- Hey, would you look at that? It's also still Confederate History Month, as hosted by Frederick Douglass.
- Courtesy the BBC, a first-time voters' guide and some commentary on the state of the UK elections: "A lot of students and members of the public see [politicians] as comedy figures rather than to be taken seriously."
- Shorter, this discussion about frivolous female consumption: Someday, it would be interesting to see the reaction to an article about how silly men are for buying dozens of pricey video games when they play, like, three on a consistent basis, how selfish they are for not using their shopping time to buy clothes for their kids or hunting down a perfect interview suit for their female partner, or how irresponsible they are for spending so much of their food dollar on snacks and beer. But that article isn't going to appear in a major paper, not being nearly as entertaining to the masses as mocking women for doing the majority of household shopping.
- Seventeen years worth of data says that corn is more energy efficient as human food than as animal feed or processed biofuel. This is Natasha's complete lack of surprise.
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