Pumped Up Kicks

11 deaths and 73 serious adverse reactions on Pfizer's promotion of Neurontin, a seizure drug. Parke-Davis attempted to make it look like a drug test but administered it as "seeding trial".

First cut is the deepest

The tomb of a sacrificer in Peru has been discovered near Chiclayo. The tomb dates back to the 14th century, to the Pre-Incan Lambayeque culture that dated from 800 AD to 1375 AD.

God help us; we're doomed

The Tea Party is opposed to Pell Grants. Boehner wants to increase the amount to be used for those grants. 

The poor and middle class is opposed to assistance against rising school costs?

I agree with fucking Boehner?

I thought I'd live forever but now I'm not so sure.

Arctic scientist that exposed climate threat to polar bears is suspended. The suspension comes from within the Obama Administration. This is why I call Obama Bush 2.0. He is just as much owned by the oil companies as Shrub, he just isn't as obviously surrounded by openly evil greedy fucks who swim in a sea of hate.

Crowded skies

Trojan asteroid discovered in Earth's orbit.

Uncle Aleister would be proud!..Uh, no, not really

After an investigation, Dallas police discover that the Darkside Club* isn't really a church but a den of sex (with legal minors) and drugs.


*It all comes back to Grant Morrison and in this case his 7 Soldiers and Final Crisis.

Another nail in Murdoch's coffin

And now a piece of phone hacking can be directly tracked back to Rebekah Brooks of the News of the World. Now if they could only tie James Murdoch in, the Evil Empire could be destroyed.

Victim of love

Ancient city in what is now Syria survived collapse of civilizations in that region 4200 years ago. Why?

Op-ed on science and religion. I'd have something amusing (I hope) to say about it except I'm waiting on the two slowest men in the world at work and really can't stop to give it the attention it needs. Linking to read this weekend.

SDCC Thursday so far

DC Comics has their "New 52" panel. Wouldn't care except Paul Cornell is a good writer so I'm kinda looking forward to his books.

Chris Roberson is writing a Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes crossover. (Ditto Roberson)

Tim and Ben Truman are doing a Hawken, a supernatural western, for IDW. Tim Truman has been one of my favorite comic book artists since, I dunno, 198something-or-other.

"I forgive you, boy, but don't leave town"

Greg Palast on why the deficit isn't Obama's fault. Among other things, he brings up the three dozen Virginia Class submarines that Bush ordered at $1.8b a pop. The V-Class are designed to fight Soviet submarines.Congressman Cantor voted to let Bush have those subs. This is the same Cantor that is steadfastly opposed to raising the debt ceiling and taxing the rich.

Every possible location has a simple explanation

Every women's magazine in one cover.

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

Are you familiar with NASA's Spinoff? It lists what NASA has developed, much of which is open for public use if they can figure out a way to use it.

Because I'm not at the Nerd Prom (but who wants to be in San Diego in the Summer?)

IDW announces a Wally Wood EC Stories Artists Edition.

Comics Beat goes over Preview Night, including Vertigo's The Unexpected, more on Archie's Kevin Keller getting his own book, and Marvel Comics done-in-one graphic novels featuring their top tier characters.

Sailing the Seas of Fate

Scientific American on the case for a multiverse.

An admission in a pop news source that women went a-viking along with the men. Considering that the Norse settled Britain, it seems rather idiotic to assume that they planned to pick up a wife in fair Albion. Settling means households, families, and not a way to get free of the spousal unit for the weekend.

"Dorte was a hot Danish sandwich when I married her, and now the only thing hot about that witch is her temper." Possible but no.

Why "is" "isn't"

Nepal to remeasure Mount Everest to determine how how high it "really" "is".

No, not really

Live in Texas? Glad you have a job? Thank a drug dealer!

Governor Good-Hair's pusher ineligible for any thanks from me.

Better Living Though Chemistry

Michelle Bachman medicated to deal with constant migraines. Says it won't be issue if she becomes president.

Chase Bank sends man to jail over a forged check, except it wasn't. Now, he has no job and no car.

keeping time to an old slave drum

Dead Can Dance looking at getting together to record a new album and touring in 2012.

"like a halo in reverse"

One man found guilty of willfully shooting another man in the head is suing over being called an "inmate" while in prison as, he says, it implies that he's gay.

"you and me in the summertime"

Not even presidents have a need to no about all the operations at Area 51.

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The city of Kobe, Japan builds a 50-ton statue of Gigantor.


*I've started following the grand tradition of making as a headline lyrics to the song I'm listening to. Someone on TurntableFM is playing a country version of "Gin & Juice". No. Just...no.

"I could dress in black and read Camus"

The overgrown squalor of Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazzland) since it's been abandoned for six years following Hurricane Katrina.

"She Looked right through me"

Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Porter.

Hey, I don't name them.