"Being Lenny Bruce: Filling the shoes of a fearless satirist " by Dave Shulman at LA Weekly.

"Everything that needs to be known is now known: The reasons the Bush Administration gave for the American war in Iraq were all falsehoods or deceptions, and every day the US occupation continues deepens the very problems it was supposed to solve. Therefore there can no longer be any doubt: The war--an unprovoked, unnecessary and unlawful invasion that has turned into a colonial-style occupation--is a moral and political catastrophe. As such it is a growing stain on the honor of every American who acquiesces, actively or passively, in its conduct and continuation."

From "Democrats and the War" by the editors of The Nation.

"Would Stephen Jay Gould Have Signed the 'Steves' List?" by Jason Rosenhouse over at CSICOP's website.

The Steves List is a standing petition signed by an ever-growing number of scientists defending evolutionary theory and protesting against the teaching of creationism and intelligent design as science--the catch being that you gotta be named Steve to sign. The reasoning behind this, detailed in the linked article, is rather ingenious, I think; but are Stephanies allowed to sign?

"Maureen Dowd's Personal Ad" by Ruth Conniff at The Progressive.

"Tennyson and Brontë loved his poetry. So why is the Earl of Rochester remembered only as a drunken lech?" by Barry Didcock at Britain's Sunday Herald website.