Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Who Commits Terrorist Attacks In Europe?: Matthew Yglesias
- Palin documentary bombs during second week in theaters. – Maybe real patriots were off seeing Captain America. At least when he wraps himself in the flag, he stays with the job until it’s done.
- First trailer for Avatar: The Legend of Korra shows off the new steampunk metropolis – Sweeeeeeet! (And, glad to hear they are still using the music.)
- How the Deficit Got This Big – NYTimes.com – “A few lessons can be drawn from the numbers. First, the Bush tax cuts have had a huge damaging effect. If all of them expired as scheduled at the end of 2012, future deficits would be cut by about half, to sustainable levels. Second, a healthy budget requires a healthy economy; recessions wreak havoc by reducing tax revenue. Government has to spur demand and create jobs in a deep downturn, even though doing so worsens the deficit in the short run. Third, spending cuts alone will not close the gap. The chronic revenue shortfalls from serial tax cuts are simply too deep to fill with spending cuts alone. Taxes have to go up.” It’s not that difficult, except that politics are trumping reality. And, ultimately, reality will bite back.
- Ikea’s opening has metro-area furniture retailers on edge of their seats – The Denver Post – They really expect people to be driving to Ikdea from Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas? Really? I mean, it’s IKEA, people! It’s cool and fun, but it’s really not all that!
- Captain America Rules at the Box Office | The Disney Blog – Glad to hear of Cap’s success. I still am very apprehensive about folding the Marvel properties into the Disney resorts.
- The true story behind Noah’s Ark : Pharyngula – That’s … awesome. (Crap animation, but it’s the dialog that’s worth listening to.)
- WI Governor Scott Walker to cut DMV centers in Democratic districts « progressivetoo – Stay classy, Scott!
- Wikimedia blog » “Rate this Page” is Coming to the English Wikipedia – Just noticed this today. I think it’s probably of value for quick feedback — though I suspect there will still be folks trying to game the stats for pages they really like/dislike.
- Harry Potter vs. Twilight – I will confess that I have never read nor seen anything Twilight. Nor have I seen anything that’s made me want to.
- Never underestimate the power of spite – George Will has completely gone over the deep end.
- With nine days to go – Aren’t it the Republicans who have been lambasting the Dems for creating “uncertainty” in the markets, up until, oh, about a month ago?
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