If you listen to podcasts, check out the four-part Charles Darwin special on Melvyn Bragg’s BBC show In Our Time. There will be plenty more fun to be had across the blogosphere to mark Darwin’s bicentennial and the 150th anniversary of his best known book. Tom Levenson will be a great place to start. Also …
Sarah The Governor
Republican hero worship was annoying when they fixated on Saint Ron, and puzzling when they chose George Bush’s least son from a batch that includes Neil. What passes for a shining white knight these days has reached the point that a true friend would stage an intervention. I will illustrate two vids in the news …
Last Chance To Annoy Glenn Reynolds
Pusha-da button for Tbogg. There’s no question that Tbogg is a better blogger than Reynolds, Balloon Juice already won last year, and splitting the vote makes baby jeebus cry. Open thread.
An Unusual Cure For PTSD
This is a cool use of neurobiological common sense. It does, however, run the risk of swamping the VA with veterans suffering a different kind of stubborn memory. There were weeks of my youth when I considered prying the Korobeiniki song out of my head with a sharpened spoon. If you’re desperate, try the Eurythmics.
Open Thread
Dear readers, I did not want to do this, but you have left me with little choice in the matter. Here is what I hoped would happen: I ask you guys to vote for Tbogg. Then unlike all the others, including us, Tbogg’s numbers go up. It’s a simple plan. Judging by the way our …
It Is Apparently That Time Of Year Again
It appears that Balloon-Juice is up for a weblog award again. Some of you may not know why I sat the awards out this year, so let me tell you a story full of sordid maneuvers, backroom deals, tragedy, triumph and innocent victims. You see, at this time last year John had not registered Democratic …
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Open Thread
Dr. Mrs. F and I agree that this from XKCD is spooky accurate. Discuss.