- GQ hits China. This could be so good, or so lame.
- When stars go to die. (Real stars.)
- It came from the sky: falling ice chunks.
- The BBC asks: Who is Neil Armstrong? American Hero.
- Apollo gadgets. Why are all the space news and Apollo commemorations coming from the UK?
- The Chinese government is laying the smack down once more no the Uighurs. The who?! An FYI about some of the major ethnic groups in China.
- French tourists suck. Didn't know there was something worse than stupid, but apparently it's arrogance.
- Larry King interviews MJ's doctor, and a journalist calls him out for doing a shitty job. Since when was Larry King a good interviewer? He doesn't prepare and prides himself on his ignorance of the guest and/or topic.
- In light of recent news that science has brought us synthetic sperm, The Times decides to forward 101 reasons why men are still necessary. This list was clearly written by a man as any woman knows most of these things are reasons NOT to have men around.
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. The Catholic Church softens its stance on suicide. It's still a sin so don't kill yourself, but they are now counseling compassion rather than blame. Nice. Now show some compassion for gay people.
- To send your kids to Hogwarts or not to send your kids to Hogwarts. That is the inane question being bated around on The Times education blog, with links to even more detailed essays on the merits, and demerits, of said education. Most of the time my thesis makes me want to kick things, but at least I'm not writing about wizarding pedagogy.
I just discovered the Soul Train channel on Youtube, and it's one of the most brilliant things, ever. Awesome clothes, awesome hair, awesome dancing, but most of all, awesome voices. This is playing right now.
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