Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation.
This is simply incredible... there are previously unreleased photos, information, etc. I'm going to set aside an evening to just explore this site...  10:20:30 PM    

Why Childhood Lasts, and Lasts and Lasts
A fascinating look at why we have such long childhoods.

the anthropologists propose that a long childhood exists on one end of the human life span mainly because a comparatively long old age exists on the other end, and that in a long-lived species there are benefits to slow growth that have little to do with learning ÔFD1 benefits like not threatening the older competition before said elders are safely stooped and toothless.

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Bush acting as imperial president
Helen Thomas, long time White House correspondant, writes a dead-on opinion piece on the current Bush administration and the travesties that keep being perpetrated.

Whatever happened to congressional oversight? I remember all too well the senators who gave President Lyndon B. Johnson a free hand to do whatever he believed was necessary in Southeast Asia. They lived to regret it. The result was the Vietnam War that ripped our country apart.

She nails it completely. And as regards the idea that criticizing the President and the administration are somehow anti-patriotic. Our country was founded on the ideals of freedom of speech precisely so that the people would always be free to speak out and help keep government in line. The idea of the Republic was to set up a system where the government had limitations in their power. What is happening now is what is anti-patriotic. If you consider yourself a patriot then speak up. Enough is enough.  10:08:44 PM    

The Covers Project
A fun site. They are linking songs/bands through covers. Reminds me of the old linking game where you try to get from one actor to another via actors they were in movies with (Scott Bakula was in American Beauty with Kevin Spacy who was in A Bugs Life with Richard Kind who was in... you get the idea)  9:33:58 PM    

Andrew Pulrang on Bush

I can't think of a worse place to pledge allegience to a flag or a nation than a church, where people are supposed to affirm their devotion to something much higher and profound than a mere human institution.

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What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?
A fascinating and long article about weight loss and heart health. A must read for anyone considering a diet.  12:01:38 AM