Lt. Governor of paper clips - LA Weekly
A cynical look at what passes for political leadership in the People's Republic of Kalifornia.
Studying memory formation by dosing snails with meth - New Scientist
Springtime for Stalin - NYRB blog (Timothy Snyder)
Russia's version of the greatest generation waxes nostalgic for the tyrant. Go figure?
Human progress: Man invents box that keeps plants hydrated without added water - Popular Science
Even works in the desert.
Drug Store Cowboy author arrested for robbing a drug store - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wave-powered desalinization plant approved -CNet
