Ecogeek is a sort of Boing Boing Gadgets for the tree-hugging set. It's all about the intersection of technology and environmental awareness, which is great, but the entries are also smart, interesting, and often surprising. In short, the site rocks, and if you visit it once, you'll probably visit it forever.

EcoGeek: Technology for the Environment

At last count, there were 34 hexagillion sites on the web that want to sell you funny t-shirts. Bustedtees.com has designs that are well above average, and some that are pure disaffected-hipster-ironic-pop-culture heaven.

Busted Tees - Jokes you can wear!

... if "cryptozoophiles" is, in fact, a word.

Regular readers of Fortean Times may recognize Loren Coleman as one of the world's go-to guys for all things cryptozoological. His site, cryptomundo.com, is probably the best resource for info on cryptids of all varieties. He's reasonable and scientific, and his writing is concise and accessible. Recent topics include a new Orang Pendek expedition and "Is Bin Laden As Tall As Bigfoot?"

These are the stories the mainstream media are afraid to touch!

Cryptomundo.com - for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More!


Of course, one can't mention Loren Coleman without also mentioning Dr. Karl Shuker, who has probably done more to legitimize cryptozoology as a field of study than anyone since Charles Fort himself. As an added bonus, Dr. Shuker actually bears a striking resemblance to Oliver, a suspected cryptid sometimes called a "humanzee:"



Dr. Shuker's columns for the Fortean Times are often the most fascinating part of that magazine. Here's his space on the web:

All About Dr. Karl Shuker

(Above: Sen. Craig demonstrates his technique)

I haven't said anything so far about soon-to-be-former-Senator Larry Craig yet, so her's a sampling of post-mortems regarding his downfall.

Time Magazine has a decent analysis of how the scandal will affect the Republicans as a whole. Executive summary: The GOP is running out of candidates that aren't crazy, corrupt or perverted, thus ironically de-motivating the one block of voters they can count on -- the crazy, corrupt and perverted Religious Right.

Republicans Lack Self Control, Common Sense

Speaking of right-wing kooks, The Boston Globe has a columnist named Jeff Jacoby who serves as their resident conservative on an otherwise mostly rational Op-Ed staff. He's wrong on most every issue he's ever written about, but never more so than in his recent column declaring Craig's behavior "odious," "squalid" and "degrading," but NOT hypocritical. Dubbleyoo Tee Eff?

Jacoby then uses as an example of somebody that IS a hypocrite "[t]he 'family-values' politician who blasts the sins of others while blithely carrying on affairs of his own." Huh? Isn't that what Craig was doing?

Another favorite: "opposing same-sex marriage doesn't make someone a "foe of gay rights" or of gay people..." It's a laff-a-minute!

Conan O'Brien had a line a few days ago, "Gay groups are calling Craig a hypocrite because Craig is a staunch opponent of gay marriage. Craig denied he's a hypocrite, saying, 'Hey, I wasn't trying to marry the cop in the bathroom.'"

I like the Boston Globe, and I absolutely agree that they need to maintain some philosophical balance on their Op-Ed page. I just wish they'd find somebody who isn't such an idiot.

Is Craig Really A Hypocrite? (HINT: Yes)

Finally, for those of you who aren't really sure what a jerk-off this guy is, here's a pretty good summation of how he's voted on issues:

How Not To Advance The Radical Homosexual Agenda