The Origins of Valentine's Day... a free lecture!

It's not an important holiday simply because it happens to be your dating anniversary (Sean) or wedding anniversary (Hamlet). The Teaching Company is giving away a free lecture from their High Middle Ages series about the origins of this holiday and how it became associated with love and courtship. Listen to it with a loved one. Or listen to it alone and laugh at us foolish neo-pagans.

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Map: Yushchenko vs. Yanukovych

This is a map of Yushchenko vs. Yanukovych, round 2.0. In the popular style of coloring candidates, it shows where each candidate's respective strengths are: generally, Yush in the west and Yanu in the east. (It's too small to see percentages; go to the above link for that.)

Our British election endorsement

Interesting - the Economist favors another Labour victory in the UK's general election.

“Didn’t bring a book? We’ve got you covered.”

The airline announcement then goes on to tout the portable video player they have for rent. It plays TV shows and movies. Hmm? Why not a little book collection for borrowing? Could even be a special “airplane” size for portability. Also known as a paperback.

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