http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnL07870114.html

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( Not even once or twice. The Weasel does not like it, and teasing is not nice. )

"The simple answer is that the Republicans are far more competent than the Democrats when it comes to election fraud ( Read more... )

Some days I'm the liberal boss trying to be a nice guy, and some days I'm Bartleby the scrivener. Why do we live in a tangle of alienation, stupidity, and buttheadedness ( Read more... )

...And the world remains an entertainingly weird place: Counterfeit Disneyland in Beijing

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Black Snake MoanI went to this frankly expecting to see a kinky art-house flick, like House of Yes, or maybe even Secretary. It was stunning, amazing, and funny; and somehow makes what sounds like an exploitation film spiritually refreshing. Samuel Jackson, Christina Ricci, S. Epatha Merkerson (from Law and Order), and some guy named Timberlake. ( Read more... )

Astronomers map the invisible Dark Matter. Oooh, spooky.

U. of Edinburgh mad scientist announces Maxwell's Demon.
"Now I want you to separate all the blue molecules from the red ones."
"Yesss, Massterrrr."

And finally,
A George Mason University chemistry professor has won a $1 million engineering prize for developing a simple and inexpensive ( Read more... )

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board wants you to learn to relax and love warrantless surveillance.

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