8 November 2006

  • Rumsfeld resigns, to be replaced by former CIA chief Robert Gates; Montana is called for Democrat Tester.
  • The official "Rumsfeld Rules," pragmatic advice from the man himself on how to survive in Washington [PDF].
  • The Democracy Now interview with Bernie Sanders, the first socialist ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
  • Profile of Shirley Phelps-Roger, as dedicated as her father to blaming gays for the death of troops.
  • Can you remember the names of 365 people you've met and write exactly 40 words about them?
  • Do for your favorite movies what karaoke did for your favorite songs.
  • Change may be sweeping across the nation, but not in the chromosomes of those who read you your news.
  • "Never say never" captures the prevailing cultural mood when it comes to cosmetic surgery: celebrity refuseniks, such as Diane Keaton, are the oddballs.
  • Following up on the Chicago man who set himself on fire, as originally reported in the Sun-Times.
  • Democrats take House of Representatives, several governor seats, and may win the Senate.
  • Democrats Clinton, Spitzer, Cuomo, and Hevesi handily take New York.
  • Menendez wins New Jersey, and Lieberman wins without a party.
  • Op: Now that we need the Democrats' plan, their lack of witty sound clips seems worrying.
  • Virginia adds ban on same-sex unions to its constitution, with approval or support from many other states.
  • Schwarzenegger: "You know I love doing sequels."
  • The best moments of yesterday's cable-news coverage. See also, blooper reel of polling disasters.
  • World's top voice-over artists describe what it's like, say, to translate Eddie Murphy into Hindi.
  • Having trouble writing concise emails? Try taking Abraham Lincoln's advice.
  • Anderson Cooper belongs in many places, but not on an ankle next door to Regis.
  • So they're going to hang Saddam--how do hangings work again?
  • "Shake-It-Like-Shakira" shaking it all the way to court.
  • Greer: Now that we have 830 Wonders of the World, shouldn't every location deserve a "World Heritage Site" plaque?
  • Love The Office U.S.A.? Love The Office U.K.? Enter the boxing ring with The Office vs. The Office.
  • Late-'90s Internet celebrity Mahir Cagri hates Borat for "stealing my character and giving bad message to U.S.A. people."
  • Top web companies' page-view rank compared to their number of employees.
  • Reasons to oppose eating fish in 2048, and, while we're at it, perhaps kill the Finnish.
  • Rock stars love playing Guitar Hero, too, but just do so on exceedingly expensive flatscreen TVs.
  • Attention groupies: Toss those saline bags, because silicone implants are back, baby!
  • Album cover spoofs, goofs, tributes, send ups, near misses and coincedences [sic].
  • A fine way to utilize your office's color printer and nice scissors. See also, the paper sculptures of Danish artist Peter Callesen.
  • Once again you can sign up to receive Stanford's pseudo-Strand editions of Holmes stories.
  • Street artist MOMO tags the width of Manhattan.
  • Photo gallery of many uses for the motorscooter in Vietnam.
  • When the presence of a doorbell isn't enough and instructions are deemed necessary.
  • A palindrome for all occasions.
  • For $75, your ad can be read aloud during the performance of Mounds View High School's It's a Wonderful Life.