Linneaus’ Legacy #4

I missed this, but Linneaus’ Legacy #4 has been up at The Other 95% since last week.

Fired for blogging

CNN reportedly fired producer Chez Pazienza for blogging. Scary.
Source: Terry Heaton, via TPM

Clinton’s losses

Last night Lindsay said, “I almost feel like I should be supporting the underdog again”. While I strongly support Barack Obama, and while Hillary Clinton’s political decisions make me suspicious, I still like Hillary. I liked her better than Bill in 1992. In a sense, she’s an old friend. And even [...]

Distance and memory

I recently found a Facebook group dedicated to my paternal grandmother’s family. Everyone with that name is descended from my great grandfather. The one topic on the discussion board was “where did the name come from”. And I realised, to my surprise, that my great grandfather has already disappeared into mythology. [...]