The truth about grit: Modern science builds the case for an old-fashioned virtue - and uncovers new secrets to success, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Robin.

Don’t! The secret of self-control, from The New Yorker.

How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The inverse power of praise, an oldie but goodie from New York magazine, courtesy of Heather.

Non-Doping Cyclists Finish Tour De France, from The Onion, courtesy of Kerry.

Grand Unified Theory, from the Iceland Report.

Second Life bank crash foretold financial crisis, from MSNBC, courtesy of Brad.

In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?, from the Onion News Network, courtesy of Heather.

Genesis on Facebook, from College Humor, courtesy of Robin D.

How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You, courtesy of Josh and Susan.

Geek Pop Star, from New York Magazine, about Malcolm Gladwell.

What's the Matter With Greenwich?: Why the rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest, from Slate.

Obama the Political Entrepreneur, from OpenMarket.org.

Preparing for the Obama Era: Bush Officials and President-Elect Working Together On Pressing Issues, from the Washington Post.

Secrets of the 2008 Campaign, from Newsweek.

Winkin', from Dooce.

Someone Should Have Warned Them, from Cato @ Liberty. "By almost every measure, government grew bigger, more expensive, and more intrusive under President Bush and the Republican Congress."

@MarsPhoenix's Twitter Epitaphs, from Wired Science.

Keep Virginia Red, from Cato @ Liberty.

Palin Rap, from Saturday Night Live. I can't stop watching this!

The Boys on the Bus, from The Daily Beast, courtesy of Heather. "From Steve Schmidt's bad Karaoke performance to Dennis Kucinich's nut thievery, campaign reporters share their best—and most hilarious—memories from the trail."

Doesn't Anyone Care About Moral Hazard Anymore?, from NPR.

Bogus Trend of the Week: Dudes With Cats: The New York Times' Sunday Styles section detects a new craze, from Slate.

What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"? It depends whom you ask, from Slate.

Sorry, Fido, It’s Just a Guy Thing, from The New York Times, courtesy of Robin. This is about cats and the straight men who love them. :)

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: Mock the Vote, from Entertainment Weekly, courtesy of Alison.

Alaska vs. Hawaii: Why is Seward's Folly the "real America" and the Aloha State not?, from Slate.

Diamond and Kashyap on the Recent Financial Upheavals, from The New York Times - Freakonomics Blog.

The Old Neighborhood: My Alaska, and Sarah Palin's, deserves better from America, from Slate.

Where Did the Government Get $85 Billion?: Was it just lying around somewhere?, from Slate.

Adam Smith Meets Climate Change: How the theory of moral sentiments could be applied to cap-and-trade greenhouse-gas emissions, from Slate.

Sarah Palin Gender Card, from The Daily Show.

Bristol Palin's Choice, from The Daily Show.

The Daily Show's new billboard in St. Paul.

A Cure For Real Estate Amnesia, from NPR.

Cokie: Hawaii Too Foreign For Obama, from Talking Points Memo, courtesy of Josh.

Reviewed: Dave Zabriskie’s Nuts, from FatCyclist.com.

Large Hadron Rap, from YouTube, courtesy of Ed.

On the road looking for typos: Grammar-conscious pals set signs straight, from The Boston Globe, and Vandals in Hot Water for 'Fixing' Typo on Historic Grand Canyon Sign, from Fox News, both courtesy of Ed.

Redesigning the Stop sign, from YouTube, courtesy of Jennifer.

Chris Horner Gives Fallen Rider (and bike) a 2k Ride to the Finish, from The Everyday Athlete, courtesy of Dave.