this is a brand new day

I lied; there are a few political leftovers.

How about those newspaper covers?  It's, like, historical or something.

Barack Hussein Obama: If That Ain't Country, I'll Kiss Your Ass

Physics professor Mark Newman's cartograms are a fascinating analysis of our red-and-blue states.

Okay, I'm done.  Oscarbait season is upon us -- what do you think of the trailers for Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire?

The Kinks?  That's funny.

mental_floss profiles Koji Kondo, the composer of all those amazing Mario theme songs.

I don't know why I like these paperback covers from the early 1950s, but I do.

The Quietus has an interview with Simon Bookish, my new favorite person.