dre in the morning

Hey there, Cthulhu
Finally, I know how to pronounce his freaking name. (youtube)

Rachel Maddow is my new favorite
Jamie Leigh Jones was drugged, raped and imprisoned by KBR/Halliburton employees in Iraq. Rachel Maddow talks with Jamie and her attorney about Sen. Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment. (youtube)

Behind the War Between White House and Fox
Late last month, the senior White House adviser David Axelrod and Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive of Fox News, met in an empty Palm steakhouse before it opened for the day, neutral ground secured for a secret tête-à-tête. (nytimes)

Pie-Splattered Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83
Sales died Thursday night at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, New York, said his former manager and longtime friend, Dave Usher. Sales had many health problems and entered the hospice last week, Usher said. (nytimes)

High Time to Legalize?
One person is arrested for marijuana possession every 38 seconds. (heralddaily)

How the Media Treat Murder
Why isn’t the story of several missing women in North Carolina getting attention? (newsweek)

David Cross: I did coke at WHCD
Comedian David Cross brought his stand-up routine to Washington’s Warner Theatre Wednesday night and made a shocking confession (assuming he wasn’t joking…) at the end of his routine: That he snorted cocaine while seated just yards away from President Barack Obama at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. (politico)

Mona Lisa’s smile a mystery no more
Different cells in the retina transmit different categories of information or “channels” to the brain. These channels encode data about an object’s size, clarity, brightness and location in the visual field. (newscientist)

Attorney may face disciplinary action over ad seeking secretary on Craigslist
Prospective workers allegedly told sex was job requirement. (chicagotribune)

The Apple Store has cool, hip looking employees. The Windows Store has…
This. (breakingitdown)

Man Arrested For Being Naked In Own Kitchen
Sorry I’m late, but I had to read all 264 comments. It’s just how I’m wired. (metafilter)

If another person on facebook posts this they are banned from my friends list
I’m serious. (youtube)