So, what are you doing tonight? If your name is John Kerry, hopefully the answer is kicking ass and taking names.
Oh, you mean those letters.
Seven months after the White House declared it had released all documents surrounding Dubya’s desertion, Bush’s resignation letter shows up. “White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the resignation was found in connection with a lawsuit brought by The Associated Press.” Yeah, I’ll bet it was.
Life after Shrek.
If The Incredibles doesn’t satisfy your itch for CGI-animation this fall, it looks like there’s much more to come. First, Ewan MacGregor goes all Threepio in Robots (also with Halle Berry and Robin Williams), while Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock (and, surprisingly, Ali G) speak for the animals in Madagascar. I’m not really feeling either of these, to be honest. Madagascar in particular looks like a cutscene from Monkey Island.
Amelie: Resurrection.
Also in the trailer bin today is the first look at Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement, starring Audrey Tautou. Somehow, I don’t really see Amelie-whimsy carrying over to the WWI trenches, but we’ll see.
Pride of the Senators.
It’s official…MLB has returned to DC after 33 years. Bad news for Montreal and Baltimore, good news for Maryland-DC commuters, as this should cut down on the Beltway/Camden Yards traffic significantly.
Lockbox Quarterback.
Al Gore explains how to debate Dubya. Rule #1: Don’t act like Al Gore…
The Travels of Crichton.
For frell’s sake, don’t forget to set the Tivo, ’cause – as Quiddity notes, Sci-Fi will be showing all 88 episodes of Farscape (“the best science-fiction series on TV” – TV Guide) beginning this Friday at 8am. Seriously, if you’re looking to catch some of the funniest, sexiest, best-written sci-fi out there in recent years, check Farscape out while you have the chance. (And remember to boycott Sci-Fi once again as soon as they air The Peacekeeper Wars.)
They Blinded Him to Science.
“‘Science counts, and it has not counted sufficiently in this administration.'” The NYT reports on the birth of the bipartisan group Scientists and Engineers for Change (covered yesterday at Medley.)
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“Travel writers can be so afraid to make judgments. You end up with these gauzy tributes to the ‘magic’ of some far-off spot. But honestly, not every spot is magical for everyone. Sometimes you get somewhere, look around, and think, ‘Hey, this place is a squalid rat hole. I’d really rather be in the Netherlands.’ And that’s OK.” My friend Seth Stevenson tries to make his peace with India, backpacker culture, and extreme poverty. Sounds like the beaches are helping.
The Mojave Run (in less than 12 Parsecs).
Despite an unplanned and disconcerting series of barrel rolls on the way up, FlightTwo and TripOne for SpaceShipOne was a rousing success. Now, if they can repeat the feat within the next ten days, the elusive X Prize is theirs, and the business of space tourism will have reached a watershed moment. (Indeed, Richard Branson has already announced he’ll be leasing SS1 tech to kick off Virgin Galactic.) But first, they might want to figure out what’s causing that roll.