Taking the Local out of Local Reporting A Pasadena, CA website is now outsourcing their local news reporting to India. Apparently saving money by having people report from half a world away will raise the quality of their journalism?

Tales of the Plush Cthulhu

A tribute to Gilles Villeneuve. It was twenty-five years ago that the racing legend was killed during qualifying at Zolder.

Save Pooky! A charming adventure game - puzzles to solve and keys to find. From Wortel Drie, a Netherlands site that has lots of interesting stuff. Via Ample Sanity

Mickey Mouse lookalike directs kids to fight the U.S. and Israel more inside

Gaelic psalm singing Yale music professor Willie Ruff thinks it might be the roots of gospel music in America. Whatever the truth of that, it's one of the most glorious sounds on God's good earth, a profound spiritual happening.