I love it when my side is right!
An article that outlines how multiple indicators of economic health have improved with Democratic presidencies and declined with Republican presidencies since WWII. (Lots of good stats for you academic types.)
An electron microscope image of a spider’s spinneret. Fascinating.
Hello, all. I am traveling to Morocco, Tunisia, and Sicily next month. I have an aquaintance, Ahmed, who lives in Tunis, with whom I have been corresponding regarding my itenerary. He is going to show us around the city, drive us to our next city, and arrange for “cultural events.” I would like to bring him a gift from the U.S. for his generosity. He is intently interested in politics and international diplomacy.
I am trying to think of a gift that would be very American. Ideas?
So this is basically the scariest thing i’ve ever seen relating to copyright laws and their abuse.
Happy Monday!
http://www.bestofartists.com/creative-sculpture/2008/7/7/you-could-lose-your-rights.html
What if the corporate design process was used to design the stop sign?
Tom Petty, Prince and others play “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Prince’s guitar is doing something other than gentle weeping. He is a bad ass. Can any identify the others?
Gonzo, the new Hunter S. Thompson doc is out in Larryville today. In honor of him and of alupa, I submit the following:
Thompson’s 9/11 response.
I can always look at the older pictures of hunter and imagine a crazy-old dude, younger pictures of him always kind of freak me out.
Of “I want my MON-EY” fame? The little girl cursing at Will Ferrell?
Well here’s the second installment, “Good Cop, Baby Cop.”