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
