"A duty of love" While he would likely have preferred another date, today seems nevertheless an appropriate day to honor the socialist, union organizer, five time presidential candidate, and hero of at least one famous author: Eugene Victor Debs. (w) more inside

Occult photography as art! The Metropolitan Museum of Art is having an exhibition of old (and fairly new) photographs that purport to show spirits. more inside

Ground control to Major Tom ORBITER is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. more inside

See You in the Funny Papers! Yes, newspaper comics are so-o-o-o last century, and few are older than "Blondie", but that's the point: the strip is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with what must be the most extended mass cross-over of various comic strips ever. more inside

When spinning tire rims just aren't bling enough... Tire Tagz! It has a Z! It is eXtreem!!!!

Eurovision winning songs: all the the kitsch and talent of Eurovision winners going back to 1956. [Each song is streaming/.wma format] more inside

FEMA, so, so, infuriatingly sad. (WM video) "Let me give you just three quick examples. We had Wal-Mart deliver three trucks of water, trailer trucks of water. FEMA turned them back. ...FEMA--we had 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on a Coast Guard vessel docked in my parish. The Coast Guard said, "Come get the fuel right away." When we got there with our trucks, they got a word. "FEMA says don't give you the fuel." Yesterday--yesterday--FEMA comes in and cuts all of our emergency communication lines. They cut them without notice. Our sheriff, Harry Lee, goes back in, he reconnects the line. He posts armed guards on our line and says, "No one is getting near these lines." Sheriff Harry Lee said that if America--American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be in this crisis". Testimony from Aaron Broussard president of Jefferson Parish in New Orleans. At the end of the clip, he tells another story that just breaks the heart. There's just nothing else to say.

Kanye West is Mad at George Bush Kanye West blasts the president while Mike Myers looks on awkwardly during Friday's live benefit aired on NBC. Link opens to video clip.

Open letter from Michael Moore Here

Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot. Man, was that a drag.

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Furious George: CafePress No Longer Does It. CafePress is no longer offering stainless steel travel mugs. Who else offers one-shot custom drinkware? more inside

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Why I Love America

US Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Rehnquist died today. We now have two Supreme Court openings. Who are the front runners? And... get ready for another messy round o' politics! more inside

"It's going to look like Little Somalia" I really didn't want to add to the noise, but this just has to be read and comprehended by as many people as possible: The United States Army is preparing to stage combat operations against "the insurgency" in New Orleans. You know, the citizens who were abandoned by their government to drown, burn, starve, murder one another or otherwise shrivel up and die of some other disaster-related cause. (link via boingboing) more inside

Louisiana's wetlands - gone with the water. An October 2004 National Geographic article on Louisiana's disappearing coastal marshes, and how that could lead to the destruction and flooding of the city in a hurricane. more inside

Curious George: Donating Money for Katrina relief. There are so many organizations out there collecting. Would I be better off donating smaller amounts to several of them, or is there one organization that is worthy of everything I want to donate? Where would a donation best be served? Red Cross? Habitat for Humanity? So many to choose from...

Something Awful staggers back, well, not quite. Richard "Lowtax" Whateverhislastnameis shares the supportive e-mails he's recieved. more inside

Jessica Alba's A** in "I Dream of Jeannie" Remake? The lovely Miss Alba's posterior is discussed, as are the rumors that she may appearin a "I Dream of Jeannie" remake. Yes, master.

Only New Zealand could bring us the Fartaphone The Fartaphone fart recording key chain. Drop your guts into the pocket sized air biscuit recorder and play the roar from the rear right back. Now you need never lament the loss of a lort, window rattler or honker, as the Fartaphone saves your trouser twangs and guffs for posterity. From frits to flutter blasts, the Fartaphone is your botty burp's best friend. Rumblers, room-clearers, rip-snorters, pocket-frogs, chuffs, beefers and parps, the Fartophone can capture the lot.

The "Renegade" Bus - the first bus of refugees to arrive at the AstroDome in Houston - driven by a young man who picked up strangers to save - mostly children. Amazing photos from slight clutter at flickr. Buses that were still in the city. more inside