I finally jumped on the bandwagon-train and got a blog.
Opening Exercises -- Or Never-Never Land, from the Phi Delta Kappan, courtesy of Rachel. "The short version of opening exercises for the school year is that it's all our fault: the achievement gap exists because we teachers 'don't believe all children can learn.' At least, that's the way Ms. Darling remembers it."
Terri Schiavo, Dec. 3, 1963-March 31, 2005: Slate's take on her life and death, from Slate.com. This is a collection of Slate's generally excellent articles on Terri Schiavo.
The Wings of a Hawk: Why is Bush selling F-16s to Pakistan?, from Slate.com.
Alan Greenspan Takes a Bath, from GQ.
Three Ring Spectacle, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A.
Wing Sings, from BoingBoing.net.
The Current Crisis: Jon Coogler Stewart, from The American Spectator. This venerable publication selected America: The Book as the worst book of the year. Congratulations, Jon!
The Debate Over Public Ten Commandments Displays, from NPR.org. If only all evangelicals thought this way...
List of Schiavo Donors Will Be Sold by Direct-Marketing Firm, from The New York Times.
Judge Dread: The judiciary may end up the big losers in the Schiavo mess, from Slate.com.
The Army Revises Its Sales Pitch, from Wonkette.com.
Meet the Chinese Beatles, Bizarre anti-Beatles pamphlet located, and More anti-Beatles agitprop, from BoingBoing.net.
T-shirt: Chairman Mao sez RTFM, from BoingBoing.net.
Send Frist photos of your ailments for diagnosis, from BoingBoing.net. Remember that this is the "doctor" who refused to say that AIDS can't be transmitted by tears and sweat. Said Jon Stewart: "I'd cry, but I'd have to put a condom over my face."
Early Apple sound designer Jim Reekes corrects Sosumi myth, from BoingBoing.net.
Transparent screen illusion: set laptop's wallpaper to a photo of the wall behind it, from BoingBoing.net.
Octopuses dressed up as sea coconuts sneaking on two legs, from BoingBoing.net.
Running vampire bat, from BoingBoing.net.
Bhutan's cool online constitutional convention, marred by weird-ass copyright, from BoingBoing.net.
RFID self implant for car access, from BoingBoing.net.
Rare NoKo literary gems written by Kim Jong Il, from BoingBoing.net.
North Korean comics and propaganda on the web, from BoingBoing.net.
Toy lab: kids rebuild used toys, endow them with powers, from BoingBoing.net.
Oh, Doctor?: Grey's Anatomy is D.O.A., but Sandra Oh survives the carnage, from Slate.com. She was so good in "Double Happiness"!!
Deathbed Conversion: The lesson of Tom DeLay's mortal hypocrisy, from Slate.com.
Imagine Terri Were a Toaster... :An economist considers the Schiavo case, from Slate.com. I'm not sure what to say about this. But it's an interesting read.
I Murdered My Father, from Burningbird, courtesy of Josh.
His Home and Native Land: Red Lake is like Cuba: proud, poor, troubled, and independent, from Slate.com, courtesy of Alison.
Getting the Vote Out, from Wonkette.com.
Right Books, Wrong Time: New York publishers discover conservative -- just a little too late, from Slate.com.
There's Something About Millet (and Quinoa, and Amaranth): How to eat whole grains, from Slate.com.
Gone to the Dogs, courtesy of Rachel. Click on "game" to the left. Fun. And the "computer" is cool.
Men's magazine plays a photo prank on the Bush twins, from the Houston Chronicle.
Traitour de France, from the New York Post, courtesy of Mark A. Jon Stewart's comment on the Daily Show (3/23): "You keep talking like that, my friend, and Americans just might stop caring about competitive cycling."
Important Changes to Your Citizenship Agreement: Please read and retain for your records, from Slate.com.
Euromail: What Germans can teach us about e-mail, from Slate.com.
Does Oil Really Come in Barrels?: Not anymore, from Slate.com.
The Not-So-Fantastic Four: The demise of the Republican moderates, from Slate.com.
Glimpse of World Shatters North Koreans' Illusions, from The New York Times.
Cool knife block, from ViceVersa.com, courtesy of Tad.
No Need to Stew: A Few Tips to Cope With Life's Annoyances, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Barbara Bush Says Hillary Clinton Will Lose In 2008, from nbc30.com, courtesy of Cam. The photos is so scary.
Till Death--or Tom DeLay--Do Us Part: The "sanctity of marriage" is suddenly negotiable, from Slate.com. " 'Unless she has specifically written instructions in her hand, with her signature, I don't care what her husband says,' snarled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay the other day. Can this be true? In DeLay's worldview, is my grocery list more binding than promises made to and by my husband about our deepest wishes? Can Bill Frist and Tom DeLay and George W. Bush really be attempting to shred up the very institution they most want to protect?"
Dispatches From Fort Campbell: A Tale of Two Soldiers, from Slate.com.
Dispatches From Fort Campbell: Divorce, Screaming Eagle-Style, from Slate.com.
Watching the Defectors: What happens to North Korean refugees when they make it to the south?, from Slate.com.
As featured on South Park last night: the music of Wing!
The Formula of the Grecians Run Amok, from Manolo's Shoe Blog.
Naming healthcare proxy can help avoid legal fight, Boston.com.
Activist Legislators: The boundless overreaching behind Congress' new Schiavo bill, from Slate.com.
Schiavo, Hudson, and Nikolouzos, from MarkARKleiman.com.
Town clerk joins gay marriage suit, from the Burlington Union.
Turtle that survived fire has image of Satan, owner says, from AZCenteral.com, courtesy of Ed. This is the same species as our turtle, who is Satan-free.
Moanalua hits high note on trip: Students revel in playing well at the storied Carnegie Hall, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Dogs and Cats Living Together: God help us, from Slate.com.
Who Will Free Fiona Apple? Suddenly on the Internet: A flood of unreleased bootlegs sung by a goddess. What gives?, from SFGate.com, via BoingBoing.net.
New Terrorist Scenarios Chart Released, from Wonkette.com.
Have You Paid Your Marijuana Taxes?, from Reason.com's Hit&Run. As P.J. O'Rourke said, "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
Couple Sells Candles That Smell Like Jesus: Product Flying Off Shelves, from ncb10.com.
The Age of Missing Information: The Bush administration's campaign against openness, from Slate.com.
Girl Fight: The marginalized debate over female opinion writers, from Slate.com.
Pixar's groovy non-cubicles, from BoingBoing.net.
An Unsolicited Commercial Love Story, from cockeyed.com, via BoingBoing.net. "The following story unfolded in my Inbox, and was quickly moved to my Deleted Items Folder."
Ice age hits islands, or so it seems, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
This song is a must-listen! "Condoleezza Will Lead Us," from AmericansForRice.com (people who want Condoleezza Rice to run for president in 2008). I saw this on the Daily Show last night. It may be even more frightening than former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Carla Howell singing "How Will I Live Without Filing Taxes?"
Karen Hughes Sells Brand America: She's supposed to market Bush policies to the Muslim world. Good luck!, from Slate.com.
Whose Biotech Is It, Anyway?: Americans reject moral micromanagement of lifesaving innovations, from Reason.com.
Writing Women Into a Corner, from the Washington Post.
The Soft Bigotry of Life Expectancy: Different Social Security messages for blacks and Latinos, from Slate.com.
K.P. With the Culinary Arts, from The New York Times. " 'As in a civilian restaurant, it's challenging to serve so many different important people,' said Sergeant Green, who serves in the Pentagon. 'Like when all the Joint Chiefs of Staff went on Atkins and we had to take all the starch out of every recipe.' "
Forget Me Not: How to win the U.S. memory championship, from Slate.com.
Third-grader commutes to school by mule, from CNN.com, courtesy of Cam.
Packed & Ready: Moanalua High's distinguished orchestra leaves tonight for an encore at Carnegie Hall, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. I'm kind of tempted to go watch, but I HATE New York City.
I'm Pro-Choice, from Forbes.com. (Note: this is about consumer choice.)
California Judge Voids Ban on Gay Marriage, from The New York Times.
Framing The GOP, from TomPaine.com, courtesy of Rachel.
Party On! Do Libertarians have more fun?, from the Wall Street Journal.
Bush Flip-Flops on Iran: If we're lucky, he'll flip-flop on North Korea next, from Slate.com.
What Surprise?: The Nuclear Core of North Korea's Strategy, from The Washington Post.
Liberal Revenge at Tax Time, from mitchmccabe.com.
Our Currency, Your Problem, from The New York Times Magazine.
The Quality Cure?, from The New York Times Magazine.
Condoleezza Rice's Commanding Clothes, from the Washington Post. Whoa.
Bush Announces Iraq Exit Strategy: "We'll Go Through Iran", from The Onion, courtesy of Tad.
The Edge Still Introducing Self as Such, from The Onion.
Do You Have an Office Wife?, from Style.com. "She knows you better than anyone. She'll listen to your problems, laugh knowingly at your jokes, and most important, mock coworkers with you."
How to Get More Female Scientists, from The Dynamist.
Kinds of Rightwingery, from Matthew Yglesias's blog.
Aborting Ideology... as we know it, from National Review. "Maine State Rep. Brian Duprey introduced an unusual piece of legislation this month. It's a pro-life bill designed to tighten protections for the unborn. But that's not the unusual part -- that happens all the time. The interesting part is that Duprey's bill is designed to protect gay fetuses."
What's With That Overstock.com Ad?: So low-budget it's... mesmerizing, from Slate.com.
The Wal-Mart Manifesto: The retail giant's CEO says his company pays workers handsomely. He doesn't want you to believe him, from Slate.com.
Fear and Loathing at the Chinese Consulate: Plus, Slate's China reading list, from Slate.com.
French Women Do Too Get Fat: What the best seller neglects to mention, from Slate.com.
From Sermons to Suicide Bombs: On mosque patrol in Baghdad with the 1-7 Cav, from Slate.com.
Good Goop: A new method of AIDS prevention for women, from Slate.com.
Bush to U.N.: Drop Dead: The administration will regret its latest appointment, from Slate.com.
If Bono Ran the World Bank ...: What the job entails, from Slate.com.
Looking Out for No. 2: A modest proposal for single-use toilets, from Slate.com. (Slate actually means "single-user restrooms.")
What Martha Learned in Prison: Martha's back, and she's not sorry, from Slate.com.
Dunkin' Donuts: A more perfect pastry, from Slate.com.
Independent Fabrication/Kempner Women's Cycling Team, from cyclingnews.com (scroll to the bottom).
Rating the Roadshow: Bush warmed France, but Russia's still a bit chilly, from Newsweek, courtesy of Mark A, who writes, "Check out Putin's comments on the CBS reporters - priceless!"