Craig Robinson (from Flip Flop Flyin’) takes an intriguing look at how his life might have turned out differently, if he’d taken different directions at particular decision points.

Comprehensive ethnic restaurant guide and tips for the Washington, DC metro area. Updated January 2005.

The universe is destined to end. Before it does, could an advanced civilisation escape via a “wormhole” into a parallel universe? The idea seems like science fiction, but it is consistent with the laws of physics and biology. …

House as art, dig? With its vivid color, bold lines and one-for-the-road smirk, the art of Josh Agle, a.k.a. Shag, channels the early ’60s hipster lifestyle, swizzle stick and all. By David A. Keeps, Special to The [LA] Times Josh Agle, the artist popularly known as Shag, doesn’t just draw from life. He paints from […]

Virginia is considering four separate constitutional amendments banning same-sex partnerships of any stripe. Meanwhile, Canada introduces legislation today to legalize same-sex civil marriage.

Egad! More than one-third of U.S. high school students say that the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them. So much for the theory that the younger generations will be our salvation from the facism of our times.

New Education Secretary Margaret Spellings denounces PBS for having a lesbian couple in an animated kid’s program, in her first week on the job. (Worse, it appears that PBS is now saying that they’d already decided to withdraw it, even before hearing from the DOE.)

Here’s a histogram of the best movies of 2004. (Note to self: refer to this list often.) [via] Via The Tin Man

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A Worldwide Guide to Tiki Bars, Polynesian Restaurants, and other sites of interest to the midcentury Polynesian Pop enthusiast. [Via BoingBoing]