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Defense Department Opposed Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment
I'm an old, old, old, school girl SNL fan, back when Al was a writer. I've been following this dude for about thirty years now, and I'm always interested to see where he's going. But even without him, I would be interested in this story. What he's proposing seems common sense and yet ( Read more... )

I'll be honest. Since leaving my son in Portland, I haven't kept up with current events. A post at Boing Boing caught my attention:

The idea of blowing bits of the moon up bothers me, because I believe that the moon is not ours to blow up. Blasting synthetic craters on the lunar surface for the purpose of finding water or habitable land -- which ( Read more... )

I haven't done one of these in a while, so I think I'm long over due. Plus, I've found many a great thing on the Internets today.

First off is a new movie trailer (I have been watching far too many lately). What can I say? I'm a sucker for Hugh Grant movies. He's a guilty pleasure.

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This is very big on the Twitter and web. If you haven't seen ( Read more... )

Today's linkage:

Yes, I Suck: Self-Help Through Negative Thinking
"A study just published in the journal Psychological Science says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are."
I never wanted to try to be Happy Sally because I knew it would just be one more thing ( Read more... )

I love this. And everyone should be forced to watch it.

So, watch it now. Right now.

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Help! My brain's on fire! FIRE!

More of London from Above, at Night - stunningly beautiful photos

Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest - How cool is that?

Pictures from WWII faded into Modern Pictures - truly amazing to see.

The Most Awesome Science Video About DNA Ever Made

Italian Job conundrum is 'solved' - I love the kids' solutions. I love that kids have watched this movie!

Commentary: Sasha's smile could be a guide to our future - just some nice commentary

Instant Messages Reveal Relationship Health - this is what I hate about science: 70 couples studied and some sort of determination can be made. How? In ( Read more... )