A Modest Construct

Lokesh Dhakar’s wonderful LightboxJS script has seen a major update, this time leverage the widgetry of the Prototype JS library in order to have nifty transition effects.

The Wordpress plugin is in the works, but I’m impatient, and the latest releases of it haven’t played well with K2 (at least, my…

Makes BJU look like UC Berkeley.

Hit tip: Speedkill.

The “68 degrees today, and storms on the way” edition

1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer • Promenade
2. Amorphis • Belief
3. Franz Ferdinand • This Fire
4. Old Man Gloom • The Exploder Whale
5. Camel • Under the Moon
6. Everon • Across the Land
7. My Dying Bride • Le Figlie della Tempesta
8. Muse • Sober
9. California Guitar Trio • Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Ben Folds • Annie Waits

Around the blogosophere:

• Smedley Log
• Jackilyn
• Area 151
• The Long Cut
• Jill @…

Such as

«Everything that can be invented has been invented.»

See the rest here.

Nearly three-quarters of Americans questioned last week — 74 percent — said they encounter profanity in public frequently or occasionally, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. Two-thirds said they think people swear more than they did 20 years ago. And as for, well, the gold standard of foul words, a…

This takes me back.

It’s a good day. Why all the defense of her captors, though?

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Jessica Simpson has babies on the brain.

The 25-year-old singer filed for divorce from Nick Lachey last December but her publicist says Simpson is looking at adoption.

“Nothing has been finalized yet” as to when and how Simpson will adopt, her publicist, Rob Shuter, told The Associated…

If TES IV: Oblivion wasn’t enough, the next game from Crytek should scare your video card into an early death. It looks fabulous; too bad I never cared much for the gameplay of Far Cry.