Chris Becherer, a friend of mine at Berkeley, spent last summer in Afghanistan with another Berkeley student producing a record of traditional Afhgan music. If that doesn’t sound fascinating to you, spend just a few minutes on their blog.

They spent 10 days on the ground in Kabul, gathering famed Afghan musicians - long silenced […]

In case you live in a cave, there’s a bit of unrest throughout the Muslim world in response to editorial cartoons published in Danish newspapers last year. Other countries then decided to widely publish those same cartoons and say “Hey, lookie here! These are the cartoons that are driving the Muslims crazy!” Well, let’s just […]

Looks like we’ve got a winner. Ron Burgundy stars as Ricky Bobby, Nascar legend.
“Ricky Bobby is not a thinker. Ricky Bobby is a driver.”
“If you ain’t first, you’re last”

[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]
And just because it’s Valentine’s Day, here’s a little SportsCenter love from Papa Burgundy… [Ron Burgundy’s SportsCenter Audition]
“Seriously, this thing […]

A new genetic survey brings to light something I had long suspected: royal blood flows through these veins. My lineage on my mother’s side can easily be traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the 5th century. So basically, I’m a prince of Ireland. It’s science.
[If Irish Claim Nobility, Science […]

Ahnult needs no introduction. I only wish I understood what was going on here. Although, it’s not really necessary. Enjoy.

Credit to BDK for finding this gem

Easily the best “Brokeback” spoof out there.

credit due… [chocolate cake city]
previously… [Comboys are My Weakness]

[Owens meets with Broncos - NFL - Yahoo! Sports]
If T.O. finds his way to Denver, might I suggest a new Mile High Salute?

Jay Mohr - you might better know him as Bob Sugar, Jerry Maguire’s nemesis and one-time protege - goes on a diatribe about the winter olympics. While I don’t think he’s particularly funny and usually find his SI.com articles to be pretty worthless, this one, which could have been much better if he had spent […]