Survivor Guatemala: 20 Questions by Teletart, Oct. 7
Teltart asks some difficult questions. Okay, they're not so "difficult." They're just fun.
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CULTURE / TECH: Lisa Hoover's picks of the week
Nicolas Cage is Superman’s Father by Chris Beaumont, Oct. 4
First Courtney Love names her daughter Frances Bean. Then Gwenyth Paltrow saddles her poor daughter with the name Apple. Just when I thought celebrity baby names couldn’t get any more…um…offbeat, Chris Beaumont proved me wrong.
Endeavour Returning to Shuttle Fleet by Johniac, Oct. 6
Johniac lets us know what the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s been up to. 900,000 man hours to refurbish it? Wow.
International "Freedom" Center Scrapped at Ground Zero by Victor Lana, Oct. 5
Victor Lana gives us a personal look at what the decision to scrap the plans for the International Freedom Center means to his family.
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POLITICS: Lisa McKay's Picks of the week
Open Source Politics by Cranky Liberal, Oct. 3
Cranky Liberal put forth the idea that Open Source technology provides a good model for politics in Open Source Politics, a call for people of all political stripes to cast off their ideological blinders and brainstorm the solutions to some of the very daunting problems facing the nation.
In Shoot First, Proof Later: Florida's New Gun Law by gypsyman, Oct. 5
Gypsyman takes a darkly humorous look at Florida's 'shoot first, ask questions later' stance on self-defense and all its Darwinian implications.
EDITORS PICKING EDITORS
We separate out any picks of other main editors to keep the spotlight on the contributors.
Politics Editor Lisa McKay picked
New York, New Orleans, Our Country, and Everything Else by Eric Berlin, Oct. 3
Thanks to Eric Berlin for a very thoughtful post in which he gives personal expression to a national longing for a signpost leading home for a country that seems to have temporarily lost its way.
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In The Middle: Bill Bennett by Phillip Winn & Eric Berlin, Oct. 6
Phillip Winn and Eric Berlin bring a breath of fresh air to the Politics section by establishing a new recurring feature called In The Middle. This week's installment has the two of them exchanging views about the Bill Bennett debacle from their respective moderate-right and moderate-left perspectives, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that rational, intelligent and civil discourse is indeed possible (and highly desirable).
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Thanks, Lisa!
Nothing quite like a crazy baby name!
Congrats to the rest of the picks!
2 - Temple Stark
I quite liked Apple. Ms. Paltrow recently said it was akin to "the apple of our eyes."
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(And it isn't just celebrities with the odd names. I mean look at, look at , well, me and my brothers and sisters for starters - Temple, Jen (brother), Trip and Aleta).
Yep, I have a sister named Trip - on her birth certificate. ...
3 - gypsyman
As always, suprised and delighted to be so honoured. Thank you Lisa et al.(No you didn't have anything to do with it, now go back to your goat, she must be lonely) he he he
4 - LegendaryMonkey
Congrats to all the picks!
5 - uao
Many thanks, Matt. Actually, running out of ideas isn't usually the problem. Running out of time is my biggest curse.
Shouts out to this weeks' picks, and the rest of the BC gang.
6 - Victor Lana
Thank you to the editors for picking my article regarding the scrapped IFC in Manhattan.
It's greatly appreciated, especially since the topic is so important to my family, to me, and many New Yorkers.
Thanks!
7 - Scott C. Smith
Matt,
Thanks for selecting my DM review as a pick of the week!! I'll have my review up for "Playing the Angel" soon. From what I've heard so far it sounds like DM is back on track following (IMHO) the lackluster "Exciter" from 2001.
8 - teletart
Thanks Joan! Yay!
9 - Jon Sobel
Thanks for the pick, Temple! I am duly honored.