29 September 2006

  • New York's currently: mostly harmless
  • Senate OKs new detainee bill, the one that excludes many rights already guaranteed under the U.S. legal system.
  • In Baghdad, knowing how to switch your religion can save your life.
  • Colorado high school shooter identified as a 53-year-old drifter, unknown to locals.
  • Collection plate tempts Florida priest to steal more than $8 million; California church opts for "Giving Kiosks."
  • Two million frequent flyer miles gets you a trip into space, at least once they get those spaceships built.
  • I don't like coinage. We've made all this progress. I don't need to go back to the goddamned Roman times. An interview with Mr. PC, John Hodgman.
  • The only way they could drag this Danish princess back to Russia was over her cold, dead body.
  • Will the real Paul Vance, composer of "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," please stand up?
  • "did you have fun at your conference... what do you want for your birthday coming up... what stuff do you like to do." Congressman creepy. Seriously seriously creepy.
  • Rosecrans Baldwin sneaks a peek at Dubya's diary.
  • Relations between Georgia and Russia on the rocks as five arrested on espionage charges.
  • Thai kick-boxing substantially more intense than Thai Bo.
  • "I am seeking a new position as i have recently been laid." Cover letter mistakes to avoid.
  • Inspiration for lunch, but only if you like meat.
  • Sarah Hepola on the week in web-video celebrity sightings, in today's Digest.
  • Rare Bill Watterson comics; Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke in 500 words or less.
  • Does a bear leave its waste in the woods? More like, does a bear contaminate our drinking water?
  • Old goths don't think new goths can hold a candle to them--literally, most likely.
  • Length of a woman's ring finger linked to athleticism, general awesomeness.
  • The Baghdad Police College was built so poorly that feces and urine trickle from the ceilings.
  • How to turn your newborn inside-out.