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.