Here's Sarah Vowell in a conversation with The Sound of Young America's Jesse Thorn about the history of the annexation of Hawaii. She's explaining how King Kamehameha's son happened to be dismantling Hawaii's old religion, at the same time the first American missionaries were on their way to the islands ( Read more... )

I know I have some Star Trek fans on my flist, and some art fans as well, so I'm pimping something that's the best of both worlds: gorgeous Star Trek fanart. This is I-want-this-hanging-on-my-wall pretty.

It's a painting by lymanalpha of Spock and Uhura (reboot) done in the art deco style of Tamara de Lempicka. Click here or on the preview below to go to ( Read more... )