A round of links for my friends

• Honest to goodness dirty librarians! I knew my fetish wasn't just a myth.


• Slate had an interesting series of stories about movies last week.


• Ballhawkin' ain't easy.


• Good (if a bit fawning) piece about Palin's resignation. It's at least a nice counter to all the vitriol out there.


• John Stossel on healthcare. I'm glad he worked in a "Give me a break."


• Baconapalooza!


• Zooey Deschanel: manic pixie dream girl extraordinaire


• Happy 500th Birthday, John Calvin.


• An appreciation of Casey Kasem and "American Top 40"


• If we follow Japan's lead and keep our offices at 82 degrees to save energy, then I'm withdrawing from the workforce.


• Only 96 months until the Earth's beyond fixing. We had better return to poverty!

Photo credit: supremely awesome picture by Roadsidepictures on Flickr