Harry Potter and the Heartbreaking

Harry Potter and the Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by J. K. Eggers.

The Register asks, about the

The Register asks, about the Brad and Claire story: Is this the greatest ever email hoax?

The Victorian Sex Cry Generator.

The Victorian Sex Cry Generator.

In Who are you calling

In Who are you calling "sister"?
, Salon covers the growth of Digital Eve from WebGrrls. What I'm curious about is, why isn't Wise-Women getting some of this same attention? There's some great people there, who're well worth paying attention to.

Answering my question of a

Answering my question of a few days ago, according to reader Nic Wolff:

According to 10 U.S.C. 113(a), a person must have been a civilian for ten years to be eligible for appointment as Secretary of Defense or to other top Defense Department posts - so, Bush had to find some other place for Powell.

Thanks for that important bit of legal trivia.

Keep Score of Bush's campaign

Keep Score of Bush's campaign pledges.

Good news/bad news: Bush uses

Good news/bad news: Bush uses a Mac.

But no, there wasn't any

But no, there wasn't any partisan consideration in the Supreme Court's decisions, because the majority that handed the election to Bush said there wasn't, right? Justice O'Connor Upset When Seemed Gore Won

Struggling over what to get

Struggling over what to get us for the holidays? Want to make sure you get us that perfect thing that we truly want? Here's an end to your suffering: our Amazon wish lists. Here's Tom's list and Dori's list.