The Politically incorrect Nintendo character:
Soda Popinski made his first appearance in the arcade as the 'Champion of the USSR' in the 1984 game Super Punch-Out!!; although back then he was known under the less politically-correct name of Vodka Drunkenski.
Loads of links:
The Trainwreck Waiting to Happen
The Viggo Mortensen Epic you probably haven't heard about
People have a weird habit of getting thrown out of windows in Prague
VDH: We in the West write movies about the Prez getting killed, while elsewhere...
Slightly related to the Richards freak-out: Never mind the provocative title, it's a really interesting essay
How many ways can a dog return to his vomit?
One of the earliest sponsors of immigration to Canada, now almost forgotten
How would you like to have David Frum's old job?
My contribution: Christ Came Again; Imagine our surprise
Benedict XVI and the Heart of the Matter
From the tyranny of the Vancouverites and all their detestable enormities, Good Lord deliver us
