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.