Kenyans Rejoice in Obama Victory
Within minutes, a wave of euphoria--and also some serious reflection--washed across this East African nation, from the iron-sheet shacks of Nairobi's slums to rolling, green western Kenya, where weeks of violence following rigged presidential elections earlier this year left many people deeply pessimistic about ( Read more... )

I've been remarkably unproductive today, in the work sense, but have managed to read a great many interesting articles and stories, even snippets of which were so immensely satisfying that I don't begrudge the work undone and the tasks still remaining ( Read more... )

Another King Arthur script has been picked up for production -- but all is not well in Camelot, apparently:

Galahad portrays King Arthur as an aging, cowardly king, who is murdered by the young and ambitious Queen Guinevere. She blames the crime on Sir Galahad, who must escape this death sentence, vanquish the forces of evil, and return Camelot ( Read more... )

In reference to last night's SPN, clearly Dean's been researching his body language technique:
If you want to persaude a woman, look straight at her.

Heh.

In-process commentary....

( A long and storied career of dumb and crazy )

This weekend, the NYTimes had this recipe for what they claim are "Supernatural Brownies." The recipe seems fairly standard to me, except for the ungodly amounts of butter. I haven't tried making them yet, but as far as I can discern, the only thing supernatural about them is their mystical ability to scare you to death just looking at the fat ( Read more... )

Kripke promises no traumatic cliffhanger this season. Hmph. Didn't he say something similar last year? Not in print, granted, but still...

(Article on SciFi.com. Only vaguely, vaguely spoilery as to the direction of the rest of the season.)

Also, this shirt is now mine. Mmmm, scruffy Papa Winchester.

Do I have the words to express how excited I am to finally have new Supernatural back on my screen? I think not. It mostly involves squeeing, flailing, and making sure the decanter of scotch is within arms-reach. Judging by the E! article phillyexpat sent me, there is going a whole lotta angst in the next few weeks ( Read more... )

freedomfry made me, with her very own hands, my own cunning hat! I will have to take pictures - it's a thing of beauty. (And then I showed Carmen "The Message" so she could understand.)

The Christmas Goat of Gäyle Sweden has survived. And the Times' Lede blog discusses whether burning is rather the point ( Read more... )

Happy Anniversary to freedomfry and J! I highly support the sending of v. silly, noisy e-cards to fill her inbox. (not dirty ( Read more... )