Curious George: Domain Renewal Has anyone had a domain expire? Did you get it back? If so, how? more inside

Al-Gonzo Reveals BushCo "Accidentally" Spied on Your Email. Yes, Al-Gonzo ("the Torture Guy") testified under oath spun yarns to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. You may have heard that you may have been spied on without a warrant, and that they intend to keep doing it. If you're worried that maybe the POTUS has gone to far, you may not want to read the article on Halliburton's Detention Centers for Homeland Security (NYT, reg. req.), which after all, are for "Immigrants". Not You. *wink* *wink* more inside

Plantains! Me like Plantains! You like plantains?! Here a thread be to plantains!

How Long? How Often? A summary of sex surveys and reports. The most orgasms they recorded in an hour for a woman is a staggering 134, while the best men could do was 16. Any similarities to a post on MeFi is totally coincidence. This has never happened to me before, baby.

Puppy Bowl II: The Cutening At last, with the beginning of the new year, fans from all over gather in front of the magic box to witness the culmination of what has to have been one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. Yes Puppy Bowl will inspire, delight, and awe as this year's Players vie for the coveted MVP status. Did we mention that the underlying fuction is to promote Pet Adoption and Awareness? more inside

26-foot crap. Y'know - art. via memepool more inside

Noam Chomsky As interviewed in The Irish Times. "States don’t seek security, they seek power. And the effort to extend power can increase insecurity." via linkfi

Psst . . . Wanna See An Exploding UFO? Shhhhhhhhh!! . . . Riiiiight.

Every Vote in Congress since 1991 Wonky for a Friday, I know, but this site from the Washington Post is pretty cool if you want to look at US congressional votes. Broken down by representative, senator, state, bill, and - yes - astrological sign. Yes, i fucking got it from MeFi more inside

Pretty Pictures of Things Blowed Up Real Good by Ivan Minic, from Belgrade ostensibly. via Das Blu

The Impeachment of George W. Bush An article by Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman who sat on the Nixon impeachment proceedings. She has an eerie feeling of deja vu. *sigh* via MeFi

Music Search Thingy Enjoy it while it lasts. via J-Walk

Project Gutenberg has Audiobooks Previously mentioned here more inside

Judge Alito's Confirmation Hearings Live drama available via webcast on the linked site, or Here at NPR. More News at the NYT. more inside

Lou Rawls has passed away. The Man Frank Sinatra said had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game." His smoky-smooth soulful voice, recorded over a prolific career, will be missed.

Bush's Shadow War A Salon article by Sidney Blumenthal which suggests that Bush & Co. have been up to more than just secretly spying on civilians and "renditions". Maybe the people on the inside are getting nervous too . . . more inside

Bush campaign to donate Abramoff contributions Speaker Hastert, Rep. DeLay to also donate money from lobbyist Yes Slushfans it's time to disavow any knowledge of Abramoffgate! Read the charges! Eat to the beat of big money talking! And don't forget! "It was an in-kind contribution, and it was an oversight that it wasn't reported, but we are taking steps to correct that" Whew!

The Top 10 Weirdest Case Mods via everybody today

Reuters 2005 Here (Because the URL is over 140 characters, the "URL" in the post new thread wouldn't take it. Dude, check out Courtney Love! (second from last) shamelessly lifted from Le Bleu

Have A Very Beatle Christmas! dig all of the lads' Christmas recordings, previously available only to fan club members. (Dig the green vinyl "Merry Xmas" 45 too!). But, in case you thought this Christmas season couldn't get any more special - Relive one of the most baffling specials of all time, the Star Wars Christmas special! more inside