Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg... I know it's been a week since I've blogged the news. So, here we go:

First, delve even further into the mind of Kim Jong-Il. (thanks Miro for the link!)
And, you just gotta love this picture of our favorite "Dear Leader" from the cover of this week's NY Times Magazine:


You're not rich, you're just faking the bourgeois thing: a Mercedes in the garage, a Starbucks in the hand, and $10 in the pocket.

Out of Africa: American Scientist examines the question of whether humanity originated in the Dark Continent.

Even with the passage of a UN resolution in support of the US in Iraq, Bush is getting little in the way of foreign money or troops. What to do? Turn to NATO of course.

Yet more on the connection between Leo Strauss and the neo-cons. More on the new & improved neo-con.

Jonathan Yardley reviews Franklin Toker's new book on Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright's signature home built for the Kaufmanns of Pittsburgh.

Ground control to Col. Yang: China's first "taikonaut" has gone up and come back down. I found a neat website some years back on China's space program called "Go Taikonauts!" but unfortunately it seems to be offline now... More on China's space odyssey... and more...

The next step in the Democrats' campaign financing plans: installment donations.

Are beautiful people smart, or are smart people beautiful? Regardless, hottie professors still do better on student evaluations.

Stupid economy tricks from the Bushies: the Bureau of Labor Statistics isn't reporting favorable numbers, so the Bushies call it "a faulty source". Err???

Why do blue-collar "NASCAR dads" flock to Bush, even in the face of a shitty economy and nagging holes in national security? Mother Jones explains.

Let's talk about sex, baby: Marvin Gaye was right. We all need some sexual healing and good ol' lovin'. Also, do girls today remember how to flirt? =)