NYT editorials

The administration is throwing black-tie dinners as suspected "terrorists" are shipped to detention cells in Egypt and Syria. The Times reported yesterday that up to 26 of the detainee deaths may be criminal homicides. Meanwhile, the Justice Dept. has decided propaganda is legal as long as its based on facts...Opening up drilling in Alaska, besides being only a temporary salve, will actually benefit Japan and China (who holds $200 billion and counting, as Bush pushes more tax-cuts, of our I.O.U.s) more than U.S. citizens--a matter of "simple geography"...Ken Lay is back in the spotlight, reminding us all why it's a bad idea to put faith in our financial institutions, even if does give us more "choices".

Life in Alaska

This guy walked 40 miles back to his village of 400 people after his snowmachine broke down. He had gone out ptarmigan hunting and the long walk left him "sore and tired".

shadow puppets

In case you were wondering about the fledgling shadow puppet industry, here is a website with some pretty amazing specimens and the intellectual biographies of two of the world's premiere practitioners, Amar Sen and Sabyasachi Sen.