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Monday	August 29, 2005		Comments

	Even Geeks Need a Breather Global \| Wired News		[0]

	Video games have enabled a novel kind of identity theft, as we play out our fantasies and frustrations in their many make-believe worlds. Global \| New Atlantis		[0]

Sunday	August 28, 2005		Comments

	Musical Attention Deficit Disorder Global \| Stay Free! Daily		[1]

Saturday	August 27, 2005		Comments

	Feeling Old and Ugly? Take Another Look Global \| Women's eNews		[0]

Friday	August 26, 2005		Comments

	Sports and political activism United States \| Z Communications		[0]

	"Boredom is an entirely reasonable response to the world we've created for our kids over the past 50 years." United States \| Marylaine Block		[0]

Thursday	August 25, 2005		Comments

	How American Are You? United States \| Blogthings		[0]

	Harry Potter and the dilemma of the political left Global \| Z Communications		[0]

Wednesday	August 24, 2005		Comments

	Download the first issue of the new anti-consumerism magazine Consume(R)Evolution [.pdf] United States \| CONSUME�EVOLUTION		[0]

Monday	August 22, 2005		Comments

	Study finds that men whose masculinity is challenged become more inclined to support war, buy an SUV, and act homophobic. United States \| Yahoo!		[1]

Thursday	August 18, 2005		Comments

	Homeland Security Secretary says there's no need to worry that TSA's collecting passengers' full names and birth dates before they board. "Giving up a little bit more information protects privacy." 1984 anyone? United States \| USA Today		[1]

Tuesday	August 16, 2005		Comments

	Bill O'Reilly is a big blubbering vagina. United States \| Best Page In The Universe		[0]

Sunday	August 14, 2005		Comments

	The Human Cost of 24-Hour News, "Our minds get filled with static, distortion and exaggerated anxiety." United States \| MediaChannel		[0]

	Scary facts about the housing boom United States \| Mother Jones		[0]

	Humans have hit a new low: Bum-vertising. "And he believes it's a campaign that benefits both him and the homeless people he's hired to hold signs advertizing his Web site." United States \| ABC News		[0]

Friday	August 12, 2005		Comments

	Defense Department to hold an "America Supports You Freedom Walk" on the fourth anniversary of 9/11, complete with a concert by country star Clint Black. Afterwards, everyone will walk to the hole where the twin towers used to be and piss in it. United States \| America Supports You Freedom Walk		[1]

Wednesday	August 10, 2005		Comments

	Blockbuster says that rentals are low because the films coming out of Hollywood are so awful. United States \| Telegraph		[0]

Monday	August 1, 2005		Comments

	How record companies paid the piper to play the tune: "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET AUDIOSLAVE ON WKSS THIS WEEK?!!? Whatever you can dream up, I can make it happen." United States \| Chicago Defender		[0]

Saturday	July 30, 2005		Comments

	Ah, how we treat the rich like royalty! United States \| New York Times		[0]

Friday	July 29, 2005		Comments

	"As a tactic, it doesn't amount to much except a way to provide a tiny and private sense of satisfaction. But that's something." Global \| New York Times		[0]

Thursday	July 28, 2005		Comments

	Food and Communism Global \| Z Communications		[0]

Thursday	July 21, 2005		Comments

	Tommy Thompson, Bush's former Health and Human Services Secretary, is getting a chip implanted under his skin. Tag! You're a dipshit! United States \| ZDNet		[0]

	Disney World parks using finger scanners to link the image of everyone's fingers with their name and ticket. United States \| Newsday		[0]

Monday	July 18, 2005		Comments

	Question Authorities: Why it's smart to disobey officials in emergencies Global \| Wired News		[0]

Sunday	July 17, 2005		Comments

	The Dialectic of Fat United States \| Ms. Magazine		[0]

	The Refreshing Taste of Star Jones: "Their perceptions of each varied widely. Which was strange, because they were all drinking Poland Spring." United States \| Radar Magazine		[0]

Saturday	July 16, 2005		Comments

	Classic U2 songs -- with a Bushian twist. United States \| Mother Jones		[0]

Thursday	July 14, 2005		Comments

	This Modern World: Learning from London United Kingdom \| Working For Change		[0]

	Oliver Stone to direct a movie starring Nicolas Cage about two officers caught in the rubble on 9/11. "It's an exploration of heroism in our country." Try exploitation of the victims of a horrible tragedy. United States \| BBC News		[0]

Tuesday	July 12, 2005		Comments

	Harry Potter the cause of draconian injunction, "People have legitimately purchased the book, yet now face violation of a court order if they fail to return it immediately, discuss it, or do anything else with the book." Canada \| Times Online		[0]