http:/theurbansherpa.com/blog/news.php Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:19:16 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http:/theurbansherpa.com/images/george_globe.gif http:/theurbansherpa.com/blog/news.php http://www.slate.com/id/2205007/ (A lot.) Christopher DeWan http://www.alternet.org/story/107855/the_bitch_and_the_airhead%3A_blatant_women-bashing_makes_a_gut-wrenching_comeback/ Change may well be coming to Washington. But the public discourse about women has taken several steps backward. Christopher DeWan http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/30-beautiful-examples-of-grunge-in-web-design/ Grunge is a stylish design trend that gives web designs a less uniform, less structured, and more organic look-and-feel. Christopher DeWan http://adactio.com/extras/newmediagenerator/ Name AND tagline. Christopher DeWan http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. Christopher DeWan http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/14/street-art-pedestrian-crosswalks/ Most of these are credited to a single street artist, Peter Gibson. Christopher DeWan http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/10308 Vast quantities of vice leave Afghanistan's borders each year. But German forces are fighting back... Christopher DeWan http://www.slate.com/id/2204597/ Here's a radical suggestion: Barack Obama should pick the smartest people he can find for his Cabinet. Christopher DeWan http://sarahpalinerotica.com/ What more can I say...? Christopher DeWan http://www.alternet.org/story/107021/exposed%3A_federal_air_marshals_too_busy_smuggling_coke_and_molesting_kids_to_protect_you/ Since 9/11, air marshals have logged an impressive number of hours committing felony-level crimes. Christopher DeWan http://www.alternet.org/workplace/106993/our_economy_may_be_in_a_death_spiral_--_will_washington_stop_the_bleeding/ No one has any savings; no one has any credit; people are losing their jobs; and we all need to spend money to save the economy? Christopher DeWan http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/401/mary_heilmann_to_be_someone The first solo exhibition and retrospective of the artist’s work in a New York museum. Christopher DeWan http://www.slate.com/id/2204422/ I'll miss seeing "Barack Obama" in my inbox. But it's high time for voters to get back to panicking about our 401ks. So please stop asking us for money. Christopher DeWan http://www.thedailyaphorism.com/Default.aspx An aphorism a day keeps the head-doctor away? Christopher DeWan http://www.alternet.org/workplace/106445/college_loan_slavery%3A_student_debt_is_getting_way_out_of_hand/ The quest for a college degree is dumping millions of young people deep into a pit of debt from which many will never recover. Christopher DeWan http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/obama.gun.sales/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Let's hope it's because of fear of a gun tax, rather than the rise of a repressed Republican minority. Christopher DeWan http://gizmodo.com/5083179/23-personal-huds-that-would-make-all-of-our-lives-easier Heads-up displays for better living. Christopher DeWan http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-prove-it-really-is-a-thin-line-between-love-and-hate-976901.html Love and hate are intimately linked within the human brain, according to a study that has discovered the biological basis for the two most intense emotions. Christopher DeWan http://mcsweeneys.net/2008/11/7katovsky.html Still wrestling with this one. Christopher DeWan http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/11/10/realignment/index.html?source=rss&aim=/opinion/conason Five years ago, overweening conservatives predicted they would dominate the future. Goodbye to all that -- for now. Christopher DeWan