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December 3rd, 2008 by Oskar Kennedy

Phil Plait stops talking about his book long enough to go all weepy during a visit to the Mt. Wilson Observatory. (Srsly pretty moving, and required reading for folks who think you can’t have awe and wonder without believing in an invisible sky grandpa.)
More Bushenanigans: administration proposes rule allowing healthcare providers to impose their beliefs on patients. (In other news, I am now searching for a Rastafarian doctor, who refuses to prescribe anything but the kindest bud.)
Johann Hari discusses the back-of-the-closet origins of the rampant homophobia in hip-hop. (Who knew that rappers and republicans had so much in common?)
Andy Rooney fears the future. (Via Ectoplasmosis, one of the most interesting blogs you’ve never heard of.

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