Humanicide: a 21st century risk profile for humanity which uses the symbolism of the Fisher King. [By and via I-Merge.]

Cornel West: November 2001 (RealAudio). The most important words I heard spoken in the month after September 11. The end not of American innocence -- America has never been innocent. No, what struck me was: This is the end of America's adolescence. more inside

Curious George: Personal Wiki? I really, really like the Wiki editor and would like to adapt it for my web server for personal essays, book reviews, etc. Unlike traditional date-based blogs, Wiki maps out content to static URLs, which helps organize things and is great for Google spidering. I'm so tiring of cobbling up and uploading HTML pages by hand! Can anyone recommend one of these Wiki clones or some other option for 'tiny footprint' personal use?

Guide to Bach.

Cosby: "It was the white man who got the word from somebody who was there, who called the white man, who put it in the white paper, which is called the Washington Post."
A bit of lukewarm newsfilter, but very interesting: Tavis Smiley interviews Bill Cosby about his comments at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

Snippets of Stanley. Yes, that is one guitar player.

Nothing like confusing propaganda! Bush's latest ad against the left features Moore, Dean, and Gore spliced with footage of Hitler, most likely to ridicule the left's supposed comparisons of Bush to him. Which side is really taking this a step too far? [ad under heading "Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed" in MPEG or Real]