Crack Babies Talk Back: how the media created a powerful myth, what science is learning now, and (most importantly) what happened to a few of the children behind it. more inside

The Dull Men's Club - it's ok to be dull.

A human face of religious conservatism - a post on ideology, religion and conservatism, from someone who knows both sides of the American cultural divide. (via mefi) more inside

Floys

[via viewropa]

Canada's burning - Media myths about universal health coverage.

How to Speak like a Cape Bretoner

Letterboxing with Mark and Sue , including a trip to Dartmoor, where letterboxing first started in 1854. Thus I glimpsed into the intriguing World of Letterboxing.

I eat books - a fascinating personal blog of reading, from Weird Tales to Vanity Fair.

Devoter - support this new blog. A politics oriented community weblog. more inside

Canadafilter: minority government - So with the opening of Parliament, and the reading of the Throne Speech (realplayer), apparently there may be a threat to the minority Liberal government, but I can't find any news as to whether the non-confidence vote is going forward or not. more inside

Furious George: how to destroy A&E? I really enjoyed the BBC miniseries about "Charles II: the power and the passion", called "The Last King" (inaccurate title) in North America, and so when I saw the DVD at my local store, I got it (hey, when you feel like an Exclusion Crisis, you need an Exclusion Crisis). Only when I got home, I realised that the number of minutes sounded low. more inside

Terry Pratchett archive - this show is now closed, but this is at least a little taste of what was there. Now I just have to think of some spurious yet essential research to give me an excuse to go play in the new Colin Smythe - Terry Pratchett archive.

Viewropa - a new blog for views on Europe. Insprired by this askmeta thread, and going on with this wiki, some of the Euro (and Euro watching) mefites and lurkers have thought to create a new 'filter for European politics and culture. (The look is still just the first mock-up - snazzy design's by mefi's taz are being voted on right now, and will appear soon.)

Academic fashion, or lack thereof. I think my section was beginning to get suspicious when I wore the same thing every time - now they know it's the only decent clothing I own. [via A&L daily]

Creative misuse and abuse of musical tools From early electronica to tape music and musique concr more inside

Classic and not so classic US TV themes. Bad design, fun music.

London gets an alternative newspaper - The Line, shamelessly stolen from flashboy's blog, who claims to write for it, or something - maybe he covers the Banana beat.

We make our decisions and we stick to them - a social psychologist talks about cognitive dissonance. [first link LAtimes, reg req'd] more inside

Red Elvises - Kick Ass Rock'n'Roll from Siberia. If only to hear "Everybody, shake your body" sung to the tune of the Volga Boatman's song. Mp3's here. more inside

Aziz and his amazing Freedom Box. See it in action [Quicktime] as Aziz escapes nuclear holocaust and gets annoyed at the misplaced Trivial Pursuit. [via metafilter]