Daily Archives: 24 October, 2007

The Truth About California

Given that California is in the news lately because of the fires in Southern California, I think it’s time for a quick lesson on one of the fundamentals of California culture for my non-Californian readers. You see, the interesting thing about California is that because it’s such a large state, it’s incredibly diverse. And, for

Overheated Stingrays

Maps of War is a neat site which uses maps as graphical representations for various power struggles. The map of religion is probably their most well known project, but there are some other excellent maps in there, like one of CIA prisons. Houston Press looks at the Presidential candidates in a new light. Although funny,