Tuesday, August 30

Tuesday Notes












A DAMAGED SPACESHIP
landed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. It appears that portions of the heat shield on the upper right were damaged during entry into the earth's atmosphere. No aliens have yet emerged from the craft.

FOR THE FOURTH consecutive year the overall poverty rate in the US has risen. We're now at 12.7%. However, poverty among Asians and the elderly has declined significantly. Link

ROBERT TILTON is keeping the BoingBoingers amused. Link

BILINGUAL EDUCATION REPORT -- dumped because of its poor quality or because the administration didn't like the results? Link

TERRY MATTINGLY: "We are watching the rise of the charismatic universalists."

REMEMBER THOSE MYTHICAL JACKALOPES -- half rabbit, half antelope? It turns out that the myth may have some connection with reality.

NOT EVERYONE THINKS that the UC Merced campus is all that green. Link

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