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It was inevitable: McCain and Obama stage a Dance-Off (Happy Friday!)

And you can ****ing well keep her. Peaches Geldof, spawn of Sir Bob, has moved to America. And written a beautiful article all about it for a fashion mag. The comments are a joy. more inside

Moving the Earth: a planetary survival guide. [Via]

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US Presidential Race as D&D Game

Anonymous, George: Daddy's Girl. Five years ago, my sister married. Both she and her husband have strong personalities, although his is more overt, and hers subtle. A year and a half ago, they had a baby girl. They both love the baby girl. Baby girl is growing up, and knows how to work it, especially on her daddy. Things are complicated by the fact that in their household, it seems that daddy always gets to be the good cop, and mommy has to be the bad cop. more inside

The Modern Cat Because cats are better than dogs and deserve cool stuff. We all know dogs are lovely too...

The Unemployed Philosophers' Guild has many enjoyable trinkets. My birthday's coming up, and it's not too late to get me a light-up "Starry Night" pillowcase and a couple Will-To-Power Bars, KTHNXBY.

Missing: Mister Rogers' shoe. One of Mister Rogers' sneakers was stolen from the Louisiana Children's Museum on Saturday, but has now been returned. The theft was committed by a student of Tulane Law School, whose Vice-Dean sent out a nasty note, which didn't remind people not to steal stuff, let alone the stuff of Mister Rogers, but to not post bad publicity to the internettes. So, you know, pass it along.

O Hai! I Has An STD Naow. You Mights Too! KTHXBY Break that awkward news via special emails! Apols for the tinyurl - it's from http://medicine.plosjournals.org

Yes, a SLYT music video. But watch this and tell me you don't want to be there playing with them. more inside

Borneo's Moment of Truth: "The majestic forests are vanishing in smoke and sawdust, but there's still hope for the island's fabled biodiversity—if the palm oil rush can be slowed."

HAY GUYS SOME PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE BEST KEY ON THE KEYBOARD DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT (HINT: IT'S WHAT JESUS WOULD DO IF HE WAS AWESOME) YEAH THAT'S RIGHT IT'S THE CAPS LOCK KEY AND THIS IS ITS MOST SACRED DAY. more inside

Curious George: Indian wedding present protocol What does one get as a wedding gift for an Indian friend and co-worker? American-style nuptual gifting is generally solved with a "where are they registered?" question to a member of the bridal party. I don't know anybody in the party to which this question could be put, but we're friendly enough I'd like to get them something. more inside

The Great War made even GREATER! Some chaps have come up with this horrid little number, wherein you command some Tommies in the trenches. Accurately enough, scores of men are lost before you learn the simplest of lessons, like "stay in the trench". Right. Let's get this nasty business with the Kaiser all sorted, show him wot's wot, and we can all be home in time for Christmas and sticky pudding! Up we go, men! [Taken from the bloody Huns over on their Blue Danube.][Some sort of Prussian Flash-business, I expect.]

Drive-thru voting. For when you want to exercise your franchise and throw the bums out, but not get your fat ass out of the car to do it. more inside

A more fearsome saber-toothed cat.

40 Creative Lamp Designs (via StumbleUpon) more inside

Lucian Freud's portrait of Francis Bacon sold today for rather less than expected. Bacon painted Freud many times. The Tate has an interactive exhibition on Bacon. Here's some Freud to balance things a bit.