Attack of the Linx! [Part IV]

Did you know you can make a gift to the Federal government? "This account was established in 1843 to accept gifts, such as bequests, from individuals wishing to express their patriotism to the United States." Joe Biden was right.

As Sports Illustrated would say, This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse is: Charlie Weis has a twitter account.

This was one of the most amazing inside-the-Beltway stories I have ever read. Keith Olberman did a funny interpretation of it, if you search for it, but above all, DON'T CALL HER LIZ!

Go Britain Go..."More people in Britain think religion causes harm than believe it does good, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today [In Dec 2006.] It shows that an overwhelming majority see religion as a cause of division and tension - greatly outnumbering the smaller majority who also believe that it can be a force for good...A clear majority, 63%, say that they are not religious - including more than half of those who describe themselves as Christian."

An article about gender bias in theatre in the NYT comes to some interesting conclusions - "Ms. Sands sent identical scripts to artistic directors and literary managers around the country. The only difference was that half named a man as the writer (for example, Michael Walker), while half named a woman (i.e., Mary Walker). It turned out that Mary’s scripts received significantly worse ratings in terms of quality, economic prospects and audience response than Michael’s. The biggest surprise? “These results are driven exclusively by the responses of female artistic directors and literary managers,” Ms. Sands said. Amid the gasps from the audience, an incredulous voice called out, “Say that again?” Ms. Sands put it another way: “Men rate men and women playwrights exactly the same.”" Take that chauvinist misogyny!