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.

The Romantic Life of Brainiacs, from the Boston Globe, courtesy of Heather.

How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise, from New York Magazine, courtesy of Heather.

Viewpoint, from Times Online, courtesy of Heather.

What should I put in my spy kit?, from Ask MetaFilter

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Want To Buy My Students a $392 Camcorder? A nonprofit uses the Web to work marketplace magic, from Slate.

Monsters: Have I screwed up my daughters forever?, from Slate.

Cycling the Silk Road, from Slate.

Worth a second look: Fat Cyclist's An Open Letter to Assos, response from Swiss doctor and response to the response, and an inside joke.

Unhappy Meals, from The New York Times Magazine.

Cure for Colic?: Hope for a pediatrician's miracle treatment, from Slate.

The Movie Hollywood Doesn't Want You To See: Idiocracy, the feel-bad comedy of the year, from Slate. This review oversells the movie a bit. The intro.

Wiki-Parenting: How babies invented community-based collaborative authorship, from Slate.

The Purloined Sirloin: Why is meat the most shoplifted item in America?, from Slate.

Dealing with pomegranates, from Gourmet's Choptalk.

The George W. Bush Speechwriter is "a Flash Application that lets you build speeches using his own words and voice" (ReadyMade Blog).

Dirty Work: What are the jobs Americans won't do?, from Slate.

Giving Birth in Berkeley: The father's perspective, from Slate. The rest of the Dad Again columns.

Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots, from Angry Flower.

An Appreciation: From Father to Son, Last Words to Live By, from The New York Times.

America's Top Jefferson, from the Colbert Report, courtesy of Dad.

Google holiday logos.

Censored ‘SNL’ Sketch Jumps Bleepless Onto the Internet, from The New York Times.

Romney's Religion: A Mormon president? No way, from Slate.

Me and My Big Wimpy Hobby: I make Christmas wreaths for the ladies in my life. You got a problem with that?, from Slate.

Time Stole My Mirror Trick! My sister's, actually. But that isn't the point, from Slate.

What I Like About Scrooge: In praise of misers, from Slate.

Lesbians of Mass Destruction: The empty case against Mary Cheney, from Slate.

Soy is making kids 'gay', from World Net Daily, courtesy of Edward. As Mo Rocca said about this story on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! "Eating tofu with your boyfriend does make you gay."

Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974, from Candyboots, courtesy of Rachel.

A Struggle to Preserve a Hawaiian Archipelago and Its Varied Wildlife, from The New York Times.

The Foreign Service Exam: Rarely Win at Trivial Pursuit? An Embassy Door Opens, from The New York Times.

The Sovereign vs. the Idiot: What kind of gift-giver are you?, from Slate.

Working Mothers Find Some Peace on the Road, from The New York Times.

So you wanna be an Olympian?, from ESPN, about track cycling, courtesy of Mike B.

The Upper-Class Squeeze: If you can't trust Bush to help the rich, who can you trust?, from Slate.

Researchers seek routes to happier life, from AP.

Cyclocross Is Colorful. Mud-Colored, That Is., from The New York Times, courtesy of Brad E. and Eric S.

Coffee Snobs Move on to Homemade Roasts, from The New York Times, courtesy of Brad.

The Free Market Free-for-All: Proof That the Stock Market is Irrational, from Slate.

Cycle of Violence T-Shirt, from Elsewheres.

Chinese Government Cracks Down On Refills, from The Onion, courtesy of Rachel.

Dire Predictions and Disastrous Votes: Election Ads, from NPR. A funny story on voiceover artists who work on political ads.

Can't Resist, a send-up of those ads on Andrew Sullivan's blog, courtesy of Alison.

Searching for Borat: Journalists descend upon Kazakhstan; hunt for mustaches, sexism, from Slate.

The Real Kazakhstan: What does Borat get right and wrong about his native land?, from Slate.

America's Anchors: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert faked it until they made it. Now they may truly be the most trusted names in news, from Rolling Stone, courtesy of Alison. The interview is conducted by Maureen Dowd. Is Maureen Dowd necessary? Discuss.

One Hairy Lip, a Mix of Messages, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A, who writes: "This could be the best article I've read in the NY Times, ever."

Because all the half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herders were sold out, from Dooce.

Raising the Steaks: If you feed cows grass, does the beef taste better?, from Slate.

The Audio Book Club Returns: Our critics discuss The Omnivore's Dilemma, from Slate.

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.

Red Like Me: The blissful existence of Elmo, from Slate.

Making Room, from Alpha Mom.

Colbert Lampoons Bush’s Torture Agenda.

A Little Learning Is an Expensive Thing, from The New York Times.

How to dress like a Mac, from LifeClever.

People Who Share a Bed, and the Things They Say About It,, from The New York Times.

Cats with jobs, from Stuff On My Cat.

Catching up with the Vuelta, from Fat Cyclist.

Espresso’s New Wave Hits Town, from The New York Times.

Tea’s Got a Brand New Bag, from The New York Times.

When Being Varsity-Fit Masks an Eating Disorder, from The New York Times.

The Dog That Didn't Bark: Can I cure my sociopathic beagle with the Dog Whisperer's techniques?, from Slate. What the Dog Saw: Cesar Millan and the movements of mastery, from the New Yorker.

What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA, from The Nation.

The Sequel?, from the Panopticon.

Search History: The records of AOL customer No. 16006693, from Slate.

This is one of my favorite cat photos ever. The expression is the best. Very Matrix-y. Congratulations, Bendi, from Stuff On My Cat.

You're On Notice! The Stephen Colbert "On Notice Board" Generator. Ed made one that included "Fat Angry Masters" and "Robbie McEwen."

Colbert and the Ten Commandments, a video courtesy of my very cool boss.

HGTV Room Planner.

Condoleezza Rice Holds Bathtime Talks With Undersea Representatives, from The Onion.

Coming Never to a Theater Near You: An unusually moronic movie trivia slide show, from Slate.

A/C D.C.: The deluded world of air conditioning, from Slate.

Let's Roll! Why I moved heaven and earth to build a backyard bocce court, from Slate.

Willy the Cat Burglar Steals Gardening Gloves, from AOL News, courtesy of Rachel.

Back in the Race: Landis's Rebound Highlights Strength of U.S. Cyclists Post-Lance, from the Wall Street Journal.

The Tour de France Almost Killed Me: My battle with L'Alpe d'Huez, from Slate.

Overtime at The Office: NBC's sitcom, now in Web installments, from Slate.

Good Shit: Why Bush should swear more, from Slate.

Google's unknown artist has huge following, from CNN.

My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel: The subtle brilliance of the After School Special, from Slate.

Glamour kitty, from Stuff On My Cat.

Cycling and osteoperosis, from Cyclingnews.

Mullet

Cats That Look Like Hitler, courtesy of Alison.

Womb environment 'makes men gay', from BBC News, courtesy of Ed.

When Did We Go Back to Seventh Grade?, from KerryLitka.com, about the latest doping scandal.

Courage? Follow the Yellow Brick Road, from The New York Times.

The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments, from Eepy Bird, courtesy of Ed.

The sheep who thinks she is a dog, from the BBC.

Rehabilitation, from Alpha Mom, about the Dog Whisperer.

Lance Armstrong's commencement address at Tufts. Lance Armstrong in a Tufts cycling jersey. Mark A said that he got approached several times for his autograph due to his passing resemblance to Lance.

The USDA on Iraq: Everything's Coming Up Rosy, from The Washington Post, courtesy of Alison.

The Immigrant Economy: The obscure government report that reveals everything you need to know about foreign workers, from Slate.

Nancy Pelosi, Super-Genius: The House minority leader answers the GOP's prayers, from Slate.

Thank You Stephen Colbert

Destination Europe: Bone Voyage: On assignment with Europe's most peripatetic canine, from Smithsonian magazine.

Jake Gyllenhaal Loves to Bicycle, from the Superficial, courtesy of Kerry.

Knitters save endangered penguins' lives, from the Sydney Morning Herald. Photo here.

CURSE IS REVERSED, ABRAMSON FINALLY GETS WOMPATUCK VICTORY: Years-long quest fulfilled today in Hingham, from the Cycle-Smart blog. The money quote: "...finally, I am the bride."

An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke..., from NPR.

The Gerrymander That Ate America: Here's the only way to make House races competitive again, from Slate.

Priest or No Priest?: In God or the Girl, four men ponder the celibate life, from Slate.

Learning To Flirt in Chinese: Why all language podcasts should sound like Chinesepod, from Slate.

Judas Saves: Why the lost gospel makes sense, from Slate.

Bush's Secret Tax Hike: Everyone knows the AMT is incredibly unfair. So why won't the president and Congress fix it?, from Slate.

He Must Be Mad: Will you like McCain when he's not angry?, from Slate. The Closet McCain: Psst... he's not really a conservative, from Slate.

Frazz for 4/16

The Ipex Tech Forum: Ironing out the wrinkles in the world's most advanced bra, from Slate.

Adopted Chinese Children, from WBUR's On Point, courtesy of Whit.

'West Wing' Writers' Novel Way of Picking the President, from The New York Times.

Pro-Life Nation, from The New York Times Magazine.

Young Officers Leaving Army at a High Rate, from The New York Times.

It's Passover, Lighten Up, from The New York Times.

The Two-Minute Haggadah: A Passover service for the impatient, from Slate.

Figuring ways to go faster with the flow, from The Boston Globe.

Woman Finds Imperfect Mate At Outlet Mall, from The Onion.

USB Desktop Tanning Center, from ThinkGeek.

Buzzaire - Metered Dose Caffeine Inhaler, from ThinkGeek.

George W. Bush: The Audit: A green-eyeshade accounting of the president's political capital, from Slate.

The Secret of George Mason: What its Final Four basketball team and its unusual economics department have in common, from Slate.

Tales From the Nursery: The health benefits of breast-feeding may not be what you think, from Slate/

Milk Me: Is the breast pump the new BlackBerry?, from Slate.

Are You a Thrillionaire or a Realionaire?: The five kinds of rich people, from Slate.

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Doored v. Nailed Part II, from VeloNews. The Door Zone Project.

Don't Do Unto Others: The difference between gay marriage and polygamy, from Slate.

The latest in yarn protection technology, from Stuff on My Cat.

An Insider's Guide to Trader Joe's: For curious New Yorkers, from Slate.

Is Whole Foods Wholesome?: The dark secrets of the organic-food movement, from Slate.

Walking is for suckers, from Stuff on My Cat.

Skoda, from Frazz. This one is for Mark A!

An Open Letter to Cannondale, from Fat Cyclist.

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Doored v. Nailed, from VeloNews. What are the driving laws in my state?, from Insurance Information Institute, courtesy of Edward. His frightening conclusion: "MA is no-fault, so you really shouldn't ride a bike without auto insurance (!)"

Am I the Next Jack Abramoff? In which I discover that any idiot—even me—can be a Washington lobbyist, from Slate.

Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park', from the Boston Globe.

Jon Stewart and the Night Visitor, from The New York Times.

Growing Old Together, in New Kind of Commune, from The New York Times.

Fresty Fresh, by Tom Boonen, from Cyclingnews. Euro-fabulous!

Pandora, created by the Music Genome Project.

Never Say Never: The arrogance of the partial-birth abortion ban, from Slate.

Secret Again: The absurd scheme to reclassify documents, from Slate.

Fast, Burnt Orange, and Out of Control: Why I love Texas skiers, from Slate.

The Perfect Winter Olympic Sport: Ski jumping is beautiful, breathtaking, and utterly deficient, from Slate.

TV's Aryan Sisterhood: They know only one hair color: blonder!, from Slate.

...and now Squeaky the cat for the weather, Squeaky?, from Stuff On My Cat.

2 e-mailers get testy, and hundreds read every word, from The Boston Globe, courtesy of Alison.

How to Kill a Mockingbird, courtesy of the Sheaglinator. Watch it!

Team Davitamon-Lotto Announces It Wishes It Were Dead, from Fat Cyclist.

District of Columbia Olympic Committee.

An artiste, flower, swan - Weir on his way to star, from the Miami Herald, courtesy of Rachel.

I Don't!: Why people in Connecticut have cold feet, from Slate.

Gunsmoke: Does the NRA really take safety seriously?, from Slate. Full of Holes: The gossip about Cheney's bad shot, from Slate.

I'll sleep when I want where I want, whateva, from Stuff On My Cat.

Bang for Your Buck: You have $1. How should you spend it to do the most good?, from Slate.

How To Watch the Winter Olympics, from Slate.

Cheney's Bad Aim: Shoot first; don't answer questions later, from Slate.

Brokeback Sock Monkeys, from web-goddess. Here's the movie poster.

Twelve Easy Pieces, from The New York Times.

Defending NBC's The Office: A British import the network didn't mangle, from Slate.

Nega-Coach, courtesy of Kerry.

Cool/creepy real estate site. zillow.com

Aging at Home: For a Lucky Few, a Wish Come True, from The New York Times.

Chocolate That Flashes Its Passport, from The New York Times.

Broke Mac Mountain, from Mighty McPilgrim, courtesy of Alison.

Making Varsity, With a Ball That Has Holes in It, from The New York Times.

2 Web Sites Push Further Into Services Real Estate Agents Offer, from The New York Times.

Super Bowl Special: The best and worst ads this year, from Slate, courtesy of Alison.

Penn Jillette: The magician-comedian-writer's secrets revealed!, from Slate.

Can Soldiers Buy Extra Gear? If it's boots, yes. Grenades, no., from Slate.

Pentagon forbids troops to buy better body armor, from Daily Kos.