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Via io9.com: the art of Jada Fitch .

Cats kill ; simple as that. If you act like this , why open up an establishment that supposed to cater to a wide variety of people? Are energy drink really beating coffee ?  Nate Silver vs Paul Krugman ? (sigh)  Soon the crows will rule us all ...

Art by Jennifer Crute, btw :

So the sister of Kirk Cameron and the only member of Full House who didn't become a odd multimillionaire or fade from the spotlight says that the balancing the "sexiness" of Dancing With The Stars with her Christian beliefs is hard . I can understand her point of view: spending hours on end grinding up against a fit, athletic-type person in skin-tight outfits can get arousing. And sometimes the moves on that show border on risque. But I'm not to sure about "sexy." Sure, there are always rumors every season about dance partners getting their groin on, but I don't really remember hearing too many reviews of the show talking about feeling weird in their nether regions. I could be wrong here (I have been before) but I think Cameron-Dure is thinking about her dance partner sexually, and feels a little guilty about it. She shouldn't be; that's human. The sinful thing would be to act on that feeling, and I believe that by giving voice to it, she...

Miami's wealthy Latino population is growing . Political groups are funding research centers who -get this- somehow miraculously support their views and opinions .

Ah Tennessee... where back in the day black people where skinned for trophies (after being lynched of course) but now have the honor of being refused CPR from First Responders .