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US pop art giant dies, aged 82

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2279699,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Artist born in Texas in 1925, spearheaded style called the Combines during 1950s

Lyons cautions industry over licence fee

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/13/bbc.television2?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

BBC Trust chairman warns licence fee is not a 'back pocket' that can be raided for cash

Drogba will be fit for 'gigantic' final

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/13/chelsea.manchesterunited?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Sport: Chelsea striker also insists that John Terry will be fit for Moscow, despite dislocating his elbow

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Tune In

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Talking-Points-Memo/~3/289630629/194808.php

I can't say there's going to be a huge amount of suspense. But join us at 7:30 when we'll be bringing you live election results from the West Virginia primary (aka, Sen. Clinton's A West Virginia apotheosis). More suspensefully, starting at 8 PM we'll be bringing you live results from the special election in Mississippi's 1st district. This is the race to replace Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and it's similar to the race Dems recently won in Louisiana -- a blood red district (even redder than the one Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-LA) won) where the Democrat, Travis Childers (D-MS) is running neck and neck with Republican Greg Davis (R-MS).

To some perspective, in 2004, George Bush won this district 62% to 37% in 2004. So the fact that the Democrat is even in the hunt is pretty astounding. Like I said, the polls close at 8 PM Eastern.

Ties to Turkey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7399390.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7399390.stm

Nicholas Witchell on the background to the Queen's visit

Lodger 'watched father stab son'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7399039.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7399039.stm

A woman watched a drunken man repeatedly stab his son following a row over chips, a murder trial hears.

Other things I didn't expect to learn when I woke up this morning
Wizard's First Rule to be miniseries.

There will be an American version of Life on Mars.

Both from zarq

Idle question
If you were going to insert a detective into one of Shakespeare's tragedies, would you go for a character like Philip Marlowe [1] or one like Miss Marple [2]? The Chandleresque character strikes me as more likely to live to the end of the story but Marple could be played as a kind of wise fool.

1: I started off with Hammett's Continental Op but Marlowe's speech patterns are more amusing to me.

2: Or Tommy and Tuppance if you want the detectives to have a confederate with which to converse.

Mexican newspaper ad: "A world so complex needs a good explanation"

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Americablog/~3/289601812/mexican-newspaper-ad-world-so-complex.html

There are a lot more Bush ads here.

Trends

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Americablog/~3/289590120/trends.html

Overall, the graphs show that since Super Tuesday, at the beginning of February (over 3 months ago), Hillary has been losing ground to Obama. That's a clear trend, clear momentum, in his direction, and it hasn't changed, even after Rev. Wright, even after Hillary "finding her voice." From ABC, via Ben Smith:

1. Delegates won in the primaries and caucuses:

2. Superdelegates - i.e., members of Congress, Governors, DNC officials. (Note: I added the last data point, for May 13 (today)):

3. Total delegates (Pledged and Super):

4. Popular vote:

Gypsy skirts. C’mon, you know you hate them.

http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1159

I can’t believe no one’s voted against gypsy skirts either. Mis-matched flaps of coloured cotton (or worse synthethic) piled layer on top of layer in an unholy mess. What’s to like, people?

Also the next person who writes to me defending their hideous taste in liking ballet flats/espadrilles/formal shorts/shrugs/other fashion atrocity will be hit with a bad fashion curse. That’s right I will hex you so you never look good in clothes again. EVER.

Though, come to think of it, perhaps you’re all writing to me to defend these fashion atrocities because you’ve already been hit with the bad fashion curse. Hmmm. I will have to think further on a better punishment . . .

And for those who seem unable to find the poll: It’s to your right. In the sidebar. See? Where it says “Polls”. You’re welcome.

Thud: ILE
Words: 1348
Total words: 63842
Files: 4
Tea: Spring tea
Music: no music, didn't feel like
RSI: not very good
Reason for stopping: end of bit.

Getting on with it.

It's so odd checking details for a date I remember in the way I would if it were a historical period.

It's a lovely day today, and the leaves are opening on the trees across the way so that when I'm working on Caliban and look up, I can almost see more leaf than sky.

Dozens killed in Indian market blasts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/13/india.terrorism?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Six bombs explode in the centre of Jaipur, one of India's most popular tourist destinations

Teen arrested over bakery murder

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/13/ukcrime?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Police arrest 19-year-old man in connection with murder of teenage boy in bakery

Web users back code for bloggers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/13/web20.digitalmedia?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Nearly half of all internet users would support a voluntary code of online conduct, poll finds

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Ugly, Ugly, Ugly

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Talking-Points-Memo/~3/289593506/194791.php

They're going all out in the Republican primary for the open seat of Democrat Darlene Hooley in Oregon. One of the GOP candidates says he had no choice but to publicize a two-year-old email accusing his opponent of paying for an abortion for a woman he impregnated.

I wouldn't want to be seated between those two at the next Lincoln Day event.

Soldiers of God

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Talking-Points-Memo/~3/289576010/194782.php

Following up on what I mentioned in the post below, now that McCain backer John Hagee is trying to walk back his attacks on the Catholic Church, I'm curious whether he's going to have any follow up on what he claims is God's embrace of Islamic terrorists creating a "bloodbath" in the United States. As Hagee explains, it's not Iran or al Qaeda behind the Jihadists plotting mass casualty terrorist attacks against the US. It's God himself.

As you can see in this video clip, Hagee says that God is using Islamic terrorists to create a "bloodbath" in the US in order to punish us for supporting the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

I'm dying to hear McCain's campaign get asked about this. But so far it hasn't happened.

Sadness but hope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7398806.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7398806.stm

London's Chinese community praises quake aid efforts

Bad Girl Goodies

http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=749

A while back I took a picture of Athena in one of her more glowery moods and Photoshopped it for my own amusement, and recently Krissy suggested that she’d like the resulting Photoshop on a t-shirt or mug. So I obliged her. Having now performed my uxorial duty, I’m now making the designs available to the rest of you through the magic of Zazzle. If you ever wanted a coffee mug or t-shirt of my daughter doing her best “demon spawn” look, now’s your chance.

Ironically, all profits (I think a dollar or so from each sale) are likely to go to Athena’s college fund. But, you know, honestly, don’t feel obliged. Zazzle prices are moderately expensive, and Athena’s college fund is doing perfectly fine these days. And I think the market for Athena paraphernalia is, rightly, small. But it might be fun for her to go to school with one of these shirts on.

Everything is contained in something else
Okay, things are in other things. The pies are in the oven; the leftover raw pastry is in Mac (milk! lard! flour! nom-nom-nom! It's probably awfully bad for him, but I do get tired of yelling); the leftover pork-meats in their herby goodness are in the bolognese sauce (yes, honestly. It's traditional: beef and pork, in combo, and cook for hours). The marrow chutney is in abeyance until tomorrow, because I have quit.

Not yet all the wine is in me, but we're getting there. Also, yummy crispy porky snacks.

Calm. Calm is in me, too. Until tomorrow. Maybe something will happen, by tomorrow?