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Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) - “just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum.”
What if There Were 83 Women Senators? Bernie Sanders, you’re a legend. So brilliant.
Turn This Parking Lot Into a Village
A proposal to re-design the park and ride lots used by so many commuters, based on the small-streets model from the awesome Small Streets Blog.
The New York Times' approach to Facebook's Timeline
Thanks to a link from Teresa Gorman, I just spotted The New York Times’ new Facebook Timeline page that they’ve set up as a history of the paper, with links to front page highlights from the past 150+ years. Combining this with the new Tumblr they’ve set up (The Lively Morgue) to release photos from their archives, I’d say that the NYT is doing an awesome job taking advantage of this “new media” thing.
"North Korea has agreed in the past to halt its nuclear program, only to back out, demanding more concessions or accusing the United States of reneging on its obligations. And the statement Tuesday from the North’s official Korean Central News Agency appeared to give the country’s leaders wiggle room again this time, saying that Pyongyang would carry out the agreement “as long as talks proceed fruitfully."
North Korea Agrees to Curb Nuclear Work; U.S. Offers Aid - New York Times
Post Palin, what's the logic behind the GOP's VP pick?
Romney/Rand Paul? Now there’s a theory that makes sense of Ron Paul’s refusal to go after Mitt in the debates.
The 2011 Count
Chart-overload on the representation of women in major literature magazines as authors, reviewers, etc.
A map of the U.S. Interstate Highway system in the style of the London Underground map. I am so happy right now.
And if that wasn’t enough, there’s even a version that includes all the Numbered Highways here.
