21 January 2005

New York's currently: a pump of cherry syrup away from being the biggest snowcone you've ever had

At least 14 killed in Shiite mosque car bombing in Baghdad.

Cheney opines that perhaps Israel will attack Iran before the U.S. does. Hey, anything can happen.

How did the Bush inaugural speech rank with other second-termers? Not bad, though metaphorically unsound.

How waging a war on terror with certain allies compromises lofty goals like "spreading freedom."

There are 2,000 uses for WD-40, and now deterrent to toilet-seat cocaine use can be added to the list.

Whether or not Dreammachines work, they're awfully nice to look at.

Richard Dreyfuss gets a role in a musical and is sent straight to hell.

Using Google to research how language changes now.

Homeless man returns to his high school, poses as a student.

Members may leave piles of books, marked with their names, to which they will be returning in a day or two. Tom Stoppard writes about his favorite library.

Teen goths steal bones from graveyard, community upset over "gothic beliefs."

Chip and Dale fan fiction. [via waxy]

Pastor sees blue jeans as sign of be-demoning; Christians see SpongeBob as conductor to be-gaying.

Let this kitten clean your screen. Go on.

"[Paul's] the kind of guy who, when he comes to visit, he'll mail pot to himself, from himself. 'That way they know where to find me if they find it!'" And more audio from Amy Sedaris.