Bloggers fact-check Howard Coble's ass: Check out the excellent work at Is That Legal? covering the Howard Coble story. Coble, who you may recall was opposed for reelection by blogger Tara Sue Grubb recently stated that the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II was done for their own good. This is the man in... (Politics)

The Dead live: Well, it looks like the remaining members of the Grateful Dead have shucked the played-out "Other Ones" monicker and have decided to call their new band simply "The Dead." In doing so they've managed to split hairs, technically leaving the official name of the Jerry-era band retired but resurrecting a name... (Miscellany)

Putting deficits in perspective: Frank Boosman of Pseudorandom felt that the "record deficit" chart I reprinted from Reuters earlier this week was misleading, in that it did not put the deficit figures into context as a percentage of GDP (which most economists feel is a more meaningful way of measuring deficits than in terms of... (Salon Bloggers)

It's like watching grass grow: Scot Hacker points to this fella's Daily Photo Project, consisting of a daily picture of his own face with roughly the same expression. Over time you see his hair grow in between haircuts. Cool idea, especially if he can keep it up. He's been doing it for five years already! As... (Weblog Concepts)