From CNN.COM: 
You-know-who finally gets boot on ‘Idol’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sanjaya Malakar, the under-talented but unflappable singer who horrified and captivated millions in his improbable “American Idol” run, was finally voted off the show Wednesday night.
When the result was announced, Malakar wiped away tears and got a big hug from LaKisha Jones, the next lowest […]

By Restless
If crazed university gun men aren’t enough to make your day, how about mass starvation?
The world’s bee colonies are dying mysteriously, and a study from Landau University suggests that mobile phones may be to blame. The colonies are subject to “Colony Collapse Disorder,” and the disorder accounts for the death of anywhere from 50-70 […]

From Bloomberg.com: 
Russia Plans World’s Longest Tunnel, a Link to Alaska
April 18 (Bloomberg) — Russia plans to build the world’s longest tunnel, a transport and pipeline link under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia.
The project, which Russia is […]

By Restless
Susie Bright has an interesting take on the scandal surrounding Paul Wolfowitz’s promotion and salary increase of his lover and unearths some info I wasn’t aware of.
The appointment of George Bush’s leading hawk as head of the World Bank was heading for a crisis over his relationship with a senior British employee.
Influential members of […]

Congratulations to Ann Coulter who won 80th place in The Phoenix’s “Top 100 Unsexiest Men of 2007″ contest!
Honorary member of the rodded gender thanks to a conspicuous Adam’s apple and complementary set of brass balls.
Good job Ann!   
We’ll be rooting for you to place even higher next year.

From The BBC: 
Too much bacon ‘bad for lungs’
Eating large quantities of cured meats like bacon could damage lung function and increase the risk of lung disease.
A Columbia University team found people who ate cured meats at least 14 times a month were more likely to have COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
COPD, which includes chronic […]

By Restless
Miss Cellania is re-running her Mars and Venus series from 2005. The map above reminds me of myself and every girlfriend I’ve ever had.
A few excerpts of her Introduction to the series, available here:
*Relationships:*
Women: When a relationship ends, a woman will cry and pour her heart out to her girlfriends, and she will write […]

The 2nd Amendment in the United States Bill of Rights…
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
My Question…
In 2007, does the USA really need to have a well regulated militia?   Don’t we have a United States […]

By Restless
You have to check this out! They’re not half bad actually and the some of the cuts are funny. From Miss Cellania.
The average age of The Zimmers is 78. Lead singer Alf Carrera is 90 years old. Other band members are 99 and 100 years old! The single will be released on May […]

 
From CNN.COM:
CNN) — A lone gunman is dead after police said he killed at least 21 people Monday during twin shootings on the Virginia Tech campus — the worst school shooting incident in U.S. history.
“Some victims were shot in a classroom,” university police Chief Wendell Flinchum said during a news conference in Blacksburg.
Police believe there […]

 
From SFGATE.COM:
Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet
Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government’s blessing want to scrap all that and start over.
The idea may seem unthinkable, even absurd, but many believe a “clean slate” approach is the only way to truly […]

Another great possibility for Burning Man.

By Restless
From the New York Times, April 2nd:
The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq has rejected an American-backed proposal to allow thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party to return to government service, an aide to the cleric said Monday.
The rejection by the cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, appears certain to fuel hostility […]

 
From Scienceblogs.com: 
A Day in the life of Joe Republican 
This essay was sent to me by a friend and I thought you would appreciate reading it. I am posting it here intact, except for a few editorial improvements.
Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water […]