The connection: When Ken met Emira, they changed each other's worlds, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Robin. Great story.

Freakonomics: Payback Time, from The New York Times.

The Cat Blog... Pippy Style.

Rocky II, III, IV Decisions Overturned After Stallone Caught With Performance-Enhancing Drugs, from The Onion, courtesy of Brad M.

The Difference Between Boys and Girls, from Fat Cyclist.

Plastic Ocean: Our oceans are turning into plastic...are we?, from Best Life.

In Tennessee, Goats Eat the ‘Vine That Ate the South’, from The New York Time.

Why Chinese is So Damn Hard, from Pinyin, courtesy of Kevin.

President Bush Reaches Out to Nation's Fallen Bees, from The Onion Radio News, courtesy of Heather.

This American Life Completes Documentation Of Liberal, Upper-Middle-Class Existence, from The Onion, courtesy of Heather.

Chad Vader.

Fix the AMT (But Not Yet): The looming Alternative Minimum Tax catastrophe, and why the Democrats shouldn't try to prevent it, from Slate.

General Knowledge: Why no one wants to be Bush's war czar, from Slate.

ECCC's "Ask a Pro" Forum on leg-shaving, from Slate.

The Hospital: Daddy gets a guilt trip, from Slate.

Doris Kearns Goodwin on The Daily Show.

The Woman Warrior at 30:
Maxine Hong Kingston's secrets and lies, from Slate.

Meow Meow Mr. Rogers for President Meow, from Mason-Dixon Knitting.

The Women’s War, from The New York Times.

A Good Run for Your Money: What's the best way to loan a poor entrepreneur $20?, from Slate.

Carbon confusion: Buying emission offsets is a challenge for consumers, from Slate.

How the Rich Sleep: New York Times dispatches from the bed wars, from Slate.

How the Rich Sleep: New York Times dispatches from the bed wars, from Slate.

Race Report: The Newark Hilton Stationary Bike Cycling Championships, from Fat Cyclist.

Cat bag apparel irks Florida officials, from the Boston Globe. The rapper who is a cat: "He's got the hottest beats and the softest fur." Yes, this is related to the Globe story. I am easily amused.

Japan resorts to manga propaganda, from AP, courtesy of Rachel.