• Kite Aerial Photography

    From the wonderful ResearchBuzz, we have this interesting link to a gallery of photos taken from a kite. Tara Calishain, the brain behind ResearchBuzz writes: “Yes, they take pictures out of planes, but did you know they take pictures from kites, too? Scott Haefner’s got a whole site to prove… Listen ⇢

  • Freedom of Speech?

    The banning of Linda Ronstadt from the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas for her praise of Michael Moore from the stage is just the latest attack on free speech by media brokers on the right. Earlier this month here in the Midwest, a movie chain has refused to show Fahrenheit… Listen ⇢

  • Art Fair

    Here in Ann Arbor it’s art fair weekend, an event you either dread or love. For those of you who don’t know the Ann Arbor art fairs, there are four concurrent fairs that take over all of both the “adult” and “student” downtown areas of town. Ann Arbor has a… Listen ⇢

  • The Washington Monthly

    Some Arnold stats from the LA Times via The Washington Monthly: Total dollar amount of the 2003-04 budget signed by ex-Gov. Gray Davis: $99.1 billion. Total amount of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first budget after promising to shrink government: $103 billion. ….Number of employees on Gov. Schwarzenegger’s staff who make $100,000… Listen ⇢

  • Hubble Wallpaper

    Looking for some cool and otherworldly images to use for your desktop wallpaper? Then head over to Hubble Wallpaper and get some amazing photos from the Hubble Space Telescope formatted to fit your computer desktop. Listen ⇢

  • Minister of Fear

    From Caleb we have a link to this absolutely brilliant animated comic from Mark Fiore, a San Francisco cartoonist and animator. You *have* to see this one (requires Flash).   Listen ⇢

  • The Agronomist

    Last night I was deeply moved by the Jonathan Demme documentary, The Agronomist. The story of the slain Haitiian journalist, freedom fighter and operator of Radio Haiti Jean Dominique, Demme began filming Dominique in 1986 during his first exile from Haiti. As the owner and operator of his nation’s oldest… Listen ⇢

  • Postponing the Election?

    Why does it not suprise me that the Bush administration is talking about postponing the election in the event of a terrorist attack? Why does it not surprise me that the place you read about this first is the BBC? Listen ⇢

  • On the ball

    From caleb we a link to this wonderfully written piece about an event in the life of The Squirrelly. Listen ⇢

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