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Mark Batty Publisher/ Books/ Description Bedtime reading for future font geeks. (tags: books silly language publishing) Where to Watch Phoenix' Landing - The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society "There are a bazillion sources of information on what's up with Phoenix as its landing…
Hope in a box: The A.V. Club's guide to holiday gifts for the new era of good feelings | The A.V. Club "Words like "need" or "necessary" lose all meaning around Christmas, even when the economy is collapsing. For example, does anyone actually need a flexible plastic case to prevent their bananas…
The Least Essential Albums Of 2007 | The A.V. Club "Every year produces great music and a nearly equal amount of terrible music. Then there's the not-so-creamy middle, the albums that have no real reason to exist, but nonetheless find their way to music-store shelves and online music stores." (…
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change - New York Times '[T]he new declaration, which will be released Monday, states, "Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed."' (tags: politics religion…

Canadians ARE terrifying... that was grisly.

That PSA was more disturbing than any horror movie I've ever seen. They sure don't have psyche-scarring PSAs like that in the US.