Five minutes before class

Just like the title says, ten minutes of reading + five minutes of writing = this post.

• Don't steal a whale's teeth... or at least don't bang them endlessly with a hammer.
• Richard Holbrooke's had enough bullshit about Nancy Pelosi's Syria trip.
• Re: Sol LeWitt. Here's a better photo gallery via WashPost.
• Uhh... you sure 'bout that, Barry? VP's not a great gig, but it also makes you the gimme candidate next time around. If this gig doesn't work out, you're always going to be "failed Presidential hopeful."
• Chris Hitchens stops angrily defending the Iraq War to angrily commenting on the rise of the "You" generation. Engaging, as always, but maybe a little late to the party.