Military Testing Electronic Surveillance Insects
According to Zooillogix, “a military contractor known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is utilizing robotic hybrid insects for surveillance and intel gathering.”
Cristina Córdova
U of MN Economist Wins Nobel Prize
MPR has the story on Leonid Hurwicz.
Death and Fashion
ART Art of the Catacomb Death, life, ritual, individual identity within the broader scope of the human condition. What else is there to talk about? Feel like talking a bit? Maybe just sit and admire — sit, look, listen. Inspired in part by the Paris Catacombs, Art of the Catacomb, a collaborative project between Denise … Read more
Sock Puppet Porn
Sorry. It made me laugh. Of course, for something just as amusing, but a bit more tame, see here.
Al Franken's Message to You
In this video, Al Franken explains why he’s running for office.
Scotch Maverick Reinvents a Once-Conservative Drink
Minnesotan John Glaser makes the top story on Wired.com. Glaser has made quite an impression on the whiskey world with his boutique scotch, Compass Box.
People DIE in Wars
As of today, the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq has reached $3,824.
Sparber Gets a Pat on the Back from the Grey Lady
Max Sparber’s play, Minstrel Show, gets a laudatory review in The New York Times.
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Yahoo news informs us this morning that “Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s climate change panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for spreading awareness of man-made climate change and laying the foundations for counteracting it.”
Come Out Swinging
SPECIAL EVENTS National Coming Out Day Feeling a little repressed and in the closet? Today is the perfect day to step on out. This afternoon, OutFront Minnesota will join dozens of Twin Cities businesses and organizations in celebrating what may be the most difficult and important act a GLBT person can do: coming out. The … Read more