"A duty of love" While he would likely have preferred another date, today seems nevertheless an appropriate day to honor the socialist, union organizer, five time presidential candidate, and hero of at least one famous author: Eugene Victor Debs. (w) more inside

Occult photography as art! The Metropolitan Museum of Art is having an exhibition of old (and fairly new) photographs that purport to show spirits. more inside

Ground control to Major Tom ORBITER is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. more inside

See You in the Funny Papers! Yes, newspaper comics are so-o-o-o last century, and few are older than "Blondie", but that's the point: the strip is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with what must be the most extended mass cross-over of various comic strips ever. more inside