Orcinus

Orcinus has posted a great letter by a fellow named Pedro from Brasil regarding the odd way Americans view the world, and vice versa. An excerpt regarding Jorge and Thanksgiving:

"Take, for instance, Mr Bush’s visit to Iraq -– an apparently harmless stunt -- and try to look at it from the other side of the fence: this guy secretly flies into my country to celebrate an American national holiday at the time of the Eid, a very important Muslim date; he speaks of Thanksgiving as if we knew what it is about; he makes no mention whatsoever to Ramadan, which obviously means nothing to him; he issues advice and stern warnings to Iraqis; and he has the gall to call the Iraqis present at the dinner "our guests" in their own country."

Great stuff.

The Wonders of Science

What would Michael Jackson look like if he hadn't had the sugeries and other modifications he claims not to have had?

ABC News Primetime hired forensic artist Stephen Mancusi to take a try at what's known as an "age progression portrait".

Here's the result.

Mancusi has other examples of such projections, as well. Perhaps the most relevant to the real cause of fighting terrorism is this series of possible bin Ladens.