Celebrating the 3700 Who Didn't Die As we un-eagerly await the death toll from the KatrinaFema Disaster to rise, let's look back nostalgicly at the only disaster where the death toll dropped by more than half. Here's a serious analysis of why it happened. There were some intentional hoaxes, but mostly confirming the death claims was "labor intensive". more inside

BBC: Has Katrina Saved American Journalism? The BBC notices that in the aftermath of Katrina, American journalists are asking the tough questions. And about bloody time, too. more inside

Ab Fab Cantab Confab Cambridge Meetup... details within more inside

The art of the creative short circuit

Temporary homes for dogs and cats displaced by Katrina; they say they'll transport them to you, ANYWHERE! I've heard it reported that the ASPCA has a million dollars allocated for this creature rescue mission, and I bet people are probably volunteering to transport the critters far and wide should you be able to take them in. more inside

Pandora radio. Based on the Music Genome Project, enter something you like and a custom station explores more stuff you'll like, kinda like they can hear the music in your head...

The Oculas
Light adjustment through a complete spectrum of hues and brightness levels, built-in massage chair, surround-sound system, flat-panel video screen, DVD, video gaming, internet, all controlled by an interactive touch screen. I think it needs a serving hatch because I'm not coming out to cook.

Barbecuing For Cancer

Marie Antoinette Redux Audio link. Barbara Bush showing her "compassionate conservatism" regarding the Katrina survivors that were shipped to Texas. The hubris of this family is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Donate your time to Katrina victims. From this blog entry: "...an interesting and important tech project: building a single database to resolve the dozens of “people missing” and “people safe” databases that have appeared on the web in the past week. If you’re searching for a missing friend or loved one .... you currently need to check dozens of online databases. If this project succeeds, there will be a single database that resolves all the outstanding information." more inside

"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