Hello, everyone. It's good to be back. Let's get started with an eclectic selection for your pleasure:

BeggarsCanBeChoosers: Bill Maher is wrong about Dear Leader Rush.

Stinque: No, "liberal media," both sides don't do it. Stop the false equivalency BS.

Cosmic Variance: Ian McEwan and the passion of scientific discovery. (Republicans, you won't understand this at all.)

Copeland on Film: The Godfather and American culture. (Very long post but essential for any film lover.)

And for a bit of gloomy fun this Monday, Analogue Adventures ponders the best breakup records ever. Feel free to suggest your own, either here or there.

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction (@mjwstickings). I'll be here all week.

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