Links of the Day, January 5

News John C. Liu is sworn in as the first Asian-American comptroller of New York City. Republicans are coming out strongly against consumer protection. Sports TIME profiles Harvard’s Jeremy Lin. Why Edgar Martinez belongs in the Hall of Fame. Miscellaneous The changing Oval Office. Avatar gets conservatives in a huff.

Links of the Day, October 20

Love xkcd. News Hamid Karzai agrees to a November 7 election run-off. Apparently, the Department of Defense is also against Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment … what?! Green Toyota unveils a larger hybrid, the “Sai.” Sports Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima opts out of his contract to head back to Japan. We’ll miss you, Joh! Miscellaneous Andrew …

Links of the Day, October 7

Happy birthday, Barcode! Also, baseball playoffs start today–go Dodgers! News One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has been arrested. Obama’s Afghanistan strategy will not involve withdrawing troops. He’s also pursuing urban renewal. Pasadena Chief of Police Bernard Melekian steps down to take up a post in DC. Another ring is discovered …

Mariners, 85-77

Yesterday marked the end of regular season baseball, and the Seattle Mariners went 85-77, marking the biggest improvement from last year in the major leagues. After losing 101 games last year, let’s just say that expectations were fairly low. But rookie manager Don Wakamatsu did a phenomenal job in leading us back to respectability. Even …