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Links for September 22nd through September 23rd

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Justice John Paul Stevens - Supreme Court - Law - Washington - New York Times - He set a record for lone dissents in his first year on the bench, received a dove from Charles Lindbergh when he was 12, saw Babe Ruth’s famous called shot, and considers himself a political conservative. Excellent NY Times piece on John Paul Stevens
U.S.S. Mariner » Blog Archive » Rotation Building - Dave Cameron crunches the numbers to show that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays actually have a pretty good starting rotation.
Salon.com | News Wires | Conn. Gov Bans Parole for Some Inmates - No one wants violent crime, but I don’t think that extra 15% of time will make the difference. Typical unthinking American approach to criminal justice issues. Have fun with your budget, Governor.
Glenn Greenwald - Political Blogs and Opinions - Salon - Glenn Greenwald’s e-mail exchange with Michael Ledeen is quite funny. I adore Greenwald but worry about him having a stroke before the Bush admin is done. That dude’s blood pressure has to be through the roof.
Online couple cheated with each other | The Daily Telegraph - This one’s a doozy.

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Links for September 14th through September 18th

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

SLUT — Streetcar’s unfortunate acronym seems here to stay - Someone forgot to add up the letters.
Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site - New York Times - It’s finally official. I was able to freeload off my parents’ membership during the lean Times Select years, but the rest of you suckers will now have access as well. Free archives back to 1987!
L. Ron Hubbard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The wikipedia section on L. Ron Hubbard’s turn in the U.S. Navy always makes me picture Arrested Development’s G.O.B. in charge of his own sub-hunter. The later section on the Sea Org is just disturbing–dude was an epic asshole
Electoral Vote Shuffle | The American Prospect - A good piece on how state control over the standards for federal elections messes up everything and leads to undemocratic results
Working on a Building | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle’s Only Newspaper - Dubai now has the world’s tallest building, at 555 meters. It may end up at over 700. Dubai and Vegas aren’t sister cities, but they should be.

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Links for September 13th

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Bloomberg.com: Spend - On average, it’s twice as expensive to get a dinner in London as to get one in New York. Wow.
Dictators of the World: Suharto crushes Time magazine for telling the truth? - Time Magazine lost a $106 million lawsuit for “defaming” and “hurting the image and pride” of the former dictator Suharto by reporting that he embezzled state funds.
SONICS: NBA Microfracture History - A list of players who have had microfracture surgery and the outcomes. List now includes Greg Oden, which just sucks.
The Naughty American - Mormon Calendar Reveals More Men - Topless (male) mormon missionaries.
Marbury Testifies He Had Sex With Knicks Intern - New York Times - More fun with Starbury: After calling his wife his “better ho” on the air, he recounts his back-seat-of-my-jeep exploits with a team intern at Isiah Thomas’ sexual harassment trial.
ESPN - Report: MLB eyes use of HGH blood test in ‘08 - MLB - An interesting development, but the devil’s in the details. My guess is that the test will be administered like their steroids tests–with plenty of notice for those who want to time their cycles. That way, everybody wins.

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Links for September 12th

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

+ RAWSTOCK short film festival + - For Seattle area readers: Haymaker & Sally co-producer and co-director Jason “Reidster” Reid will be showing several shorts at this event on Friday night, including a music video for Tim Seely’s “Trucker’s Lullaby.” Also showing will be an enjoyable short called Schmuli’s Dream.
YouTube - Stephon “Starbury” Marbury on Mike’d Up - I finally watched this interview with New York Knicks’ guard Stephon Marbury. It’s full of bizarre assertions that raise challenging ontological questions.
YouTube - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - PM Dawn (Great Audio) - My friend Kaitlin was inspired by the PM Dawn pic in the “Masters of Wrath” post to find this video. It brings me back to middle school dances in the gym; I can almost smell the Drakkar Noir.
U.S.S. Mariner » Blog Archive » The Value of Adrian Beltre - Dave Cameron of the U.S.S. Mariner addresses the perception that Seattle Mariners’ third baseman Adrian Beltre is overpaid.
News: Joe Pace Is Using Papier-Mâché Robots and a Three-Rimmed Backboard to Get His Life Back on Track (Seattle Weekly) - Fascinating story on former NBA player Joe Pace, who has battled substance abuse and is pursuing his dream of a basketball boot camp featuring giant robots and a three-rimmed, message-spouting pop-a-shot.
Crystal Mess | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle’s Only Newspaper - The Stranger’s Dominic Holden examines the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s ineffective, alarmist anti-meth ads. Apparently, if you lie to people, they stop believing you. Who knew?

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