[AlterNet]
Influential religious Reconstrutionist calls for stoning of nonbelievers.

[New York Times]
For writers, nothing compares with that rare feeling of isolation and immersion where work begins to seep into every corner of your life. Hence that most coveted retreat: the artists’ colony.

[International Networks Archive]
Several interesting info maps.

[Wikiwords]
Wikiwords—a collaborative project to create a dictionary of all terms in all languages.

[The Atlantic Monthly (@ Powell's)]
An excellent—and eviscerating—review of Erica Jong and her latest.

[News.com.au]
While work can deliver self-esteem, income and social ties, more than four to six hours a day will bring anxiety, exhaustion and a poor quality of life.

[g o s u]
A fantastic photoblog from South African photographer Jason Strachan.

[Waggish]
An interesting discussion of "left-brained literature."