The Justice Department's inspector general revealed on March 9 that the FBI has been systematically abusing one of the most controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act: the expanded power to issue "national security letters." It no doubt surprised most Americans to learn that between 2003 and 2005 the FBI issued more than 140,000 specific demands under this provision -- demands issued without a showing of probable cause or prior judicial approval -- to obtain potentially sensitive information about U.S. citizens and residents. More →

The storage system can preserve the wine for up to three weeks and the dispenser uses inert nitrogen gas under low pressure to push the wine out of the bottle through the spigot and thereby controlling oxidation to keep your wine tasteful. More →

I know what you're thinking, some Photoshop trick. If only...! It's the eyesore of the neighborhood, for certain. More →

Balloons : Justin Timberlake | Peter Pan : John Wayne More →

Not the penis song. Not the Jesus song. Not the Martin Scorsese song. Something else. Prolly shoulda picked the penis song. More →

More a cappella awesomeness. More →

They once performed as "Isobobs" (teaming up with modern dance troupe Iso) on The Lonesome Pine Specials. Anyone who can hook me up with a copy of that performance will be my new hero. More →

I never knew who wrote this before today. This version isn't his, but I dig. More →

Cops realized something was wrong the moment they spotted a man pushing a baby in a carriage along a Long Island highway during a rainstorm at 3:40a.m. The officers pulled their patrol car over early Thursday and asked Gary Dillon what was going on. Dillon responded immediately, saying he had been wandering the neighborhood with his 5-month-old son since about 10:30 p.m. - to find some crack cocaine, police said yesterday. More →