— Conservative Texan families organize a Girl Scout cookie boycott over one chapter’s rather flimsy association with Planned Parenthood
— Martha Stewart found guilty on all counts. Martha Stewart Omnimedia stock nosedives (via Gawker)
— Neurology of a religious experience
— Fascinating case study tracking the influence of bloggers on the Trent Lott resignation story
— Dogs are remarkably sensitive to human social cues
— Federal funding for closed captioning pulled from over 200 programs (among those deemed ‘unsuitable’: i dream of jeannie, bewitched, scooby-doo, malcolm in the middle). neil gaiman mentions this issue on his blog as well.

Oh the Joys of Ramen!!
SoCal grocery strike finally over. My Trader Joe’s will de-crowd at last.