will Absolutely Be No Dissension, from Common Dreams News Center. Courtesy of Josh. He says it's a nice complement to the Perle piece.
Can body paint stop the war? War protesters bare it all in Arkansas, from Boston.com.
Whoa. Man gulps down 19,000th Big Mac, from Boston.com.
A wee problem, from VeloNews.com. A "Legally Speaking" column on public urination.
Send-up of ready.gov, from Josh.
Pretzels against Bush. From Josh.
A truly Canadian apology to the USA, courtesy of my favorite Canadian, Mike Macarena.
A different kind of French kiss, from the Miami Herald. Column by Dave Barry.
Maine woman is walking to Washington to protest war, from Boston.com.
Egg on Europe's face, from the Daily Telegraph. (This is actually about eggs, not war.)
All the fun of the fair, from The Spectator, a review of "On Blondes," by Joanna Pitman.
Awwwww. Check out "Fior di Frutta/Wheelworks Adds New Member."
Fish Talks, Town Buzzes, from the New York Times. Courtesy of Rachelita. "And so it came to pass that a talking carp, shouting in Hebrew, shattered the calm of the New Square Fish Market and created what many here are calling a miracle."
Whoa. This site aims to reduce rudeness. All you have to do is buy some cards, hand them out to people who are rude (or fling them at their SUVs as they honk at you while you're riding your bike), and send them to CivilCity.org. Sounds real effective, eh?
Park closes roads to keep amphibians safe while mating, from Boston.com.
Whoa. Just look at this photo from Boston.com.
Lazy researcher said to fake bacteria theft, from Boston.com.
Udder disgrace in the Midwest, from the Miami Herald. A Dave Barry column about (I'm not making this up) udder enhancement.
McDonald's Launches McArabia, from Arab News.
Opinion For Sale: Confessions of an expert witness, from Legal Affairs.
China Trims Rolling Stones' Song List, from the New York Times. Courtesy of Rachelita.
U.N. Telemarket, from NPR. "Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin say that President Bush should not waste his valuable time calling foreign leaders to solicit their support for an invasion of Iraq. They think he should leave it to the telemarketing pros."
One Nation Under Wal-Mart, from Fortune. Absolutely fascinating.
Mao is spinning in his grave. Capitalists in Chinese Legislature Speak Out for Property Rights, from the New York Times.
Read me like a book, from The Independent. Satire on new types of "lit."
Whoa!! Rachel sent this disturbing, disturbing story. A Little Skin From Clinton Crony, from the Smoking Gun. Caution: could cause temporary blindness.
Arm-wrestle settles network battle, from CNN.com. Love those kiwis.
Some Evidence on Iraq Called Fake: U.N. Nuclear Inspector Says Documents on Purchases Were Forged, from the Washington Post.
Whoa!!!!!!! Richard Perle Accuses Sy Hersh of Being a Terrorist, from Buzzflash.com. The New Yorker piece in question. Says Reason's Jesse Walker: "Be careful when you click through: It might explode!"
Erotic Magazine Loses Suit Against Oprah, from Reuters.
Being fat makes you more stupid - but only if you're a man, from the Daily Telegraph.
I wish our legislators were too busy stopping the war to worry about crap like this... French fries get new name in House restaurants, from Boston.com.
The Thirty-Year Itch: Oil and Arms, from Mother Jones. From Rachelita of course. She also sends Just War -- or a Just War, a New York Times guest op-ed by Jimmy Carter.
Whoa. Is the Pope Catholic... Enough?, from the New York Times. Also from Rachel. Discusses Mel Gibson and his pre-Vatican II version of Catholicism. Notable quote from Gibson's father: he believes the Second Vatican Council was "a Masonic plot backed by the Jews."
Puppetry of the snow sculpture, from Boston.com. Brought to you by the lovely Jennie D. "The LATEST controversy at Harvard University is... well, it's somewhat difficult to describe in a family newspaper, since it involves a 9-foot-tall snow sculpture of male genitalia." Penned by Reason regular Cathy Young. Also appeared in Reason as "Harvard's Peter Principle."
Aliens may gain state honors, from CNN.com. Courtesy of Allison.
An Open Letter to George W. Bush, from the Boston Phoenix. Courtesy of Craig.
Forget Rocky, Here Comes Twiggy: This Squirrel Can Water-Ski -- and She Works for Peanuts, from the Washington Post.
Saddam tells troops to swim, from News24.com.
Notes from the road: What's hard?, from VeloNews.com. Rightfully asks the question: how can USA Today think it's harder to drive a race car than race the Tour de France?
Pentagon learns the shocking truth: China's Population not 1.6 Billion but over 3 billion!
Kerry Insists He Never Claimed He Was Irish, from TheBostonChannel.com.
Sin be damned, French say; let's eat, from the New York Times.
Crunch! Giant Chee-to spurs online frenzy, from CNN.com.
Russian communists want to clone Stalin, from Orange.
Fake accent for 'voice' of Hussein?, from the LA Times.
It's no wonder brides often turn into Frankenstein, by Dave Barry, from the Miami Herald.
Who's the Chef, by David Sedaris, from the New Yorker.
Hooters Airlines to Make First Flight, from AdAge.com.
Whoa. Whoa! Whoa!!! Uri Geller (the spoon-bending guy) is trying to patent a reality TV show format for adopting children.
Commentary: Pet Psychic, from NPR.
Just like South Park! Turkeys take over town after owners leave, from Boston.com.
Porn Star, Dead Comedian, International Terrorist, from Reason.com.
It didn't take long for someone to satirize ready.gov...
Life explained, from Arts and Letters Daily.
Adjustable crank arms. Interesting.
From Ed. Whoa. Group blasts PETA 'Holocaust' project, from CNN.com. See it yourself.
The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Interesting. If antiwar protesters succeed, from the Christian Science Monitor.
Whoa. Here's a link in case you've ever wondered what ski dancing is all about. Scary photos. Go see it at Bretton Woods.
Mighty in Pink, from The Nation. Courtesy of Rachelita. It's a report on the Code Pink anti-war movement and quotes the following phrase: "the New York cliterati."
Those Crazy Peaceniks: Let's take a look at the nutty folks questioning President Bush's plans for a war in Iraq, a Mark Fiore cartoon from MotherJones.com. Courtesy of Rachelita.
Wayne Slater and James Moore, from NPR. "Host Bob Edwards speaks with Texas reporters James Moore and Wayne Slater about their new book, Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential."
High Court Urged to Reopen 1948 Air Force Crash Case, from NPR. "Relatives of three civilians killed when an Air Force bomber crashed in 1948 ask the Supreme Court to reopen their civil suit against the government, which collapsed after the court issued a landmark ruling on secrecy and national security. The relatives say newly declassified documents suggest the Air Force lied to cover up the true cause of the crash." A must-listen!!
Ouch! Sara Carrigan gets Kate Mactier at the line at the Geelong World Cup after Mactier had already begun her victory salute.
From Ed. British kitty kidney transplants OK'd, from CNN.com.