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…and congratulations to Steve Benen for making AtlanticWire’s list of The Atlantic 50 — the 50 “most influential commentators in the nation.” Wow. Nice job, Steve. Here’s how they arrived at the list, on which Steve is listed as #44 — one higher than Lou Dobbs. I think Steve should consider this alone a personal [...]

…so that I can buy them some of these custom-made Wii cake toppers! This groom for Bill, and this bride for me (though even my avatar would never wear blue eyeshadow!).

Two posts in under ten minutes?! What is going on around here? Via Nerdcore (my German doppelganger): Bad Motha’ Eraserhead

…would we be like these parents (by which I mean: totally awesome)? Via: Nerdcore

This is the perfect blending of things that I love.

My friend Kasten made me this nifty new Twitter icon…

By: Emily How to make your own Star Wars rings. Who wouldn’t want their face to be lovingly cushioned by this plush Sarlacc pitlow? When you lay your head down, you’ll certainly also want to be cuddling your felted Jabba the Hutt doll. Apparently, the latest project from the team who created Ico and Shadow [...]

By: Emily Via Super Punch

Dr. Steve Brule makes a “viral video!” div#main{overflow:visible;}

There is an important subtle distinction to make about today’s historic override vote in the Vermont statehouse. Media are reporting that Vermont is the 4th state to legalize gay marriage, which is true (if you discount the few months that California enjoyed this equal protection under the law), but there’s a really noteworthy difference with [...]