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links for 2006-12-02

• On Calling Bullshit | Watchdog Blog
  What is it about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert that makes them so refreshing and attractive to a wide variety of viewers (including those so-important younger ones)? I would argue that, more than anything else, it is that they enthusiastically call bull
  (tags: journalism politics dailyshow stephencolbert via:fishbowldc)
• Their Circular Life
  This photography site features an interesting way of perusing a series of time-lapse photos.
  (tags: photography flash interface travel inspiration italy time via:nelson)
• TitleZ: Book trends for publishers
  TitleZ makes it easy to see how a book or group of books has performed over time on Amazon.com, relative to other books on the market.
  (tags: book business statistics tools amazon via:poynter)
• Ancient Egyptians built Pyramids with concrete blocks, scientists say | Times Online
  The Ancient Egyptians built their great Pyramids by pouring concrete into blocks high on the site rather than hauling up giant stones, according to a new Franco-American study.
  (tags: architecture history science egypt via:slashdot)
• The Best of Times, the Worst of Times | washingtonpost.com
  The Los Angeles Times' travails also tell a broader story about Los Angeles, its perpetual we-try-harder competition with New York and the challenges of serving the second-biggest city in the United States.
  (tags: journalism newspapers latimes losangeles culture business history via:romenesko)
• Review: TiVo Series2 DT (80 hours) | CNET.
  (tags: tivo television electronics review)
• YouTube's Interface: If You Build It, They Will Come | MediaPost Publications
  Beyond its massive user base, this interface is YouTube's greatest asset as a content provider.
  (tags: design interface webdesign youtube video socialnetwork usercontent marketing)