An embedded journalist in Afghanistan is writing about his experiences for the Guardian, and taking some pretty neat pictures. I like pictures.

John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of press right now, because everyone’s distracted by the Democratic popularity contest. But we should be paying attention to McCain, or we’re going to get nasty surprise when he wins in November.

An amputee runner has won the right to try for an Olympic spot, which is totally awesome. As he himself says: “It’s a great day for sport. I think this day is going to go down in history for the equality of disabled people.”

When prostitution is illegal, you end up with weird, tangled court cases that make absolutely no sense.

Steampunk appears to be attracting the attention of more and more media outlets. Something tells me that steampunkified options of electronics are going to be made available from manufacturers sometime soon, for with every trend comes a whiff of profit.

Foie gras is back on the menu in Chicago.

With “revitalization” comes an inevitable clash between rich and poor; this article happens to be a rather well written and researched discussion of the issue.