Mind the Gaps: Intelligent design as an answer to all life's great conundrums, from Slate. Grow Some Testables: Intelligent design ducks the rigors of science, from Slate.

The Grip of Gas: Why you'll pay through the nose to keep driving, from Slate.

Spray paint the weapon in this battle: Anonymous vandal obscures cyclists' signs, from The Boston Globe.

Karen Hughes, Stay Home!: What on earth is she doing in the Middle East?, from Slate.

Giant Squid: Don't mess with them, from Slate. Giant Squid, Where Are You?: If they're so big, why can't we find them?, from Slate.

Compared With Their Filmmakers, the Penguins Have It Easy, from The New York Times.

Grizzly Mel, from Manolo's Shoe Blog.

Giant squid caught on film for first time, from BoingBoing.

Peeing statues spell out famous quotes and SMSs in wee, from BoingBoing.

Drug Secrets: What the FDA isn't telling, from Slate.

Wayward moose killed near BHS, from the Burlington Union.

Antiwar Fervor Fills the Streets: Demonstration Is Largest in Capital Since U.S. Military Invaded Iraq, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A. Weekend of Protests Photo Gallery, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A.

A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit, from The New York Times.

Is It Better to Buy or Rent?, from The New York Times.

A Trend So New It's Old: More on the New York Times' career vs. motherhood story, from Slate.

Escape From Houston: How I fled Rita, from Slate. What's Causing All the Traffic in Houston?: Evacuation gridlock and what to do about it, from Slate.

Resolution Revolution: It's finally time to buy an HDTV, from Slate.

How To Monkey With the Web: The software that lets you rewrite your favorite sites, from Slate.

Paging Dr. Welby: The medical sins of Grey's Anatomy, from Slate.

What FEMA Could Learn From Wal-Mart: Less than you think, from Slate.

My Year of Hurricanes: The dramatic rescue of our lost cat from New Orleans, from Slate.

The Missing Link: The president's errant attempt to mix his troubles, from Slate. Shades of bin Laden and Iraq...

Martha's Makeover: She's fantastic on TV. Too bad her apprentices are so loathsome, from Slate.

Customer Service Heaven: An occasional series ferreting out hard-to-find phone numbers, from Slate.

Supersize Strollers Ignite Sidewalk Drama, from The New York Times.

Hurricane Relief? Or a $200,000 Check?: I'd take the check, and so would most of Katrina's victims, from Slate.

The Loot Stops Here: How to stop members of Congress before they spend again, from Slate.

Reinventing Television: We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a Special Report from Jon Stewart, from Wired, courtesy of Mark A.

Rethinking Originalism: Original intent for liberals (and for conservatives and moderates, too), from Slate.

Yes, Martha Fires Someone, but Pink Slip Is Scented, from The New York Times.

You Have Two Cows, from a million places on the Internet.

European jeers, from the Anchorage Daily News, written by my friend Heather. (Scroll to the bottom.)

Bestseller in Mideast: Barbie With a Prayer Mat, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.

Ass Backwards: The media's silence about rampant anal sex, from Slate, courtesy of a guy who probably wants to remain unnamed.

Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back, from The New York Times.

Craving Hyphenated Chinese, from The New York Times.

Weasel-Words Rip My Flesh!: Spotting a bogus trend story on Page One of today's New York Times, from Slate.

Pity the Poor Fiscal Conservative: Because no one else cares if the government busts the budget for Katrina relief, from Slate.

Insensitive Idiots Market Katrina Drink, from AdRants, courtesy of Alison.

Helvetica Kicks Crap Out of Arial, from AdRants, courtesy of Alison.

A Shop for Riders Hooked on Wheels, from The New York Times. Strangely, this was in the auto section. And what's up with the lame headline?

Tax Cuts Weather Storm, from Slate.

Beyond the Astrodome: Helping the evacuees in Houston, from Slate.

Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood, from The New York Times.

The 6 Percent Solution: Skip Real Estate Agents, from The New York Times.

Different Strokes: Pro golf goes transsexual, from Slate.

Pushing Subaru's Buttons: The Four Levels of Stability Control, revealed!, from Slate.

Bush's Second Second Inaugural Address: The president tries to start this term all over again in New Orleans, from Slate.

Jimmy Carter's favorite charity: a wildly expensive way to help small numbers of the non-poor, from The Weekly Standard.

Romney view on bugging stirs responses: FBI rules detailed; Muslims angered, from The Boston Globe.

Moments of Truth: What John Roberts really thinks, from Slate.

Reading Faulkner With Oprah: It's underrated, from Slate.

Vatican bid to find gays in seminary stirs concern, from The Boston Globe.

Mass. Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Ban, from AP, courtesy of Alison.

Everybody Poops, from Wonkette.

Where To Hide From Mother Nature: Wyoming? Nope. West Virginia? Think again, from Slate.

Homeland Security's Lousy Morale: Only the Small Business Administration has unhappier employees, from Slate.

This man almost died because of Bush's FEMA, from the Philadelphia Daily News blog.

An irritating speck?, from Universal Hub. Oh Mitt Romney. Just go home already.

Corruption, from the Interdictor.

Confirmation Report: Oh, the Humanity!, from Slate.

Bi-blog Coverage of the Tennessee State Fair, from Nashville Stitch 'n Bitch. Some of these entries will take your breath away. Creepy dolls, crochet, 9/11 -- need I say more?

Minority Retort: This is your moment, Democrats. Don't blow it, from Slate.

The Worst-Laid Plans: Why was emergency planning so awful?, from Slate.

Comedian David Spade (L) spoofs host Martha Stewart on the set of her nationally syndicated talk show 'Martha'..., from Reuters (photo).

CPAC of the South, from Wonkette. "Today, the New York Times investigates the Christian conservatives' fifth column: Penguins."

Freakonomics: Does the Truth Lie Within?, from The New York Times Magazine.

After the Flood, from This American Life. Definitely worth a listen.

FEMA Director Michael Brown resigns: Chief steps down following removal from role in New Orleans aid effort, from AP, courtesy of Alison.

Remember that Time Anderson Cooper Got Mad?, from Wonkette.

Hack of a Job: The president learns that a good hack is hard to find, from Slate.

Going Courting: How same-sex marriage opponents came to love the courts, from Slate.

Chief Justice Rehnquist's Drug Habit: The man in full, from Slate.

Dispatch From New Orleans: What the rescue workers find, from Slate.

The New College Try: Helping low-income students write their application essays, from Slate.

The Indie Game: The secret to success is a Hollywood star, from Slate.

Whoopsi Gras, from Mark Fiore.

Too Good To Check, from Wonkette, courtesy of Mark A.

WSJ: White rich elude Orleans chaos, don't want poor blacks back, from Raw Story.

Police Trapped Thousands in New Orleans, from Workbench.

FEMA Chief Is Relieved of Storm Duties, from The New York Times.

Enough. It's Over, from Daily Kos.

Physician who told off Cheney lost his home in Katrina, arrested by Cheney's M-16-carrying goons, from OpEd News, courtesy of Josh.

Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans flood superimposed on metro Boston, from the Boston Globe.

Storm Warning: How the flood compromises U.S. foreign policy, from Slate.

Dangling Man: Michael Brown twists slowly in the wind, from Slate.

Why Do People in New Orleans Talk That Way?: The origins of the accent, from Slate.

It's So Fine To Be a Refiner: Who you should really hate when you fill your tank, from Slate. And then there's the taxes too...

Dispatch From New Orleans: The people who won't evacuate, from Slate.

Meet the F**kers, from the Daily Show (video). Key quote: "Prior to heading FEMA, Brown spent the '90s as the commissioner (this is true) of the International Arabian Horse Association. I guess he stands out in that most Bush appointees are beholden to Arabian people."

"Oblivious, In Denial, Dangerous", from Atrios.

What's My Motivation?: The Department of Homeland Security is doomed to failure without a structural overhaul, from Slate.

An Imperfect Storm: How race shaped Bush's response to Katrina, from Slate. "I don't think Kanye West can support his view that George W. Bush just doesn't care about black people. But it's a demonstrable matter of fact that Bush doesn't care much about black votes. And that, in the end, may amount to the same thing."

FEMA Head Bears the Brunt of Katrina Anger, from AP, courtesy of Mark A. Quote from Trent Lott: "I did threaten to physically beat a couple of people in the last couple of days, figuratively speaking."

Gay marriage up to governor now, from the San Francisco Chronicle, courtesy of Mark A. Mark writes: "A tiny glimmer of good news amid all the incompetence. How I long for the old days of a_i which featured mostly odds and ends from the Globe."

No Relief: Why we shouldn't aid Katrina's victims too much, from Slate. It's an interesting argument, though the author doesn't take into consideration the inconvenience and opportunity cost of being displaced due to a natural disaster.

Summer-House Lit, Part 1: On not owning a vacation home, from Slate.

God Outdoes Terrorists Yet Again, from The Onion, courtesy of Mark A.

Right city, wrong state: FEMA accused of flying evacuees to wrong Charleston, from CNN.

Timeline: How the hurricane crisis unfolded, from the BBC.

News of a Very Small World, from Wonkette.

FEMA chief sent help only after storm hit, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Mark A.

GOP Begins Damage Control, from the Washington Times, courtesy of Mark A.

U.S. declines some foreign offers of hurricane aid, from the Washington Times, courtesy of Mark A.

Editorial: FEMA fails its core mission, from the Washington Times, courtesy of Mark A.

Homeless: How do you pay for a house that no longer exists?, from Slate.

Could Drinking Floodwater Save Your Life?: Dehydration vs. contamination, from Slate.

What Is Martial Law?: And is New Orleans under it?, from Slate.

$41 Billion, and Not a Penny of Foresight: Why is the New Orleans recovery going so badly? Just look at the DHS budget, from Slate.

Tragedy Has Many Meanings, from Overheard in New York.

Chertoff's Reading Habits, from Wonkette.

The Beautiful Mind Strikes Again, from Daily Kos. Barbara Bush: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans, from Editor & Publisher (first heard about this from Mark A).

A blog from New Orleans, in the thick of it, from Blue Mass. Group.

FEMA chief: Victims bear some responsibility, from CNN, courtesy of Mark A.

Frustrated: Fire crews to hand out fliers for FEMA, from The Salt Lake Tribune.

N'Orleans and the 2008 GOP Convention: Laissez bontemps roulez!, from Reason's Hit & Run.

Can FEMA Do Anything Right?, from Daily Kos, courtesy of Josh. "Just take a look at this list of stories."

Time To "Swift Boat" NorthCom Commander, from Daily Kos.

A flood of words, from the Chicago Sun-Times, courtesy of Mark A. "Context is required to understand Kanye West's latest outburst -- criticizing President Bush on national TV during telethon."

The city where the dead are left lying on the streets, from the Independent, courtesy of Mark A.

In Europe, High-Tech Flood Control, With Nature's Help, from The New York Times.

New Orleans paper rips federal response; Times-Picayune: Everybody at FEMA should be fired, from CNN.

Editorial blasts federal response, from CNN.

White House Enacts a Plan to Ease Political Damage, from The New York Times.

Storm Exposed Disarray at the Top, from the Washington Post.

Bush Visit Grounded Relief Helicopters, from Daily Kos.

The Department of Homeland Security Was Preparing for "Two Catastrophes" in New Orleans, from Is That Legal?

The Cavalry Didn't Come, from Wonkette.

Culture of Life, from Atrios.

Text Message from New Orleans: A Rehnquist Joke, from Wonkette.

Scientists want help to save Louisiana wetlands, from CNN.

The Army Corps of Engineers vs. Lake George, from Wonkette.

Chertoff: Katrina scenario did not exist; However, experts for years had warned of threat to New Orleans, from CNN.

The Rebellion of the Talking Heads: Newscasters, sick of official lies and stonewalling, finally start snarling, from Slate, courtesy of Mark A.

The big disconnect on New Orleans: The official version; then there's the in-the-trenches version, from CNN.

Congress Likely to Probe Guard Response, from AP.

Halliburton hired for storm cleanup, from the Houston Chronicle.

Finally, from Wonkette.

Department of Homeland Screw-Up: What is the Bush administration doing?, from Slate.

Government Saw Flood Risk but Not Levee Failure, from The New York Times.

From Margins of Society to Center of the Tragedy, from The New York Times.

Katrina's response hits first hurdle, from the BBC.

Local Officials Criticize Federal Government Over Response, from The New York Times.

Flushing out the ugly truth, from Salon (watch ad for free site pass). "The horror in New Orleans has exposed the nation's dirty secrets of race and poverty. Americans are ready to help. Will our leaders show the way?"

Remain silent!, from Salon (watch ad for free site pass). "As they've done after every crisis, right-wingers are insisting that to question the Bush administration is unpatriotic. But no one should be afraid to hold our incompetent leaders to account."

Bush fought funding in Energy Bill for Gulf Coast protection, from Salon (watch ad for free site pass). "The administration strongly opposed the new funding as 'inconsistent with the budget.' "

Anatomy of an unnatural disaster, from Salon (watch ad for free site pass). "With FEMA gutted for Homeland Security and flood projects delayed for lack of funding, the New Orleans nightmare should surprise no one."

A Tragedy By Any Other Name, from Wonkette. "A tipster informs us that down in New Orleans, they have a name for the flood waters that have invaded the city: Lake George. Email attributed by tipster to 'friend at the EPA'..."

Did New Orleans Catastrophe Have to Happen? 'Times-Picayune' Had Repeatedly Raised Federal Spending Issues, from Editor & Publsher.

Budget cuts delayed New Orleans flood control work, from Reuters.

Storm disaster fuels doubts over US terror plans, from Reuters.

Gone With the Water, from National Geographic (October 2004). "The Louisiana bayou, hardest working marsh in America, is in big trouble -- with dire consequences for residents, the nearby city of New Orleans, and seafood lovers everywhere."

FEMA Dir. Mike Brown fired from prior job at Horse Association, from Daily Kos.

Nagin's Nightmare: Full Transcript, from Wonkette.

Category 4 Hurricane Determined To Strike U.S., from Daily Kos.

Interesting stuff on Katrina at Atrios.

City of Nature: New Orleans' blessing; New Orleans' curse, from Slate.

Compassionate something or other in action, from Daily Kos.

Bloggers on Blogging: Heather Armstrong, from Rebecca Blood.

Official Quits on Pill Delay at the F.D.A., from The New York Times.

The Pitch: A Series About Wacky Terrorists, from The New York Times.