Trained by Inmates, New Best Friends for Disabled Veterans, from The New York Times.

830! How a Massachusetts carpenter got the highest Scrabble score ever, from Slate, courtesy of Alison.

Obama's New Rules: In the past 10 days, he has turned American politics upside down, from Slate.

Master of the Island: Which country is the best colonizer?, from Slate.

Borat Tricked Me! Can't I sue him or something?, from Slate.

Governess Gone Goth: A new edition of Jane Eyre reveals its truly subversive message, from Slate.

Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ballots, from the New York Metro.

How to make a bike charger for your iPod, from Geek Technique.

The Cider House Rules: What pick-your-own-apple orchards teach about the American economy, from Slate.

Kim Jong-il Says the Darnedest Things: The extra-large propaganda machine of the DPRK, from Slate.

North Korea Tested an Atom Bomb; Now What?: Four potential scenarios—all bad, from Slate.

A Secret Society, Spilling a Few Secrets, from The New York Times.

Sisterly love a complex knot, from USA Today, courtesy of Robin.

Where the Rubber Meets Roe: The pro-life case for contraception, from Slate.

Lewis and Clark: Stop celebrating. They don't matter, from Slate.

Rep. Mark Foley, IM Jockey, from Slate.

GI Jesus: The real problem with military chaplains, from Slate.