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The Green Thing

Those of you on Twitter have probably seen this or something like it:
“Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click -“I was asked why my picture wasn’t green (it wasn’t an antagonistic asking but simply an inquiry).

2009 WNBA – Is KT Wrong For Chicago?

Having been following guard Kristi Toliver for her four years at Maryland and now at Chicago, I can’t help but wonder if she’s one of those players who just happened to find herself on the wrong team?

Summer-time for Dollhouse?

It’s obviously occurred to many in the Whedonverse that now that Summer Glau happens to be sans-series, and Joss Whedon happens to have a series that just got renewed, it might be really really nifty if she just happened to find herself

More Summer Glau Polling

Well, around the ‘net, Summer Glau continues to impress—those of us who have been fans for years are hardly surprised…we’ve been impressed for quite a while, now.

Why We Need to Restrict Light Pollution

When I was a kid, I lived in a small town that was more or less out in the middle of nowhere. Most businesses would close up around six (give or take), and most people stayed home. There were some streetlights, but not a lot. And at night, there were stars.

2009 WPS – Thoughts on the Wambach/McNeill Suspensions

On May 7, WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci announced a 1-game suspension for both Abby Wambach and Kia McNeill for actions in a game played on May 3. Did the punishments fit the actions on the field?

Terminator Fans Are a Force in End-of-season Polls

It’s been interesting to watch this year’s round of Poll-ballot-stuffing a/k/a which bubble show should be saved surveys. Every season, the passionate fans of a series band together and do their level best to flood sites with just as many votes as possible.

More Shirley Manson on Craig Ferguson

Our dear Scottish lass, Shirley Manson, has popped up again to share some bon mots with that crafty bastion of all things American: Craig Ferguson

Save One Show – Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Every year, the Watch With Kristen section of the E! web site features an S.O.S. (Save One Show, formerly Save Our Show) election for netizens to vote on a “bubble” show they’d like their network to save. Well, the preliminary round is finished, and the five shows remaining are:

When Do You Quit?

When the going gets tough, when times get hard, when you are rejected…is that when you quit? Well, do I have a blog that you should read.

Some Quick Lobby Numbers

In 2008, companies and interest groups spent at least $3.42 billion to lobby Congress and the Federal Government. That’s really just another dollar amount to us at this point. Let’s look at it this way: that equates to 68,400 jobs with a gross pay of $50,000.

Bring Back Cyclamate!

Children of the late 60s had a shared habit that was wrested from them by our oh-so-protective government. The FDA banned the additive in 1969. As subsequent studies have not shown there to be a significant risk to humans, there is no reason to keep the substance banned.