3 things to like (in theory)

1. women
2. tea
3. democracy

Barackumentary

HBO will be airing a documentary series about President-Elect Barack Obama in 2009. This documentary series will be directed by Edward Norton.

Golden Gate

Golden Gate Managers Vote to Build Suicide Net
By JESSE McKINLEY
Published: October 11, 2008
The board that controls the Golden Gate Bridge took a major step toward building a suicide barrier, voting to erect a net under the span.

Presidential Debate (Remix)

I'm kicking myself for not knowing that this event was happening in my city! Check it out: three MIT grads remix the debate in real-time to help visualize linguistic patterns that emerge over time. It's coming to NYC and Washington DC, so maybe if you're lucky, you could get to one of the debates!

Play to Win

Most of the time I find Jon Stewart and the Daily Show unamusing and obnoxious. This is not most of the time:

A Multilingual Nation

Now that we're on the topic of language, here's an article to read about multilingualism, or the lack thereof, in America.


Now for a joke:


What do you call someone who speaks four languages?
Multilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks three languages?
Trilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
Bilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks one language?
American.

That's Hot

I think Paris Hilton is great.

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

Class or Desperation?

McCain rejects Obama attack on immigration

"McCain rejected the organizers' attempts to cut off audience questioning of him, at one point tossing his microphone to a man so he could pose his query."

Sign of desperation in the face of inevitable failure or daring act of democratic compassion?