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Scott James, who writes under the pen name Kemble Scott, has a new book out: The Sower. Scott originally self-published The Sower on Scribd, an online “social publishing” site that hopes to democratize the bookselling industry. But after gaining popularity…

Tom Sales recently wrote an article for the Washington Post about the female cast members of Saturday Night Live. He says things like:

Writing wretched verse so you don’t have to since 1995. Weather Channel Al Jiminy, two doors down in 13, is an addict. Day and night his TV beams feeds of storms lolling across the careless globe.

Twelve things left on the moon. Grace Kim’s Love Hotel series takes you inside pay-by-the-hour hotels. Wikipedia has a list of inventors killed by their own inventions. A new twist on urban decay photography: Mike Tyson’s abandoned Ohio mansion. My…

Speaking of evolution, it turns out that many common fairy tales are older than originally thought. Dr Jamie Tehrani has studied “35 versions of Little Red Riding Hood” and has been tracking them back to their origin. Previously thought to…

“I still believe we can do great things.” Obama’s health care speech. Senator Ted Kennedy’s letter to Obama about health care (delivered after Kennedy’s death): ‘At stake is the character of our country.’ Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shouted out…

Have you been trying to find someone to date who shares your love of Sean Hannity? Despite all of our advances in technology, sometimes pigeons are the way to go. Department of questionable science: Scientists levitate mice using magnetic fields.…

We live in a time where fake DNA has a place in the market! Nucleix, a company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, has uncovered the possibility of falsified DNA evidence at crime scenes. Based on a given sample or generated…

“Sick and Wrong,” a look at how Washington is screwing up health care reform. Robert Reich makes the case for public option in 150 seconds. Paul Krugman does it in 499 words. Conservatives are using an old talking point to…

This is really dumb but I can’t stop staring at it; tiny versions of bigger things. Gerry Canavan points us in the direction of THE BLOOP. Sea monster? Cthulu? Nothing at all? The National Library of New Zealand on Flickr.…

A little snapshot of love stories from around the web. One of my all-time favorite love stories told at the Moth podcast: Mike Destefano recalling his love for Franny in Franny’s Last Ride. Calvin Trillin, who always wrote about his…