Cat-Centric TV Show Set for Its Debut, from AP. MeowTV is for cats "and the people they tolerate."
Potent Absinthe Mix Stirs Up Controversy, from Reuters.
Ronald McDonald Is So Busy, But Just How Does He Do It?, from the Wall Street Journal.
Male sweat relaxes women, from Nature. Whoa.
Salam's story, from the Guardian.
Why does all the corn in Nebraska lean east? Because Iowa sucks... Nebraska lawmaker threatens war with Iowa, from Boston.com.
'Yard Man' to cross U.S. on his lawn mower, from Boston.com.
Ed sent a couple of links on the tax cut. The $44 trillion hole, from CNNmoney. The Voodoo of Dubya-nomics, from Time.
This gets about five whoas. Cows with Guns. "We will fight for Bovine freedom and hold our large heads high." Courtesy of Jennie D.
'Y' men are the way they are: Genetics professor's amusing look into the science of maleness, from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Kilogram is losing its weight, from the Times of India.
Missing SpongeBob's neighbors pay tribute, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Here's the original Spongenapped! story.
Woman Gets Phone Calls for God, from MSN. Courtesy of Jennie D.
SARS Makes Beijing Combat an Old but Unsanitary Habit, from the New York Times. Courtesy of Rachel. She wrote, "This reminded me of the only decor in Mao's house, a small sign asking visitors in English and Chinese not to spit."
Perilous Annual Cheese Chase Called Off, from Reuters.
Homeland Security/Texas Department of Public Safety scandal.
Ashtray attitude comes under fire, from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
I survived the terror of New York's kitty gatekeepers!, from Salon. "All I wanted was to pick up a kitten at a shelter. Then a harsh light shone in my face and the trick questions about clumping litter began."
The 'stache is back, from Salon. "It's fuzzy! It's scuzzy! And it's adorning upper lips all over L.A."
A future worth fighting for, from Salon. "Yes, 'The Matrix Reloaded' delivers phantasmagoric visuals. But it also introduces a new level of grown-up human passion into this saga of technology and salvation."
Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls, from the New York Times. "On weekday mornings for the last month or so, the hip-hop radio station Hot 97 has been waking its listeners with a catchy, unusual song called 'Cameltoe.' "
Norman Ornstein's Doomsday Scenario, from The Atlantic Monthly. "What would happen if a bomb wiped out the federal government?"
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Love in the Time of the Smoking Ban, from the New Yorker.
This link is for those of you who may be wondering what a Grade 2 shoulder separation is...
Ari Fleischer or Baghdad Bob? You decide.
Jayson Blair Talks: 'So Jayson Blair Could Live, The Journalist Had to Die,' from the New York Observer.
Flock party: Some offended by plastic, but Newton warming to pink flamingos, from Boston.com.
(Iraqi) Prisoners broken by heavy metal and Sesame Street, from The Sydney Morning Herald.
Political activists find love online, from Boston.com. "Take action. Get action."
A little motivation for those bike racers out there....
Odyssey of Frustration: In Search for Weapons, Army Team Finds Vacuum Cleaners, from the Washington Post.
Tales of the Tunbridge Wells caped crusader are false. Oh well.
Military waste under fire: $1 trillion missing -- Bush plan targets Pentagon accounting, from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Subjects Seem Unfazed by a Reporter's Misdeeds, from the LA Times.
This link is for those of you who may suddenly be wondering where the heck the acromion process is. =)
All the President's Girls, from the New York Times. Courtesy of Rachelita (of course!). "It has become horribly clear to me that I am probably the only young woman who ever worked in the Kennedy White House whom the president did not make a pass at."
Remembering President Zachary Taylor, a hilarious fictitious essay about former President Zachary Taylor and his hatred of the epithet "muskrat head." Distressingly, I found this essay quoted as fact on an elementary school's Web site.
Speaking With Forked Tongue, from Harris Online.
The New Gender Gap, from BusinessWeek. "From kindergarten to grad school, boys are becoming the second sex."
David Nelson, could you step aside for a few moments?, from the Oregonian. Boy does it suck to be named David Nelson. As a side note, there's a town named "Aloha" in Oregon! One of the David Nelsons lives there.
What is America Smoking?, from BusinessWeek. "After finishing the first essay in Eric Schlosser's Reefer Madness, one wonders: If Philip Morris or Seagram or another major U.S. company owned a patent on premium, smokable pot -- a drug Schlosser argues is less addictive than nicotine, caffeine, or booze -- would it still be illegal?"
Who Shot Mohammed al-Dura?, from the Atlantic Monthly.
Berlin sausage king wins battle with bureaucracy, from Boston.com. I put this one up mostly for the headline.
From Rachel. Keepers of Bush Image Lift Stagecraft to New Heights, from the New York Times.
Real war heroes eat pork, a Dave Barry column from the Miami Herald. "And so the Senate, exercising its constitutional responsibility, took a hard look at the bill to pay for the war in Iraq, and discovered a shocking omission: There was nothing in there about sea lampreys."
Odd Todd puts on a grey bath robe to star in The Matrix.
Jubilant Crowd Dismantles Statue of Bush, from progressivejunta.org.
"Fear and Loathing at the Cartoon Expo," from Reason. "The American Family Association visits a comic book convention and freaks out."
Home Despot, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "From Saddam Hussein to Adolf Hitler, history's most evil tyrants are also the tackiest interior designers." The Spinsters love to shop at the Home Despot!
Suit to Ban Oreos in Calif. Crumbles, from AP.
Pranksters attempt to mate camel statues, from Boston.com.
Woman births surprise baby in bathroom, from Boston.com.
Federal agency was asked to track Texas Democrat's plane, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. From Josh.
£10 bounty paid for removal of 100,000 brains, from the Times. Courtesy of Rachelita.
Hummer Complaints: No! Bad mileage?, from PressOfAtlanticCity.com. From Cam. "According to the new J.D. Power & Associates survey of vehicle quality, Hummers generated more complaints from new owners than any other vehicle. And the chief complaint: The poor gas mileage." Cam also sends this highly amusing look at the SUV of the future.
Japanese Cult Vows to Save a Seal and the World, from the New York Times. From Rachelita.
Some disturbing info from my page stats:
Top search word used to find this page - 31.91% typed "war iraq masonic plot"
Film Company to Bring "Atlas Shrugged" to the Screen, from The Objectivist Center. I remember "casting" this with other Cato interns... Sadly, I'm sure the screen adaptation will be as cheesy as "The Fountainhead."
This is Your Life, from Outside magazine. Addresses exercise and the decline of your body from your 20s to your 70s.
Search for Klingon Interpreter Called Off, from AP, not The Onion.
Democrats Flee Texas, Freeze Legislature, from AP.
World's first inflatable church opens, from Reuters.
Teen Forced to Pay Cop for Calling Him 'Fat,' from Reuters. The policeman's comments are the best part of this story.
Struggle, support, sheepskin: Oral Lee Brown's 1st-graders reach for finish line, from the San Francisco Chronicle.
A dog's life, from the Times. A humorous piece on the "dog lobby."
You MUST watch this Belgian commercial. You will probably have to download it to your desktop. I can't host it for long, so get it while it's fresh.
In Defense of High Art, from Newsweek."It used to be that you had to apologize for watching TV instead of the latest Bergman. Now it's the opposite."
Sins of the Son, from the Washington Post. "Kim Jong Il's North Korea Is in Ruins, But Why Should That Spoil His Fun?"
Say what!, from Boston.com. Amusing column on pronunciation.
Give six monkeys a computer, and what do you get? Certainly not the Bard, from the Guardian.
Unlocking The Matrix, from Time.
Color-Blind Love, from Time. "Once considered taboo, interracial marriages are now on the rise -- even in some unexpected places."
The Philosopher, from Boston.com. "The late Leo Strauss has emerged as the thinker of the moment in Washington, but his ideas remain mysterious. Was he an ardent opponent of tyranny, or an apologist for the abuse of power?"
Deodorant co. sponsors event in nation's armpit, from Boston.com.
Garage overflows with toilet cover art, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Local Man Ruins Date By Just Being Himself, from The Onion.
Yearbook-Staff Meeting Devolves Into Discussion Of Popular Kids, from The Onion.
Bush Cites The Last Starfighter As Inspiration For Entering Politics, from The Onion.
The Unreal Thing: What’s wrong with the Matrix?, from the New Yorker.
Teachers call for urgent action as pupils write essays in text-speak, from the Sunday Herald (Scotland). Courtesy of Rachelita.
The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business, from Business 2.0. Ed's favorite is number 9: "The National Cattlemen's Beef Assn. launches www.cool-2b-real.com, a site designed to 'steer' young girls away from vegetarianism. Featuring enlightening articles and insightful quizzes ('What type of beef do you most like to eat with your friends?'), the tweener-empowerment site also has recipes for snacks like Easy Beef Chili, Nacho Beef Dip, and Beef on Bamboo."
This Rube Goldberg-inspired Honda Accord commercial is AMAZING.
Defeet is making cycling socks that feature a plumber's ass.
From Kris. They're in love. They're gay. They're penguins... And they're not alone, from Columbia News Service. "Rumors that they keep the neatest nest at the aquarium because they're gay are not true."
From a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Rate my poo. Be amused. But don't look.
Florida's fire ants headed for trouble, a Dave Barry column from the Miami Herald.
Man Wearing Clinton Mask Robs Waterford Bank, from ClickOnDetroit.com.
The 10 most popular misconceptions about Oscar Wilde, from the Guardian.
The cover of Science Magazine features an image taken by Ed's company.
Man fights city commission with polka dots, from Boston.com.
Mike Jones. Fun rider diary.
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii... and also Loyalty Day in the whole U.S. I'm all for silly proclamations like this, as it takes up time the government could use for more destructive purposes.
Caped Crusader Saves the Day in English Town, from Reuters.
Ohio School Suspends 1st-Grader For Having Plastic Knife, from ChannelCincinnati.com. "And, if the school insists on upholding the suspension, his parents reportedly will seek criminal charges against the school for supplying weapons to children."
Hot Air: Why bother listening to a presidential speech?, from Reason.com.
Live Worms Found in Shuttle Debris, from Space.com. Not just any worms. Hermaphroditic worms!
Writing as a Block for Asians, from the New York Times. "In a polemical new book, 'The Writing on the Wall: How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity' (University of Pennsylvania Press), Mr. Hannas blames the writing systems of China, Japan and Korea for what he says is East Asia's failure to make significant scientific and technological breakthroughs compared to Western nations.
Seems they're a bit behind the times in Pennsyl-tucky... US flag in Pa. town had only 48 stars, from Boston.com.
From Rachel. Is You Wicked?, from the New York Times. "A British comedian in hip-hop disguise is dressing down the likes of James Baker and Donald Trump."
Also from Rachel. Cockroaches as Shadow and Metaphor, from the New York Times. "In 'Executions,' the third and most disturbing part of her cockroach project, Catherine Chalmers simulates the killing of cockroaches."
Whoa. A scientist waxes poetic about the recent SARS-related postponement of an annual MRI conference in Toronto. From Ed of course. Features the rhyming of "pronto" and "Toronto."
Fear Factor, from Los Angeles Magazine. "Jack Chick is the world's most published author -- and one of the strangest."
Cultural Globalization Is Not Americanization, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Taking it off the streets, from U.S. News and World Report. "If you are worried about the state of free speech in America, consider the case of longtime protester Brett Bursey."
My sister Kris and her dog Leiliani (a.k.a. Fluffy) are walking in the San Diego Walk for Animals on Saturday, May 10. If you're interested in joining Lola and Benita in making a small contribution, check out her site. Just $1 can feed a dog for a day.
Pro-Gun Group Prompts Arrest Of One Of Its Own At National Convention, from The Sierra Times.
Some fear loss of privacy as science pries into brain, from Boston.com.
Thong-wearing bicyclist angers park patrons, from Boston.com. Caution: there's a photo!
From Josh. Officer photographs class projects he finds offensive, from Boston.com.
Food Fight, from Time. "When the Food Workers Union stages an impromptu walkout at the U.N., the diplomats start looting for lunch and booze."
Arctic Wildlife Photo Exhibit, from NPR. (Scroll down.) "A major photographic exhibit of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on display at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., has become a center of controversy. Some question whether political pressure forced the Smithsonian to alter the exhibit and move it to a less prominent area of the museum."
Amused? Want to Hear More? One Term Says It All: 'Shut Up!', from The Wall Street Journal.
Art of Grocery Bagging Fades As Self-Service, Plastic Blooms, from The Wall Street Journal.
Finally, A Solution To The DMCA!, from Humorix. "This newly created church argues that copying digital information is a form of religious worship. As such, it's protected in the U.S. by the freedom of religion clause in the First Amendment."
Aloha, Ashcroft, from Reason's Hit & Run. "Hawaii has passed a bill declaring that 'to the extent legally possible, no state resources -- including law enforcement funds and educational administrative resources -- may be used for unconstitutional activities.' The resolution also urges the state's congressional representatives 'to work to repeal any sections of the USA Patriot Act or recent executive orders that limit or violate fundamental rights and liberties protected by the Constitutions of Hawaii and the United States.' "
Appetite for Authoritarianism Spawns an American Gulag, from the LA Times.
A Classicist's Legacy: New Empire Builders, from the New York Times. "Paul D. Wolfowitz may be the most powerful acolyte of Leo Strauss in the Bush administration, but he's far from the only one."
Jesus Plus Nothing: Undercover Among America's Secret Theocrats, from Harper's.
Passengers take off clothes as plane takes off from Miami, from Boston.com. "No hot coffee or tea was served for fear of spills."
Comical brother, from the Sun. "Iraq's barmy information minister Comical Ali is launching an assault on the charts -- with a dance track."
They just can't help it, from the Guardian. "What kind of brain do you have? There really are big differences between the male and female brain, says Simon Baron-Cohen." Take the test.
Belgian mayor sets up Department of Tenderness, from Ananova.
Sex and the Single Senior, from the New York Times, about a feisty grandma who placed a successful personal ad in the New York Review of Books.
The Girls' Guide to Plumbing and Fixing: Why the latest women's lit will also appeal to men, from The Washington Monthly.
Tests, textbooks: Only men bake cookies in these parts, from the LA Times. A review of "The Language Police, How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn," by Diane Ravitch.
Eat Your Words: A guide to Menu English, from Slate.
Patriot Raid, from AlterNet.org. Says Reason: "A disturbing tale of Patriot Act enforcement in a New York City Indian restaurant..."
The Secrets of September 11, from Newsweek. "The White House is battling to keep a report on the terror attacks secret. Does the 2004 election have anything to do with it?"
More on slugging. It's a Slugfest, from TechCentralStation.com.
New Fox Reality Show To Determine Ruler Of Iraq, from The Onion.
Band Teacher Gay In Retrospect, from The Onion.
CIA: Syria Harboring More Than 15 Million Known Arabs, from The Onion.
Dobelle scraps proposed logos after public complaints, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.