Park Service Sticks With Biblical Explanation for Grand Canyon, from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
A Do-It-Yourself Guide to This Season's Quickest, Least Expensive, and Spooky-Ookiest Halloween Costumes, from TheStranger.com, courtesy of Whitney. This is awesome!
People Who Vote Twice: A sudden crackdown on an old trick, from Slate.com.
Tie Goes to the..., from Tech Central Station. This is an elaborate (yet constitutionally correct) fantasy about how John McCain could still become president.
I Know What You Did Last Recess: Bush could appoint the tie-breaking justice in next month's Bush v. Kerry, from Slate.com.
Questions Mount Over Failure to Hit Zarqawi's Camp, from the Wall Street Journal, courtesy of Josh.
Genetically modified cats for sale, from CNN.com. The cats are genetically modified to be hypo-allergenic.
The Cure for Election Rage: Slate's five-step program to restore national sanity, from Slate.com.
TSA body search upsets local woman, from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
A Consumer's Guide to the Polls: Read the ingredients before you buy, from Slate.com.
Global Warming Bombshell, from Technology Review. "A prime piece of evidence linking human activity to climate change turns out to be an artifact of poor mathematics."
When East Marries West: Winning and losing the compliment game, from the Japan Times.
Katherine Harris's Car Trouble: Florida man tried to run down controversial Republican, from The Smoking Gun.
Bush Casts Out the Demons, from Wonkette.com.
Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis, from CNet News, courtesy of Mark A.
The Return of Vote-Pairing: Vote-pairing nearly saved Al Gore in 2000. Could it give Kerry a decisive boost this year?, from Slate.com.
On the Front Lines in Ohio, from Slate.com.
The volume of interesting reading from Slate today is simply overwhelming.
The French vs. the Saudis: Who's worse?, from Slate.com.
Kerry Isn't Al Gore: But this may be the first time that's a bad thing, from Slate.com.
Synthesizing Reality: A how-to guide from the Bush White House, from Slate.com.
Trading Family Values: How the old conservative/liberal stereotypes break down when it comes to parenting, from Slate.com.
Political Poseur: Pretending to be a Republican in Blue California, from Slate.com.
Vaccine Hogs, Part 2: You knew Tom DeLay had to be one, right?, from Slate.com.
Eliot Spitzer: How New York's attorney general became the most powerful man on Wall Street, from Slate.com.
Bush's Tax Cuts Are Unfair... To the rich, from Slate.com.
Bush's Ohio Valley: Why has he stopped campaigning here?, from Slate.com.
Lowering the Subtlety of Political Discourse, from The New York Times, about a new movie called "Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain Begins to Die." This use of the metric system seems un-American to me.
Why my wife should win "2004 Cycling Spouse of the Year" , from the cyclingnews.com letters section. And here I thought I was the only woman around who encourages her husband to get more bikes!
The O'Reilly Factor for Lesbians, from The New York Times. "From all the outcry over Mr. Kerry's invocation of Ms. Cheney, with the attendant rhetoric about the evil of exploiting a candidate's 'child' in a campaign, you might never guess that the child in question is not Chelsea Clinton at age 12 but a 35-year-old woman (two years older than Andrea Mackris). Or that she lives openly with her partner, Heather Poe, whom she brought onstage after the vice presidential debate. Or that she is the paid director of vice presidential operations for the Bush campaign, and that her mother is the author of a notorious potboiler ('Sisters,' 1981) that drools over the prospect of lesbian coupling with O'Reilly-like glee. (For choice excerpts from Mrs. Cheney's fiction, go to whitehouse.org/administration/sisters.asp)."
The last post, from The Guardian. "One week ago Clark County was just another county in Ohio. Then came a campaign to pair Guardian readers with its undecided voters and suddenly the world knew its name. G2's editor, Ian Katz, looks back on seven days of email spleen, air-mailed letters, media frenzy and dodgy dentistry and asks: were we right?"
"Journalism by Remote Control": Baghdad correspondents talk about covering the war from afar with Iraqi staffers and stringers, from Slate.com.
Uncivil War: Stolen Honor rewrites the history of the Vietnam War, from Slate.com.
Supremely Scary: The sudden outbreak of Supreme Court horror stories, from Slate.com.
Vaccine Hogs: Not every member of Congress needs a flu shot, from Slate.com. "A press spokesman for Dr. Eisold explained to the Post that what the rest of us consider a legislative body is in fact an oversized bicameral Petri dish teeming with deadly viruses and bacteria."
The Box on Bush's Back: Rumors, denials, and wild speculation -- a comprehensive guide, from Slate.com.
Lindy Flies Again: The Plot Against America goes to Texas, from Slate.com. Clearly, this is for Rachel.
Arnold's Appetites: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, from Reason's Hit & Run.
Robertson: I warned Bush on Iraq casualties, from CNN.com, courtesy of Alison. Now what I find strange here is that "the Lord" is speaking to both W and Pat Robertson, but they seem be getting different messages from Him. Maybe it's time to call in Billy Graham to sort this out.
Vatican denies it responded to lawyer seeking Kerry's excommunication, from Catholic World News.
U.S. Finishes A 'Strong Second' In Iraq War, from The Onion.
No Jokes or Spin. It's Time (Gasp) to Talk, from The New York Times. (This is even more commentary on the Jon Stewart - Crossfire thing.)
Kerry vs. His Script: Why can't the man read a simple speech?, from Slate.com.
America's Worst College, Part 4: Why the "bye, bye Nevada" argument is wrong, from Slate.com.
Rumsfeld's Legacy: "Military transformation"? Mission not-yet-accomplished, from Slate.com.
Chinese Groups Seek to Halt a Dam and Save a Treasured Place, from The New York Times.
Tibetan Teen Getting Into Western Philosophy, from The Onion.
No link, just an orphan headline from The Onion: "Jacques Derrida 'Dies' "
The Strategy to Secure Iraq Did Not Foresee a 2nd War, from The New York Times.
The Scream: Or, the creatures of Dr. Frankenbush, from Slate.com.
The Ketchup Conundrum, from The New Yorker. Who knew an article about a condiment could be so fascinating?
The Money Man: Can George Soros's millions insure the defeat of President Bush?, from The New Yorker.
What Everybody Doesn't Know About Mary Cheney, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Alison.
Kerry riff haunts his record, from USA Today. "In his teens, Kerry played bass for The Electras, a rock group he formed with classmates at St. Paul's prep school in New Hampshire."
Kerry said to be excommunicated, from Catholic World News. The letter.
High Prices: How to think about prescription drugs, from The New Yorker.
Official: Coke takes over parts of the brain that Pepsi can't reach, from The Independent.
Better Playing Through Chemistry, from The New York Times.
Without a Doubt: Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush, from The New York Times Magazine, courtesy of Chris and Josh. Reality Based Community: The Logo, from Reason's Hit and Run.
The Reserve Mutiny: How the Iraq war is crippling the Army Reserve, from Slate.com.
How Many Iraqis Are Dying? By One Count, 208 in a Week, from The New York Times.
Stewart blasts 'Crossfire,' pundits fire back, from the Chicago Tribune, courtesy of Alison.
Kerry Speaks French: But does anyone know what he said?, from Slate.com. Send your translations to Slate.
Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees, from The New York Times.
Ross, Emmett tops at Moab 24-hour, from VeloNews.com. Scroll down to the last sentence.
Stewart Caught in the Crossfire: Something actually happens on a talk show!, from Slate.com. Here's the clip. Fabulous or painful? I can't decide.
Florida 2000: The Sequel: Five ways the election could end up in court, again, from Slate.com.
Election or Art?: Harry Shearer turns satellite feeds into found objects, from Slate.com.
Kerry Didn't Gay-Bait: He used Mary Cheney to shame Bush for gay-baiting, from Slate.com.
Peculiar institution, from Boston.com. "Critics say the Electoral College is antiquated, undemocratic -- and, many fear, impossible to get rid of. But in 1969, it almost met its end."
Why New Hampshire Will Pick the President, from Boston.com.
Teachers' T-shirts bring Bush speech ouster, from the Bend Bugle, courtesy of Josh.
4-Star Plans After Abu Ghraib, from the LA Times, courtesy of Josh.
Whoa. Check out this sprint finish from the Downeast Cyclocross race. (The Putney guy won this particular tussle.)
Subservient Chicken is really creepy and somehow related to Burger King... Courtesy of Alison.
Wired moose, from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (or, as Heather and Alan used to call it, the Minor News), courtesy of Heather.
Truth Standard: The most amazing quote of the 2004 campaign, from Slate.com.
Moral Guidance From Class Clowns, from The New York Times. " 'South Park,' with its class-clown libertarianism and proudly juvenile disdain for authority, has always been hard to place ideologically..." I don't know, it kind of sounds like you placed it in the first half of your sentence, eh?
Strings Attached: The puppets of Team America skewer the right. If only they'd stopped there, from Slate.com. "That's the part that has Sean Penn wringing his hands and must have puzzled a lot of people who assume that Parker and Stone, with their toilet talk and blasphemy and camp sensibility, are flaming lefties. But they're not; they're Cato Institute-level libertarians. They actually hate liberals as much if not more than their right-wing counterparts."
Bush plays his deficit shell game, from SFGate.com, courtesy of Craig.
Advertisers pull ad over station's airing of Kerry film, from Boston.com.
Lay Off Massachusetts: George W. Bush doesn't get to choose which United States he's president of, from Slate.com.
Jeepers Creepers, Where'd You Get Those Sweepers?: The strange hobby of "sweepstaking", from Slate.com.
Is That a Real Poncho?: The hideous new trend afflicting America, from Slate.com.
Last-Minute Activism: A lazy man's guide, from Slate.com.
Grand Slam: Kerry crushes Bush in the third debate, from Slate.com.
Bush's Big Mistake: Kerry didn't knock the president out in the debate, but maybe he'll score one Thursday, from Slate.com.
Gay vs. Too Straight!: Tie goes to Bush, from Slate.com.
How To Watch Tonight's Debate: A cure for issues guilt, from Slate.com.
George Bush, flip-flopper, courtesy of Rachel. A must-read.
Millionaires for Bush, Billionaires for Kerry: Why the super-rich favor the candidate who will raise their taxes, from Slate.com.
Dog Experiences Best Day of His Life for 400th Consecutive Day, from The Onion.
Okla. candidate takes on sexuality in schools, from CNN.com, courtesy of Alison.
Why Bush Opposes Dred Scott: It's code for Roe v. Wade, from Slate.com.
Hunting for Republicans in Paris: Registering voters on the Champs Elysées, from Slate.com.
Among Black Voters, a Fervor to Make Their Ballots Count, from The New York Times.
Diary of a Political Twit: Alexandra Pelosi on the campaign trail, from Slate.com.
Strikeout: Kerry blows the second debate, from Slate.com.
Vote!: Why your ballot isn't as meaningless as you think, from Slate.com.
Pass the Popcorn, Senator: How John Edwards learned to stop worrying and love Dr. Strangelove, from Slate.com.
Political Animal: The Earpiece..., from Washington Monthly, courtesy of Brad. The Bush Earpiece, from The Leftist.
From TVGuide.com: Michael Moore is this close to inking a deal with pay-per-view giant In Demand to bring Fahrenheit 9/11 to television on Nov. 1... Courtesy of Alison.
"Vote" in Florida, courtesy of Alison.
Campaign Counseling: Kerry and the missus on Dr. Phil, from Slate.com.
Urging Fact-Checking, Cheney Got Site Wrong, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A.
Electoral-Vote.com, courtesy of Rachel.
Puppet Sex Leads to Rating Rift, from the Chicago Tribune. "The filmmakers behind 'Team America' want to get an NC-17 cut to an R, but the MPAA objects to an explicit scene."
Check out Kerry-Haters for Kerry!
You never know what might happen when Independent Fabrication sponsors a 'cross race...
Cheney Drops the Ball: The vice president declines to refute Edwards during the debate, from Slate.com.
Runners Advance: Edwards keeps the Democrats' rally going, from Slate.com.
Election Week in Afghanistan, from Slate.com.
Starbucks vs. Its Addicts: The coffee chain bets you'll pay even more for your caffeine fix, from Slate.com.
And Zoe Makes Three, from Boston.com. "When the author and her husband felt ready for children, nature stood in their way. Their road to adoption would end four years later and 8,000 miles away in the most surprising five-star hotel."
Marine declares war on Bush, from Salon.com. "Iraq war veteran Steve Brozak is running hard for Congress. And he's turning his campaign into a referendum on Bush's military folly."
From ABC/AM in Australia: "President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Poland had been misled about the existence of weapons of mass destruction. He said: ALEKSANDER KWASNIEWSKI (translated): They deceived us about the weapons of mass destruction, that's true. We were taken for a ride."
Would "I"m with the Group of Folks" or "I'm with Poland" make good t-shirts?
Out of the Question: Is Bush's biggest mistake too awful to admit?, from Slate.com.
Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge, from The Guardian. This story about Justice Scalia comes to us from Josh.
Rules of Engagement, from The New Yorker. "Once a debate is concluded, candidates shall be permitted to toss articles of clothing, excepting underwear, into the audience for keepsake purposes."
Jagged Little Pill: Will male birth control ever become a reality?, from Slate.com.