August 12, 2006

This Is Very, VERY Cool

"I'm not a politician — I'm just a regular person with a heart." — Jay-Z Check out where his heart has led him. Who said hip hop can't change the... [More]

August 26, 2006

"I Hate This Stupid Anniversary"

For the past few days I've worked hard to put down my thoughts about the anniversary of Katrina, but no matter how many tie I try I just can't seem... [More]

The Sea Monsters Are Among Us

Maybe sailors weren't crazy after all! And while we're at it, apparently tool use isn't just for humans anymore!... [More]

August 27, 2006

Hurricane Season Is Upon Us

So many upsetting stories in the last 24 hours I hardly know where to begin. Let's start with the weather: KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Ernesto became the first hurricane of... [More]

Apocalypse Now

E.O. Wilson, one of the world's preeminent biologists and naturalists, speaks: In destroying the biosphere, we are destroying unimaginably vast sources of scientific information and biological wealth. Opportunity costs, which... [More]

August 29, 2006

If This Is His Idea of A Joke....

...I don't find it funny. As Mr. Bush squeezed through tables at a pancake house where he ate breakfast, , a waitress asked, “Mr. President, are you going to turn... [More]

August 31, 2006

The States As Laboratories For Innovation

Devolving power to the states used to be one of the main themes of conservative politicians. It was the state's, they argued, that often new best, and if the federal... [More]