I'd like to show the Beijing skyline to anyone that thinks the EPA and pollution controls are unnecessary.

A Tale Of Two Countries of the Day

The Dragon Building
Beijing, December 2012

Nature abhors a vacuum; fascists and crime lords love a power vacuum.

The "No True Libertarianism" fallacy by @DavidOAtkins

RIP Cheetah

Tarzan co-star Cheetah dies at Palm Harbor sanctuary | TBO.com:

Cheetah the chimpanzee, who acted in classic Tarzan movies in the early 1930s, died of kidney failure Saturday at Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, a sanctuary spokeswoman said.

Leaving your kindle on will not take down the plane.

Tests Cast Doubt on F.A.A. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad - NYTimes.com:

The Federal Aviation Administration has its reasons for preventing passengers from reading from their Kindles and iPads during takeoff and landing. But they just don’t add up. 

Classic Xmas Music

Watch Florence And The Machine & Billy Bragg's Xmas Duet


The original, of course, is even more classic.