What's a pirate's favorite vegetable?

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRtichokes!

• Yeah, you know what day it is.

• Anyone else here see the rate cut as a big problem rather than a boon? With the dollar crashing, shouldn't concern for inflation override the pains of those who are going to lose their homes? A recession sometimes has to happen; it's the nature of financial cycles. People keep stocking up on dollars for the foreseeable future, and no one's just going to dump them without a thought. Still, just because the Dow jumped 300 points doesn't mean a rate cut is a good thing. Besides, points ain't what they used to be.

• A new neat WashPost feature: FactChecking the candidates. Should be fun. Should also be fun watching them all deny lying.

• What special relationship? Geoffrey Wheatcroft has a great "Hey, wait a minute!" column about how the UK and US "special relationship" is a load of bull.

• "Viral" civil rights in Jena, LA. Think this is a fluke? Just take a look at the U-Florida Taser incident.

• A new Digg? Apparently it has "MySpace-like features." God, I can't wait.

• Revolutionary anti-AIDS drug released. They prevent the virus from entering T-Cells rather than attacking the virus itself.

• A fun list of favorite songs with Alf Clausen, the songmaster at The Simpsons.

• High-definition politics. How HDTV will affect candidates.

For today's video selection, a salute to the finest work of Alf Clausen, Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off or the Planet of the Apes musical from "A Fish Called Selma."
Planet of the Apes musical from the Simpsons

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