History of marriage

Should our society follow the Biblical rules for marriage?

The Right Christians illustrate why this would be a pretty bad idea.

Missing the point?

The Toronto Star gives us a hint of what it's like to be a woman in Afghanistan:

'Please, my dear brothers, let your wives and sisters go to the voter registration process,' Karzai told a gathering to mark International Women's Day. 'Later, you can control who she votes for, but please, let her go.'

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stupid, boring rock

These livejournals for the Mars rovers are just too funny. Here's one of Spirit's entries:

i've been staring at the same rock for two weeks.

stupid, boring rock.

this weekend i got my revenge. first i got to grind into it, then i drove right over it.

okay, i admit it, i had fun. i'd like to do more of this autonomous navigation thing. i knew i didn't really need nasa telling me what to do.

Suck and push

This is fun.