Ace has an (for now) exhaustive compendium of the evidence the FBI claims to have against Ivins, and an interesting coda, which somehow reminds me of some of the dust-up surrounding the Adkisson murders.
August 6, 2008
Predecessor to Shakespeare’s Globe Located [Dan Collins]
The Theatre, Shoreditch, where many of Shakespeare’s earlier efforts were first played. In all likelihood, Julius Caesar was the first played at The Globe.
Route Causes [Dan Collins]
Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. The ad’s tag line was “There’s a reason you’ve never heard of ‘bus rage.’” Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said Wednesday a billboard and some tunnel posters near a bus terminal in Toronto are still up and would be removed later in the day.
Four Months…and this? This?
As I noted before, Eliot F (malaclypse the tertiary) did a fantastic job on the artwork and rebranding for the catchwrestle site. Now, a little over four months later, the guy working on moving the site over to CMS — who has never returned my phone calls, and will only reply to my emails without actual replying to their content — sent me the following email: Gents – pls review.
The Known Unknown [Dan Collins]
Unlike the secretive Booooooosh! administration, Obama’s will be transparently transparent. In fact, it will emit more light than is beamed upon it. In short, it will be, at a minimum, fluorescent. Meanwhile, though, sdferr has noticed in the comments this comment, which, I thought, deserved its very own post: Found at JOM, under a comment by Sara, (our Sara) attributed to City-Data.com: 1. Occidental College records  Not released 2.
And Now a Word from Catherine Zeta-Jones [Dan Collins]
GITMO! Bob Owens: You should trust your car to the folks who like the star. Background, for the youngsters.
Penetrating the Mysterium Tremendum of O! [Dan Collins]
Barack Obama’s neighborhood newspaper, the Hyde Park Herald, has a longstanding tradition of opening its pages to elected officials-from Chicago aldermen to state legislators to U.S. senators. Obama himself, as a state senator, wrote more than 40 columns for the Herald, under the title “Springfield Report,” between 1996 and 2004. Read in isolation, Obama’s columns from the state capital tell us little. Placed in the context of political and policy
Pol: Pot [Dan Collins]
implicates kettle. Barney Franks wants less government intrusion into lifestyle decisions, at least when it comes to pot possession. Obama mau-maus McCain proxy for asking inappropriate voting record question.
The Skinny on Obama [Dan Collins]
Relating to Darleen’s post, yesterday, from Jake Tapper. CAESAR Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. ANTONY Fear him not, Caesar; he’s not dangerous; He is a noble Roman and well given. CAESAR Also, he is swarthy and has an odd name. Wherefore sent
The Penis, Smitier Than This Word [Dan Collins]
A manlifesto, at American Digest. AP runs aground. Algal blooms are responsible for over half of beaching incidents, and directly affected by Global Warming. [h/t Insty]
