Listens: quiet

[links] Links Salad, never never on a Sunday

Sally Forth on the fine art of the novel

Get Fuzzy on the conservative denial fuse

The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs

Human-animal cybrids — Paging Dr. Moreau.

America's best new whiskeys — In Oregon? Hey, we've already got beer and lawn grass covered!

Space Age lunch boxes

Speaking of whiskey — 1922 photo of moonshiner's car after a bust.

Batman, language demigod

The most important psychology experiment that's never been done

Innumeracy, cultural relativism, and you — This post about innumeracy is a lot more interesting than I had expected. Draws a comparison between Pirahã innumeracy with respect to arithmetic and modern American innumeracy with respect to statistics.

Teh Holiez Bibul — Too damned much of a not-so-good thing.

Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush — NYT Magazine on the Bush White House.

An Exit Toward Soul-Searching: As Bush Staffers Leave, Questions About Legacy Abound — WAPO on the Bush White House.