So sad... The YouTube video makes this whole thing particularly disturbing because of the premeditation. You don't hear about things like this too often in Scandanavia...

Quoted: At least eight people died when a gunman opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after a video was posted on YouTube predicting a school massacre.

Slate's on fire today. A great piece on the real meaning behind Bin Laden's latest video.

Quoted: Bin Laden, after denouncing the "capitalist system," which "seeks to turn the entire world into a fiefdom of the major corporations," calls for Americans to convert to Islam because, among other things, taxes are lower in Islamic states. It's a genuinely bizarre, almost ridiculous document.

Cool! The footage is decent... my vote is it's a sturgeon. My favorite line from this article: "While many sightings can be attributed to a drop of the local whisky..."

Quoted: Like tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is as much an emblem as a tourist draw.