armed and dangerous

Ann Coulter with SwordFrom Gawker, here's a pic of Ann Coulter, back when she was:

A) brunette and

B) happy.

I think it has something to do with the 36 inches of carbon steel in her hand.

Swedish Chef vs Lobsters

Yep, the smart money is always on the one that gets the Squid tag. But I didn't know they had lobsters in Mexico: live and learn.

 

Operation Global Media Domination: Operation Deflation

TIAYou know you've entered the insane levels of the No Green M&Ms Concert Rider/spending most of the party in the bathroom with Nicole and Lindz celebutasticism when you check your stats at ten in the morning and are crushed – CRUSHED – to see you're only at 498 hits so far. And only #50 in the top 100 blogs on WordPress.

CRUSHED, I say!

Today

101 bottles of diet coke, 523 mentos 197

Linkie o' the Day: Beautiful Agony 31

Clay Aiken Michael Sandecki Flashdance    24

Shiloh shocker photo exclusive!    15

Watch the World Cup on your computer    9

Operation Global Media Domination: Egg Day    8

Hottest Pickup Lines of the Fourteenth Century    7

The 100 Most Influential People in History    7

Streaming Eagle Cam 3.0: Swartz Bay    6

Operation Global Media Domination: The Search for Meaning    4
 

 Meaning. Yeah, the meaning of all this is that cool science trumps sports, ourdoorsiness, and sex. At least, for those who spend their lives online; but is this exactly news?

VF, here he cums

From Gawker. Here's a work sample from the new editor of Vanity Fair online. Didn't I hear Atoosa Rubenstein's contract was up for grabs?

Sementeen

Gawker takes Dorothy on

Not bad, for beginners. Some of us, however, have been ripping off Mrs. Parker for so long that the primary charms of Gawker's effort lie with its endearing amateurism.

Itinerary

Taxis will crash you;
Subway folks stab;
Pedicabs have no a/c;
Buses are drab.
Ferries take ages
and leave you stuck at the dock.
Limos are expensive;
You might as well walk.

Four stabbings at Times Square, New York subway [Reuters]
Cabbie, vics: Two realities [NYDN]