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1. theuglyvolvo has a hilarious description of the difficulty of reading while rowing.
   
   
2. History repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce, and the third time as a bizarre knockoff for kids.
   
   
3. For aficionados of doom, here's a good detailed analysis of how close Iran is to a nuclear weapon.
   
   
4. The Panopticon is now a reality in the Netherlands.
   
   
5. The Null Device points to yet another example of my Two Subcultures Rule, which is that any two subcultures must intersect at some point. In this case it's — wait for it — Goths and the Church of England.
   
   
6. Inevitably, the Internet has coughed up a Lego Tarot.
   
   
7. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a publisher in possession of a popular writer must be in want of a book cover featuring Fabio and raised gold lettering.
   
   
8. There is a whale in Central London.
   
   
9. Jalopnik reports that the woman who posed naked on a car at the North American Auto Show may well have been drugged . Why is this not surprising? If it's true, I hope everyone goes to jail and/or Hell.