From Revolution to Republic in drawings at the NY Public Library. (
NYPL)
2008 is the International Year of the Potato! Paul the Spud should reach new heights this year. (
Potato08)
Hundreds of rogue black holes may roam the Milky Way. (
NG)
"On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain." (
NASA)
Amazon will offer the "DRM-free" Sony/BMG catalog. (
Reuters)
Battlestar Galactica Season Three will be released on March 22. (
Amazon)
"Complexity in living things is a product of the lack of direction in evolutionary processes, of the accumulation of fortuitous accidents, rather than the product of design." (Seed)
REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses by 2011 or 2014 or whenever. DHS Secretary Skeletor will have a press briefing today to discuss the new rules. (AP)
A Fresh Look at Simone de Beauvoir (Spiegel)
Baghdad's brave librarian-Saad Eskander, director of the Iraq National Library and Archive in Baghdad (CSM)
"Pope Benedict XVI says football has a crucial role to play in teaching young people the important lessons of life - honesty, solidarity and fraternity." (BBC)
Johnny Depp shines at the London premiere of Sweeney Todd. (Telegraph)
India unveils the world's cheapest car for $2500 (PA)
