6 January 2006

  • New York's currently: ready to push the radiator out the window
  • 130 Iraqis killed in suicide attacks on Thursday; Shiites want retribution, blame the U.S.
  • Pat Robertson doesn't get shy about suggesting God had a hand in Sharon's stroke.
  • If Sharon dies, who will lead the new centrist movement?
  • Abramoff money is being returned or redirected to charities in droves.
  • Third person dies in Turkey from bird flu.
  • How to ask for a better cappuccino from your local Starbucks.
  • Bush and former administration officials have pleasant photo op, unpleasant words.
  • Nobody buys music in southern California, where independent record stores are shuttering one after another.
  • Miners' families receive final notes from their loved ones.
  • Proof that what you always knew was true: Cats are more evolved than us.
  • Discovering the 18-year-old Tony Blair: "I think we felt he copied Mick Jagger so brilliantly that he became Mick Jagger. His whole appearance, demeanor, and desire suggested he wanted to be a rock star."
  • Sarah Hepola sits down with her parents to review the year's most popular music.
  • The journal Science will retract a faked stem cell article.
  • Art corner: paintings of bicycles, Yngwie Malmsteen fan art.
  • Ways you can entrap those who might steal your copyrighted material.
  • The best in "outsider" music from 2005.
  • As a Christian I obviously love God, he's brilliant... The very extraordinary Amazon reviews of Noel Hurley.
  • Many, many people on the internet say this is the best blonde joke ever--yes, many, many people say exactly that.
  • Sometimes all it takes is a look at a seriously bad tattoo to make you feel that much better about yourself.
  • Downloadable audio of some the world's earliest recordings.