Links posted on June 08, 2008
Style Invitational's Breeders Crop The best part of Kentucky Derby season: the yearly contest to name the foal produced by the improbable union of any two Kentucky Derby entrants. Ex: "Clemens + Sacred Icon = Scared Icon", or "Bonanza + Notgivinmyloveaway = Westward Ho"
Arsonist sets fire to TX Governor's mansion - large parts of downtown blocked off. You can see the roof buckling in the article's photo. [more inside]
Cool interactive graphic assembling all the exit poll data from the dem primaries.
It's a top-notch infographic so it's from the NYT, natch. It's disappointing that the larger scientific community hasn't embraced information design and online communication the way, for example, those who study politics or baseball have. [more inside]