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Tuesday, August 23, 2005


Here and there...


Judge Richard Posner's recent essay about the nature of the press in the NY Times Book Review certainly peeved the right people -- starting with the Times' own editor Bill Keller -- judging by the letters they wrote in response.


Lava sledding returns to Hawaii. Just in time, it'll be a way to get around after they put their new price controls on gasoline in September.


A whole exciting new future for television -- starting with porn, no doubt.


The New York Sun is keeping all its articles about the AirAmerica scam on one web page.


Did you ever want to learn to yodel? Well, now you can online -- and graduate with a Certificate of Yodelology.


Military science marches on, now wearing combat underpants (illustrated!).
"The term 'go commando' will probably now disappear," said Colonel Silas Suchanek, who led the team responsible for procuring the equipment.