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POPSTop 10 Not So Bad Astronomy Pics All Beautiful...from Mark Morford's SF Gate column...3) Top 10 astronomy photos of 2007 (Bad Astronomy). You know what we as a nation, as a people lack more than anything else in this bitter, Bush-gutted age? No, not more porn-happy YouTube-ripoff sites. It's awe. The raw, delicious, mind-bending, perspective shattering, oh-my-God-what-the-hell-is-that kind of awe that makes your id tingle and your ego sigh. Stare in wonder, then, at these photos. Let them seep in. Note for example, how the star known as Mira (a.k.a. "The Wonderful") has a tail that is 13 light years (about 80 trillion miles) long. See two massive, ancient galaxies mingle in a lover's embrace. Note how two of the most beautiful words in the English language might just be "whirlpool galaxy." Feel your brain whimper, but your soul expand. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/01/09/notes010908.DTL&nl=fix
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POPSWhat is obscene? See also the "Howl" (sfgate.com) controversy in which Pacifica radio declines to read the poem on American radio because one fine from the FCC could wipe them out.
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POPSIs Mrs. Edwards Really Speaking for John? It seems to me that Elizabeth Edwards is saying what John Edwards is not yet ready to say for himself. My guess is however, that as the days and weeks go by, Mr. Edwards will be joining Mrs. Edwards in this sentiment. I think he is trying to give the impression that he is slowly coming to the realization that banning same-sex marriage is discriminatory and that he really does not see any moral harm in permitting two people of the same sex who love each other to marry. His wife is softening the ground for him.
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POPSREJOICE! http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2007/05/23/notes052307.DTL&nl=fix If this doesn't sum up the ROSE COLORED GLASSES phenomena of...THE AMERICA (mostly republican) WAY OF LIFE, NOTHING WILL! Mark Morford, in his scandalously funny, farcical style epitomizes what we have all witnessed in the last 60 years, give or take a year or two. Thank you Mark, for making me realize once again... I AM NOT TOTALLY NUTS, I just am made to believe I am because I THINK! A real handicap in this greedy, glutinous corporate world! http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com