Links of the Day, November 19
News
- Senator Harry Reid unveils the Senate health-care bill, which the CBO estimates will cost $849 billion over 10 years (beneath the $900 billion cap set by the President) and will cover 94% of the population.
- A vicar and his wife forgive the girls who drove their daughter to suicide.
- Economic growth is predicted for 2010. Let's hope it pans out that way!
- A US judge rules that army engineer negligence led to massive flooding when Katrina hit.
- Good news from Afghanistan:
Politics
Green
- California approves energy standards for TVs.
- The Scientists and Evangelicals Initiative pushes for climate change legislation in the US.
Sport
- France go through to the World Cup after knocking Ireland out in the qualifier playoff. Thierry Henry is one of my favorite players in the world, but seriously?!
Miscellaneous
- E-Cho's top book recommendations for Christians.
- The world in Lego, courtesy of Mandy.
Oh no, Barack bowed!
Barack bows to the Japanese emperor and the world--particularly, but not exclusively, conservative media--goes interculturally ignorant. Eugene Cho tries to bring some sense to the madness.
UPDATE: Jake Tapper's friend corrects both the right and the left.
Links of the Day, November 10
Happy 40th birthday, Sesame Street!
News
- North and South Korean ships trade fire.
- John Allen Muhammad, the D.C. sniper, is set to be executed tonight in Virginia.
- "In defense of a 130 million dollar church building project," by Eugene Cho.
Health care
- Barack discusses abortion in the health care bills with Tapper.
- Bill Clinton is going to address Senate Democrats on the health care bill.
Green
Miscellaneous
- Jonathan Safran Foer writes about quitting meat.
- Howl's Moving Castle made out of Lego:
Links of the Day, October 29
Turns out, I just needed a couple days to get back in the driver's seat. 
News
- The U.S. economy grew! Which apparently means the recession is officially over.
- The President signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
- Andre Agassi admits taking crystal meth back in 1997 and covering it up. I'm disappointed, but I still love the man, and not just for his honesty.
- Google unveils its free sat-nav for mobiles.
Politics
- The new defense bill reveals an unexpected victory over the military lobby.
- Governor Schwarzenegger vetoes a bill in a most creative fashion. His press secretary said it was a "weird coincidence." Really, what're the odds?
Green
Miscellaneous
- USA Today looks at the burden of being a pastor.
- Check out Eugene Cho's U2 concert coverage, including a little clip of Bono singing "Amazing Grace." It was amazing.
- From one of my favorite new sites, DISGRASIAN: "The Chinese are coming!"
- Get your kid a Star Trek onesie. It's freaking cute.
- And welcome to DC at Halloween--candy corn traffic cones put up by street artist diabetik:
- Han Solo and Chewie in the good ol' days.
- And finally, some helpful tips for protecting your Gmail account.
Angry Asian man
Go read/watch/listen to Eugene Cho's latest, please.
We often speak of ‘loving our neighbors’ but it’s really hard when we don’t even know our neighbors. I see this to be a growing problem – not just in the [C]hurch but our larger society. Why is it so hard to meet and grow with our neighbors?
And how about those who are the “others” in our society? When we’re unable to learn and hear (even for a glimpse) the stories of others who are suffering or enduring through some form of injustice, they only become issues, statistics, and whatever other words we tend to use.