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August 31, 2004

There's a Lawsuit against Dave Matthews Band for dumping 100 gallons of waste from his tour bus onto a boat??
"[Single] women of all ages have reportedly been rushing to buy their very own Boyfriend Arm Pillow - a snuggly alternative to the real thing." (man pillow even comes with shirts)
'Super-Earth' spotted in distant sky: "The big difference, though, is that Uranus is an uninhabitable hell."
Cabbage patch doll raised as son for 19 years ("easy-going and well behaved")
Bjork interview (her new album is good, too)
Struggling to cancel an AOL account over the phone (like a bad breakup)
Soda ups risk of diabetes, weight gain (and other health problems, I bet. Also, the American Beverage Assoc. are jackoffs)

Tricks of the Trade: for every occupation, there is a catalog of secrets only its employees are aware of. [via]
The Yes Men follows a small group of prankster-activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world.
F9/11 in historical context: "Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection" (Guardian UK, on Moore.com)
I "found" a digital camera in the woods - photos tell spooky linear story. look carefully at the pictures inside the tower.
Smokers under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack
Mesothe-what-lioma? (surreal effects when "creative" marketers use fake blogs to up their Google pagerank. Click on a link to enter the fray of nonsense)
It's official: I am too old to understand WHAT THE HELL the kids are talking about.

"The group, led by porn star and former California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey, said the military should spend its money on 'bullets, not boobs.'"
'This is not about Oprah'. Oprah serves as a juror on a murder case. Judging by the pages uncomfortably conspicuous "Style Court" Flash include, this is about Oprah. Bad journalism.

Toogle search for sixfoot6 pulls up an ASCII text version of the carrot photo. Cool.
Trailer: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Andersen December OMG I can't wait OMG)
Support my campaign to Buy DropCash from Andre Torrez. With your support, the project he built with Kottke will be mine! MUAHAHA! (cool app uses PayPal API for goal oriented fundraising)

"In the True Spirit of the Games" , the 2004 Olympics site has an Asinine Hyperlink Policy. Congrats, Olympics, for contuing to turn an honorable tradition into corporate whoring.

Olympic brand-whoring attains new, shameful low (no one can attend the games while drinking Pepsi)

March 2004 footage of CIA nominee Porter Gross explaining why he isn't qualified to work for the CIA (if the man himself doesn't believe he's right for the job, what is Bush doing?)
iPod vs. The Cassette
I Love You, Madame Librarian (Kurt Vonnegut on the sad state of our government and lifestyle)
480-pound woman dies after six years on couch: "I tried to get her to get up, but it wouldn't do no good." (truly sad)

Build a better Bush (the random button is fun)
The Six types of Family Circus Strips
Don't miss the trailer for Battle Ground: Dispatches from the Edge of Empire, A film shot on the front lines of the Iraq war that everyone (including Bush) should probably see. Spread the word. (via)
An open letter to Sir Ben Kingsley asking him not to appear in Bloodrayne, a video game adaptation)

Alone in the Dark (Christian Slater, Tara Reid, and Stephen Dorff in the worst trailer you'll never see.)
Color saturated ariel photos (planet earth is beautiful)

Listen to George Bush having a nervous breakdown while trying to discuss "tribal sovereignity"
A beautiful building that leaks is a failed building, even when that building was designed by Gehry. Especially when it is.

Battle Torrent: chasing a simplified BitTorrent experience for file sharing
Kerry gets bump after DNC according to the Electoral Vote Predictor 2004 (click previous report to see change, or view graph)
Norman Mailer and his son discuss protests at the Republican National Convention (and more. Excellent interview.)
Can you find the funny difference between these two photos?
Chappelle renews for $50 million an Rick James biopic (The milk's gone bad!) [via]
Slice (NYC's #1 Pizzablog!