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May 24, 2004

Oh that Chalabi. What a rascal.
The Jesus Landing Pad. Bush administration alters mideast policy to correctly align with second-coming-of-you-know-who. . . . they object on the grounds that all of Old Testament Israel belongs to the Jews. Until Israel is intact and Solomon's temple rebuilt, they believe, Christ won't come back to earth. more inside
Curious George: Ever lived on a commune? Communes or intentional communities have been around for a long time and have fascinated me from a distance. East Wind just celebrated thirty years (Via BoingBoing) and it's one of quite a few that I didn't know were thriving. Anybody had direct experience with something like this? more inside
Curious George: Why all the photos? I asked this question in this thread but thought I'd cast a wider net. Why are there SO many photos of the Iraq prisoner abuse that occured at Abu Ghraib? more inside
The web shredder
Andy Kaufman is still dead. Your weird press release update.
Curious George: So how old are you really? a comment from languagehat made me realize that some of my perceptions on the age range here are a wee bit off - for some reason i tend to assume that most people here are around the same age as me, which more often than not turns out to be untrue. so, in an effort to get a more accurate picture of the age range, without actually being indelicate enough to just bluntly ask for the number, please give me a clue, like, say, an important world event that happened when you were in high school, or some such. come on, spill it... more inside
The World Stephen Glover, one of the three founders of the British newspaper, the Independent is planning on starting The World, 'an "upmarket" daily devoted as much to good writing as to making sure that stories about celebrities and furry animals do not make headlines'. more inside
Cubic Eye 3D user interface and tools. via BBspot.
A tour of Iceland with the poetry of Jonas Hallgrimsson.
Sears and the Mail-Order Home. Sears, Roebuck sold EVERYTHING---including complete Ready-To-Assemble Houses-- by MAIL. Click on the "Images" section for a veritable encyclopedia of early mid-century tract design. If you had $934, you had the American Dream...
High Quality Football Logos! .Download 'em! Collect 'em! (...and I don't even LIKE football! But I do like these logos).
Finding the energy within