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The NYT has a sweet map.

I’ll admit, I’m no expert on Middle East anything, but doesn’t attacking Lebanon’s military and then criticizing them for not deploying more military (“If the Lebanese government does not deploy its armed forces as a sovereign government should, we will not allow Hezbollah forces to move again onto the other side of the border,” said Defense Minister Mir Peretz of Israel) to get rid of Hezbollah seem a bit bizarre?

Try The Daily Star or Ha’aretz. Daily Star : LEBANON UNDER ATTACK Israel targets Lebanese air bases, Kuwaiti nationals among dead and UN prepares envoy to Region Ha’aretz : One rocket fired from Lebanon hits central Haifa Two Israelis killed, 120 hurt in rocket attacks Rockets slam into towns Nahariya, Safed, Carmiel Hezbollah gunners continue shelling communities across northern Israel; two people critically wounded in latest strike on Safed.

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These guys just came up on SOMA FM. Sweet Estonian rock music — The Tartu Pop and Rock Institute. Here’s some of their tunes, here and here.

“I hate writing. I like having written.” – Anna Quindlen City Arts & Lectures San Francisco, Calif. Aired on KQED on July 11, 2006

Apparently, I’ve cracked the top 10 of “Cyrus” on Google. I’m after the Cyrus Restaurant but before Cyrus’ Blather. When I last blogged about it, I came in at number 11. That is all for tonight.

I was interviewed last week by Sree, Dean of Students at Columbia for the Blogging for Journalists site.

Wow, Condé Nast just bought Wired News (Disclaimer: I’ve written over 40 articles for Wired News, and two for Wired), merging it with Wired magazine, from which it had been divorced for eight years. I wonder how this will change WN’s character. Coverage: Wired News ZDNet GigaOm Boing Boing Paul Boutin

Slate: How was Zidane’s head-butting technique? Impeccable. Experts in self-defense and mixed martial arts say Zidane’s head butt was a flawless demonstration of the form. He positioned his feet close to his opponent and stepped into the blow, contracting his abdominal muscles to curve into the attack. He was also careful to keep his chin down as he approached, which helped him land the strike with the top of his head as opposed to his brow or face. Great piece,…