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From the Columbia Journalism Review: Why Bush Won and Why Kerry Won

From Strange Horizons: The Great Old Pumpkin by John Aegard and Prisoners of Uqbaristan by Chris Nakashima-Brown

From Google: A “cheat sheet” full of advanced search tips

From some guy who learned it the hard way, but didn’t let it destroy him: A Survival Guide to Homelessness

Spicklefoot!

I wish The Borowitz Report had an RSS feed, so I wouldn’t forget to check it. This is great stuff:

STEINBRENNER ACQUIRES NUCLEAR WEAPON
Trades Alex Rodriguez to Kim Jong-Il

KERRY RIPPED BY SWIFT BOAT LESBIANS FOR TRUTH
Gay Daughters of Boat Vets Unleash Attack Ads

POLL: AMERICANS EVENLY DIVIDED OVER WHICH POLL THEY BELIEVEGallup, Zogby in ( Read more... )

James Wolcott on Bill O’Reilly:
But overall this sexual harassment suit portrays an O'Reilly who is far more receptive, adventurous, and generously attentive to a woman's needs than his crusty image. "If I have to go down, I'm willing to do it," he told Regis and Kelly, expanding his sexual repertoire even further.

And Wonkette:
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I figure about half the people on my Friends page are going to link to this over the next week or so. Fellowship 9/11, Michael Moore visits Middle Earth. It starts out pretty well, the first five minutes or so are pretty funny. Then the writer decides to put more effort into sliming Moore than in exploring his own comedic premise. (Why oil instead ( Read more... )

Only one man can play George W Bush. And it ain’t Timothy Bottoms. (via Ceej)

Since today is National Coming Out Day, I thought you all should know: I’m a fat, bald science-fiction nerd.

“Is Google HQ on fire right now?”

The Central Intelligence Agency has announced the impending publication of Alternate Iraqs, an anthology of alternate history stories based around the Middle Eastern nation. Among the stories confirmed for inclusion are Harry Turtledove’s “Points of Light”, in which aliens invade during the Gulf War of 1991, SM Sterling’s “A Highway Worse than ( Read more... )