Its still sinking in that Martin Gardner has died. I read a lot of his stuff in my youth (thanks to my Dad) and I'm confident he affected my thinking in ways that I don't really recognize as from him anymore. Thanks Martin. Have a happy towel day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7652889/Baby-that-survived-botched-abortion-was-rejected-for-cleft-lip-and-palate.html

I've become pretty impressed by Reihan over the last year. Always something interesting to say.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-04-22/sorry-were-still-doomed/full/

http://reason.com/blog/2010/04/19/progressive-history-101-minus

http://www.theconglomerate.org/2010/04/one-law-professor-who-did-see-it-coming.html

"Somehow, by taking off the processed-food bread, KFC made this thing look deadly."

http://www.salon.com/food/francis_lam/2010/04/12/kfc_double_down_taste_test/index.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903261.html

Done through the lens of the Obama administration.

Worth reading. It puts into words a few things I've been very critical of instinctively, such as the presumption of what is rational or irrational. My sense has been most of the recommendations from 'Nudge' actually end up reducing the ability of people to make rational decisions for themselves.

I'm not sure if I can put context to this article succinctly, but this is kind of a big deal.

http://www.physorg.com/news190027752.html

Drawing a distinction between unpaid internships at for-profit organizations and unpaid internships at other organizations is brain-damaged dumb. If its exploitation, then its exploitation.

This little bear thinks its not exploitation at all.