Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2006-10-05

• Sally Squires - Hats Off to A Couple of Losers - washingtonpost.com
  It’s either a honeymoon or a disaster when a couple tries to lose weight together.
  (tags: health diet toread)
• Web Templates, Flash Templates, Website Templates Design - Template Monster
  Template Monster website templates, flash templates and other products are ready-made web designs, that can be used as a basis for fast and high-quality website. Our website templates, flash templates and all other products are completely customizable and
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration flash)
• It’s no joke: IU study finds The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to be as substantive as network news
  Julia R. Fox, assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University isn’t joking when she says the popular “fake news” program, which last week featured Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as a guest, is just as substantive as network coverage.
  (tags: dailyshow research television journalism campaign politics blogfodder)
• Rumsfeld goes from hero to zero in just three Woodward books. By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine
  An interesting exercise, if you have a few hours to spare and a taste for Washington anthropology, is to track the treatment of any major administration figure through the three volumes of Bob Woodward’s Bush-the-Warrior trilogy.
  (tags: journalism washpost iraq politics writing government)
• Ogg Studio - Custom Photo Lunchboxes
  Your favorite photo featured on both sides of this classic metal lunchbox.
  (tags: gifts photography shopping)