A couple of videos from the writers’ strike. First, from the writers of The Office:

Second, a WGA video about their demands and the reasoning behind it:

On some parts, I’m in complete agreement.. internet broadcasts with advertisements should share revenue with writers as if it were on TV. I don’t think anyone should still be making money from reruns of I Love Lucy, though… the term for copyright is absurdly long.

If you think that waterboarding is some type of surfing or you’re nominated for US Attorney General (or both), check out http://waterboarding.org/. It has a good description of what waterboarding is, along with interesting commentary and stories. The common description “simulated drowning” is woefully inadequate. The best page to read is the How-To (don’t try it, though).

Another good read is What Waterboarding Looks Like (with non-graphic pictures).