Headlines from August 21, 2008

Taliban-coordinated suicide bomb attack kills 60 at Pakistan's largest military ordinance plant.
Gorbachev: "The Russian leadership is in a strong enough position domestically; it did not need a little victorious war."
Op: How air-conditioning is to blame for the rise of the Bush administration.
Ahmadinejad is so good for Israel, Mossad couldn't have done better, says former Mossad chief.
By maintaining the status quo, a different kind of apocalypse, the slow-motion kind, is now upon us. Writing from 2016, a futurologist reflects on his 2008 predictions.
Obama and Pepsi share some strong affinities--most strikingly, their logos.
How Jerome Corsi became the court bard of the conservatives, again.
Todd Levin finishes his video-game console series today; see all past episodes here.
The evolutionary advantages of wearing mascara.
The Lost Formats Preservation Society.
Protecting pacemakers from hackers.
Print for the commute: From 1978, profile of Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records.
Celebrating last-place finishes at the Olympics.
Great Olympic moments on YouTube; Olympic village made from 140,000 cards.
"I feel threatened from the East, and I don't regret the decision." Russian aggression changes Polish attitudes toward the missile shield.
Op: The Bush administration has long held that the shield was for Iran; this hasty move confirms Putin's suspicions.
Obama, McCain's tax plans both hold past party lines; the argument now is how each would affect the current economy.
New election poll shows candidates in a dead heat--Obama's six points have shrunk to three.
Michael Moore's six easy steps the Democrats can take to lose the election.
Cultural change of this magnitude doesn't occur until millions of people come to a consensus that it is needed, and it's not about race or ethnicity. Thinkers place Obama in the context of U.S. history.
Sullivan: According to the Bush administration's standards, McCain wasn't tortured.
McCain's official blogger continues to lambast Obama's Dungeons & Dragons demographic.
U.S., Iraqi negotiators reach deal: Troops will depart cities by next summer, Iraq in 2011.
Labord's chameleon swims better than Phelps, has the lifespan of a butterfly, can teach us much about biological longevity.
The art of the con relies on the reflexivity and necessity of trust.
To me, that magic resonates strongly with my conservative nature. Opping on the politics of the Beatles' magical music.