Good Wednesday and welcome to the Carnival of the Vanities #84!
I'm very pleased to be hosting this today. I've been waiting for this since November! One of the things I like best about the Carnival is the variety. So many ideas -- some are new to me, some I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole, and some are old friends.
If this is the first time you've visited WOLves, please hang around for a bit after the Carnival and take a look around. There's a lot here for aspiring writers, published writers, as well as new and experienced bloggers. In the spirit of the blogging community, my focus is on sharing, and giving back as much as I can to this community which has given me so much help and support!
Without further ado, here is this week's crop of interesting, bizarre, but never pedestrian stuff, posted in the order received --
The Price of Rock & Roll
by Andrew Ian Dodge
Before all the glory and the riches comes the diet (!) and the hard work.
Rethinking Uncle Tom at Clarefied
Didn't get it then, doesn't get it now -- John Kerry met with Communist leaders in France during Vietnam at Spot On
Alan K. Henderson marks Earth Day by examining modern environmentalism's human-vs-nature class warfare rhetoric.
The Gleeful Extremist gets banned for being (gasp!) conservative on an international message board! Note from your hostess: I could not get this link to work -- maybe you'll have better luck! My browser's hinky right now.
Solomonia -- Fisking Ignatius
David Ignatius writes that President Bush's backing of Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout, coupled with his statements against the "Right of Return" and in support of Israel's potential keeping of parts of the West Bank actually works against Israel's own interests. Let's take a look.
The Forgotten -- Dean Esmay -- Today is April 24. It is an important day for the Armenians. The Armenians? Yes. Let me tell you something about them.
Science and Truth -- Richard Baker -- The idea that science is the search for truth is an old one, but it's not true (at least in any useful way!). Instead of considering all of science, I'll restrict my attention to physics, because that's the field in which the ideas of "theory", "truth" and so on are easiest to describe.
Stephen at Taken in Hand discusses his view that some women like to be ravished.
Land of La Mancha -- The Owner's Manual
Operation Sandshaker -- Last One Speaks -- This week's award for most colossal waste of the taxpayer's money goes to the three-year investigation in the Panhandle of Florida that netted 53 middle-aged, productive citizens who also happen to be responsible cocaine consumers.
Sneakeasy's Joint -- Huntington Beach Sports Complex Opens
Parablemania -- What Is Race?
There's a new trend to deny the existence of race based on scientific advancement in understanding the genetic basis of racial traits. This isn't a scientific conclusion, however, but a philosophical one, and
the issues are far more complicated than just concluding that race doesn't exist. This post looks at four possible views about the nature of race and some considerations affecting which view we should take.
QandO -- Jon Henke -- I guess Ralph Nader won't be on the ticket AND "I Request Duty in Vietnam"
Setting The World To Rights wonders what the European Union's new name should be, once it has adopted its new Constitution.
World Exclusive! -- An exclusive audio interview with John Kerry's new advisor on environmental issues.
the People's Republic of Seabrook Putting a face on the coffins -- The death of Pat Tillman is a tragedy in every sense of the word, yet I find myself experiencing some very mixed feelings.
The Rogue Pundit -- Marketing an Olympian Tom Pappas, of Azalea OR and Glendale High (about 25 miles north of here, just into Douglas County), was the top decathlete in the world last year...
democrats give conservatives indigestion -- by Commando -- Another Hero Lost It’s 0200 and I’ve just finished several articles and comments on other sites about the death of one Specialist Pat Tillman, US Army Ranger in Afghanistan. I know it’s been over-covered in some peoples opinions, and the trolls have been attacking this as another inconsequential death, but it’s time we reflect on the matter at hand...
Dissecting Leftism notes that a careful look at the statistics shows that there is not likely to be any problem at all due to the aging of the population
Political Correctness Watch says that the alleged advantage of "diversity" in education is bunk
Greenie Watch notes that the latest fad among Greenies is diaperless babies!
John Ray has a good recipe for Asian fruit and pork canapes
Nonliteral -- lightning in a bottle As a public service, here’s our Important Safety Tip of the Day. Do NOT microwave peanut butter. At least not in the jar…
Interested Participant -- Remembering Ernie Pyle -- Read by millions, Ernie Pyle reported on WWII from the front lines and was so beloved by the GIs that the soldiers in the unit he covered erected a monument at the place he was killed.
Small Town country Girl -- The Year of the Mashed Potato -- I was born in 1962. I’d like to think that this was a significant and meaningful year in the history of time. I’d like to think that in 1962 everything was “just right” in the cosmos for something magnificent to happen – maybe the planets were aligned, maybe a white dwarf star exploded, maybe a meteorite hit some obscure place on Earth, maybe somewhere in the universe a black hole collapsed. At any rate, I’d like to think that there was some type of sign in 1962 that foretold of great things to come from babies born in this year.
Da Goddess -- Blogosphere Challenge is a success! Raising money can be fun! Everybody wins with creative auction items offered by all three teams.
Solonor at Solonor's Ink Well -- Check for Traps! E. Gary Gygax! It's the 30th anniversary of the creation of Dungeons & Dragons!
Quibbles and Bits -- Revisiting Vietnam
Fiction Blogs Hit the Times -- Rick Heller at the Open Source Novel blog (Also check out his open source novel, Smart Genes! -- TWS)
Pete at A PerfectlyCromulent Blog comments on the news that Ingrid Bergman wanted a role in Planet of the Apes.
Dave at Blogo Slovo According to Anatoly Vishnevski, leader of the Center for Demography and Human Ecology, Russia will need between 700 thousand and a million net immigrants per year to maintain its current population. Otherwise, Russia's population will from the current 145 million to 125 million by 2025. Professor Vishnevski worries that a falling population, occupying a large land mass, is a geopolitical catastrophe, and he's probably right. Russia's neighbor, China, has a huge population, and a very dynamic economy, I'm sure they'd love a nice big chunk of Siberia, both for the living space and for the natural resources.
Classical Values -- Deep Threat? -- A discussion of Bob Woodward's history of rather questionable journalism.
"Reduce Gooby Government" -- Reflections on the size and cost of US governments, with suggestions to reduce such from New Zealand.
Thief's Den -- Why (some) Iraquis hate us... on the fallacy that the Iraqis are resisting because the U.S. is in Charge...
Idler Yet -- Bill Adams -- Music to Break Speed Records By -- Think tank warns public not to play "The Ride of the Valkyries"
while driving. I deride them.
Finally, from The God Blog -- A Little Jam
That's it for this time, kids! It's been real! Next time we're at The Thief's Den so send your entries over by thief -at- thiefsden.net
Hope you enjoyed this week's Carnival!
Trudy W. Schuett
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