The Silent Scream of the Asparagus: Get Ready for “Plant Rights” May 8, 2008

http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/065njdoe.asp

plants are living, true, and if we abide by the idea that “all living things have rights” then plants should have rights. but, do plants really have FEELINGS? do they understand when they are being wronged? do they feel pain the way that animals do?… i don’t think so.

i’m kind of not surprised that it’s switzerland debating plant rights, haha.

U.S. College Students Seek the Magic of Quidditch April 28, 2008

http://reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1830730920070718

my school needs a quidditch team.

Lost in Translation - Awkward Signs from Around the World April 11, 2008

http://asylum.com/2008/04/09/lost-in-translation-awkward-signs-from-around-the-world/

i remember reading that beijing brought in translators to go around and fix their signs so that they wouldn’t be embarrassed during the olympics.

President Bartlet - Episode 1.04 April 11, 2008

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uMymwBvyIeg

i’m so excited for martin sheen to come to my campus on monday!

Venezuela orders The Simpsons off in Favour of Baywatch April 8, 2008

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3705251.ece

well, THAT makes perfect sense. good job, hugo chavez.

Second Annual Peep Show March 25, 2008

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2008/03/21/GA2008032101983.html?sid=ST2008032102694

happy belated easter!

Politics: Pokemon Style March 17, 2008

http://todaysbigthing.com/2008/03/14

seriously, why bother watching CNN? 

What Your Reality Show Isn’t Telling You February 29, 2008

http://money.aol.com/smoney/general/canvas3/_a/what-your-reality-show-isnt-telling-you/20080117162409990002

some of this i knew but some is surprising.

Improv Everywhere: Cell Phone Symphony February 25, 2008

http://improveverywhere.com/2006/02/18/cell-phone-symphony/

i love improv everywhere. their pranks are so funny and i think it’s great that they don’t harm anyone in the process. my favorite is the cell phone symphony in manhattan’s strand bookstore.

ESPN Anchor Explains How to Smuggle Codeine from Canada February 11, 2008

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/11/espns-chris-berman-explains-how-to-smuggle-codeine-from-canada/

i guess he didn’t know he was being filmed but… still. you don’t discuss breaking national security laws when there are cameras around at all.