Photography – Pictures of the Year winners gallery Artist – Jude Buffum, does hilarious art with classic 8-bit videogame imagery Yahoo war reporter Kevin Sites is now in Chechnya Q&A with Kevin Sites WFMU – Compilation of the month: Shut up and Play (mp3’s of inane between-song banter). Featuring Slayer, Mercyful Fate, and the infamous Venom in Cleveland tracks WFMU – And if you liked those, in this post are a few Paul Stanley from KISS clips KSL – Family resolution causes concern in Kanab Iraq – Toll in Iraq’s deadly surge: 1,300 CIA – Pillar to press: don’t get fooled again NYT – More tin than gold for Olympic spots NYT – poor and muslim? jewish? soup kitchen is not for you