Triple Negative (via merlinmann)

Mark Bittman’s bad kitchen

A friend recently pointed out the words “Well, Bittman says…” come out of my mouth a lot, but this interview sums up why I idolize the man: he walks his talk.

Vu Nguyen gives a behind-the-scenes look at msnbc.com’s interactive coverage of the 2008 election

Paige West’s interactive team did an amazing job of building one of the best interactive maps of the election.

Ryan Irelan’s UNC iPhone fan pack

Some might ask “Why create an iPhone app just for UNC? Why not all of college basketball?” Because no other team matters is why. Ryan gets it.

What if the U.S. government declared Christianity the only “religion”, while classifying other faiths as “spiritual organizations”? They’d grant non-Christian groups the same rights and privileges, but minus the preferred label of “religion”.

—Remiel nails it. Marriage for nobody. Civil unions for everybody.

North Carolina - 56% of whites under 30 voted Obama / +21 more than overall white vote

—The Generation Gap: Young white voters in the South.

Viking Warrior, Unwillling Wife. One of many titles available at eHarlequin.com. [via, awesomely enough, an ad on politics.msnbc.com]

“There is no Cheney branch of government” [via rahmfacts]

Getting a crossbreed certainly could be seen as symbolic of Obama’s own heritage.

—Today Show contributor Mike Celizic, wondering if the Obamas will get a “labradoodle”. Way to keep it classy, you moronic jackass.

If you’re into the widget thing, the one my coworkers built is pretty awesome.