Being Al Gore, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A.
With trembling fingers, from Independent Online, courtesy of Rachelita. "Despite the worst foreign policy blunder in American history, George W. Bush and his millionaire supporters don't know the meaning of the word shame."
I have to admit I'm starting to like that Cipo guy... This clip of Cipo on Hogpen Gap comes to us courtesy of Josh.
US intelligence fears Iran duped hawks into Iraq war, from The Guardian, courtesy of Josh.
The Hill's Sex Diarist Reveals All (Well, Some), from the Washington Post. The Washingtonienne blog archive.
Dispatches from Mars, Utah, from Slate. Do you want to apply for the fourth field season?
Bush Biffs While Mountain Biking, from VeloNews.com. What's up with all this presidential candidate bike crashing? Kerry takes a spill from bike, from USA Today.
Fed-Up Cheney Enters Presidential Race Himself, from The Onion.
Casualties in Iraq, from AntiWar.com, courtesy of Rachel.
Thumbing His Nose at Academe, a Scholar Tries to Auction His Services, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Abu Ghraib and Beyond, from NEWSWEEK, courtesy of Mark A. "The Bush administration says the U.S. atrocities at Saddam's old jail were the work of a few. But prisoner abuse is more widespread, and lots of people are passing the buck. A NEWSWEEK investigation."
Talking toilet orders men to sit down, from Boston.com.
Bible argument spurs boiling-oil charge, from Boston.com.
Mr. Rogers' neighborhood: What comes around, from VeloNews.com, about an alleged fight between two pro men.
The Way We Eat Now, from Harvard Magazine. "Ancient bodies collide with modern technology to produce a flabby, disease-ridden populace." Absolutely fascinating.
Hastert questions McCain's GOP credentials: Senator responds with statement on 'fiscal responsibility', from CNN.com, courtesy of Alison.
Nader puts off Kerry on ending race, from Boston.com. I have such a problem with the idea that people just can't stop themselves from voting for Ralph Nader, as if he were holding a gun to the heads of the electorate. Come on. Either Kerry is a better candidate or he is not.
Senate votes to end 1913 law; Action is tied to gay marriages, from Boston.com, courtesy of Alison.
Myrna Greenfield and Michelle Johnson, from Boston.com. "In the wee hours of May 17, Myrna Greenfield and Michelle Johnson signed 'Notice of Intention to Marry' forms at Cambridge City Hall."
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Playing Dirty, from The Atlantic. "This year's presidential campaign is already shaping up to be even more negative than the last. That's no accident. Our correspondent looks at the cloak-and-dagger world of opposition research--the updated version of 'dirty tricks.' "
Learning Lessons of War on the Streets of Baghdad, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Gay-Wedding Windfall? Not At Tax Time, from Forbes, courtesy of Mark A.
'Brown v. Board:' Letters to Eisenhower: Americans Wrote to President Their Opinion on Desegregation, from NPR, courtesy of Rachel.
Integration Day, by Andrew Sullivan, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
For Sniffing Out Land Mines, a Platoon of Twitching Noses, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel. "Outfitted in tiny harnesses and hitched to 10-yard clotheslines, their footlong tails whipping to and fro, the rats lope up and down the lines, whiskers twitching, noses tasting the air." On Sunday I met a woman working at a bagel place who walks her ferret on a harness and leash.
Check out this creepy commercial: Go to sprinttvads.com, click on "Launch Sprint TV Commercials Site," click on page 2 of current commercials, then click on "Seduction."
The Roots of Torture, from Newsweek. "But a NEWSWEEK investigation shows that, as a means of pre-empting a repeat of 9/11, Bush, along with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft, signed off on a secret system of detention and interrogation that opened the door to such methods."
Why I no longer back Bush's war, from Canoe, courtesy of Josh.
With Festive Mood, Gay Weddings Begin in Massachusetts, from The New York Times. My favorite part of the article: " 'Two men and two women marrying each other is a passport to hell,' said Katherine Hockenbarger from Topeka, Kan., who was standing on an American flag." Alison says that a four-person marriage could indeed be difficult. And I say that a person who stands on the American flag may also go to hell.
'I can't tell you how thankful I am', from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "Hawaii Idol Jasmine Trias comes home for a short visit and thanks fans who vote faithfully and frequently on Tuesday nights." There's a sidebar about a Hawaii circuit court judge who voted 540 times. Whoa.
Lifeline For 'Fahrenheit 9/11', from CBSNews.com. Mark A is back!!!!
Troops Get a Chance to Question Rumsfeld, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A.
Supping fair trade cappuccinos, from the BBC News, courtesy of Mark A.
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Google Mail: Virtue Lies in the In-Box, from The New York Times.
Aging octopus finds love at last, from Boston.com.
I just heard this on Air America Radio: Tom Ridge is in charge of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge is pro-choice. So according to Karen Hughes, Tom Ridge is a friend of terrorists.
In Central Asia, an American Professor Finds Hostility Spiked With Cynicism, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Game Theories, from Walrus Magazine. "On-line fantasy games have booming economies and citizens who love their political systems. Are these virtual worlds the best place to study the real one?"
Kind of neat! Klein bottles, courtesy of Tad. I can't explain it, you just have to look.
'Washington Post' Publishes Only a Few of Its Many Iraq-Prison Photos, from Editor & Publisher, courtesy of Josh.
Torture at Abu Ghraib, from the New Yorker, courtesy of Josh, who also sent A Prison on the Brink, from the Washington Post.
The Other War, from the New Yorker, courtesy of Josh. "Why Bush's Afghanistan problem won't go away."
How to Get Out of Iraq, from the New York Review of Books, courtesy of Josh.
No Downloading Secrets From the Internet, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Alison.
Emotional Rescue, from Boston.com. "Why so many abandoned and injured dogs plucked from the streets of Puerto Rico are finding homes in Boston."
Spurlock's Splurge: Does a McDonald's binge prove fast food is "unreasonably dangerous"?, from Reason.
Frightening reactions to Iraqi prisoner torture from Limbaugh, Hannity, etc., from MediaMatters.org, courtesy of Alison. I just read this response to Rush's comments in Reason's Hit & Run, and it made me laugh out loud. "If this is no worse than the stuff that goes on at Skull & Bones initiations, I want to see the photo of George Bush simulating fellatio on John Kerry."
WBUR has been playing tracks from Amy's Answering Machine. Hilarious. You can listen to samples on her site.
Alphabet Soup: Now what does KFC stand for?, from Slate.
The Revolution Will Not Be Blogged, from MotherJones.com.
Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush, from the New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.
A War for Us, Fought by Them, from the New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.
Delectable, Not Deletable: A visit to the Spam museum, from the Wall Street Journal.
Oh, God: "The Jesus Factor" asks what's behind the president's religious beliefs, from Slate, courtesy of Mark A.
DEA Agent Shoots Own Leg While Teaching Gun Safety, from POLICE Magazine, courtesy of Robin.
Laundry label calling president an 'idiot' a hit, from Boston.com, courtesy of Tad.
Domestic spying hits high in 2003, from the Wichita Eagle, courtesy of Mark A.
Kerry uninjured in fall from bicycle, from Boston.com.