Google is running ads with a jingle that boasts, “I’ve got Google maps in my pants.” Is it deliberately bad, or is this a rare Google mis-step? By Dave  Cassel

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I thought it would be interesting to ask a few folks representing a variety of views whether they think America is now a fascist state. By RU Sirius

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This roundup of YouTube clips is meant to give a sense of what it’s like for the people who are killing and getting killed in Iraq — a view that one can’t possibly get from the mainstream newsmedia. By Jeff Diehl

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Robert Altman brought a disturbing magic to everything he filmed — but it’s the obscure and controversial films that are most interesting. By Destiny

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Charlie Brown was still loveable, even when he failed, so let’s appreciate his five lamest cartoons. By Destiny

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The connection between the contemporary global economy and the countercultural attitudes of the 1960s and 70s. By RU Sirius

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We like Nick Douglas. A lot. He’s funny, playful, unafraid to say crazy shit. So we naturally stayed as up-to-date as we could with the situation surrounding his departure from Valleywag. Little did we know the role we played in his exodus. By Jeff Diehl

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We talked to all the players — Nick Denton, Nick Douglas, Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron and Amanda Congdon, and even Dave Winer. By Destiny

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Some of these readings, mash-ups and tunes tap gently on your head; some tickle your funny bone; and some, we hope, will drill a hole right through your skull. By RU Sirius

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The drunken celebrations are over, with startled Democrats realizing that they've finally won. Now it's time to cast woozy eyes on the shimmering future ahead and the crazy campaign behind. By Destiny Full article »

The Internet's most hated figure, Michael Crook, belonged to the Internet Club in high school, where he trained students "on how to use the Internet properly." By Lou Cabron Full article »

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has inspired a whole helluva lot of abuse in its short tenure. But it's also inspired playful reactions meant to instruct, annoy and protest. By Destiny Full article »

Spilling the goods on Oracle's Larry Ellison, Google's Marissa Mayer, and all manner of California reporters, geeks, and venture capitalists. By RU Sirius Full article »

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is representing 10 Zen Monkeys in a civil lawsuit against griefer Michael Crook for abusing the DMCA and violating our free speech rights. By Jeff Diehl Full article »