today's to-dos

A couple NYTimes opinon pieces....the State of Fear...what'll happen if Arizon's Governor leaves the state for the capital, and this article about the irony that's always been part of the phrase "the best and the brightest"

here are a couple links from friends gchat away messages tha i want to look at but can't:

Brecca's , DZalc's, and Morganator's

i'm not looking at my google reader during the day today. hurray.

gamers DO rules the world...infovore likes to speculate about the future

another possibly fun post. about a robot.

here's sasha frere-jones's post about t-pain's autotuning. love you, y'alls.

bento is the szzz. (that's a compliment.)

and how many bad songs can there be? coldplay and joe santriani unintentionally raise the question: maybe there's a limit?

ok, a bit more:

adam kirsch on zizek's new book Violence and (his older book) in defense of lost causes. Critchley on zizek in naked punch.