Especially for James… a dog in a Yoda costume.

Interesting article on the implications of DRM (Digital Rights Management) on fair use.

“Buster, Yorkshire Police’s German Shepherd, has been pensioned off for being too soft. He had no arrests, ignored fleeing crims, tried to make friends with drunks and stopped for a rest while in hot pursuit.” (Oddspot)

Unpleasant lunchtime reading at Steve, Don’t Eat It!.
You too can move to Berlin and become ubercoolische.

British public information films from 1945 -1951 available for free at the National Archive.

Bush: God told me to invade Iraq (Independent)

More on the end of defence of provocation:
“Mr Hulls said people who killed in circumstances where they lost self-control

Australian music specials on Triple J.

“The hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true.
The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect “total accuracy” from the Bible.
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.
The document is timely, coming as it does amid the rise of the religious Right, in particular in the US.”
Times

Spamusement is ‘Poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines!’.
I liked She cant possibly be enjoying this!.