Newmark's Door

P. J. O'Rourke in Jonathan Swift mode.

Drivers in Minnesota are just so lucky: their state government protects them from low gasoline prices.

They're still looking for Jimmy Hoffa.

When hippos look like they're sweating blood, they're actually sweating a very effective antibacterial sunscreen. How cool is that?

The NY Times discovers blogging addicts.

Qatar tries to build from scratch one of the world's greatest collections of art.

Bloggers are getting book contracts.

One of Instapundit's readers has an interesting thought on why journalists tend to be Liberal.

John Hawkins's "Short and Sweet Guide to Creating Your Own Blog."

I suppose this is encouraging: a book about--and only about--punctuation has made the best seller list. I'm reading it now; a mini-review will appear here soon.

UPDATE: The book, released in the U.S. just on April 12, has nearly 3/4 million copies in print.