Below are simple links to other interesting stuff I've come across on the web in the last day or two; they may or may not concern literature or photography, or indeed the arts at all. You can click here to learn more about how I compile this list and what software I use, if you're interested.

Special "I spent the entire weekend on my computer because I have no life" edition!

Image: Hilariously wrong Swiss Airlines map of America
Spotted by a recent American customer of theirs; must be seen to be believed.

Editorial: "We should be thanking Hillary for not knowing when to drop out"
An editorial at the History News Network argues that Hillary Clinton's stubborn refusal to drop out of Prez race has actually helped Obama; gave him his first taste of hardball politics, convinced him to drop Wright and not ignore working-class whites. Thought-provoking article.

Schauenfreude Alert: "Speed Racer" sucks, also bombed at box office
It's official: Nearly every film critic in the US panned the new "Speed Racer," and this weekend it only made $20 million (from a reported budget and ad campaign of $200 million). Here, Capone's review at AintItCoolNews.com: "The first turd of the summer has arrived."

Eric Stoltz has been cast in "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff "Caprica"
He's playing the guy who actually creates the Cylons in this BSG-prequel family drama. Coooool.

Is Huckabee quietly comparing Obama to the Antichrist behind closed doors?
Did you know that a growing amount of US radical fundamentalists now believe Obama to literally be the actual Antichrist from Christian dogma? According to Robert Novak, Mike Huckabee might be quietly supporting this idea behind closed doors, and claiming that an Obama win is God's plan as a first step towards the Rapture.

Ron Paul's supporters are planning a big stink at GOP convention
Did you know that, even with no competition, McCain is still only receiving 75 percent of the vote in most recent GOP primaries? Ron Paul's supporters are planning on using this at the convention to embarrass him into a more conservative platform.

Chicago Trib: "Hell, let's put federal troops in the streets, maybe that'll work"
A tongue-in-cheek editorial in the Chicago Tribune, calling for federal troops in the streets in the wake of increased gang violence here, brings up a more serious question: Just how do you best respond to several thousand angry drunk teens who all own military-grade weapons?

Regarding the sad tenure of Rod Blagojevich
The NYT has a great long article up about Rod Blagojevich -- first liberal Illinois governor in half a century, once on the fast track to a Prez nom, but now mired in multiple corruption scandals and with enormous pressure to resign altogether.

Surprise election results move Serbia one step closer to EU membership
Boris Tadic's underdog pro-West party ends up winning parliamentary elections, despite anti-West sentiment these days over Kosovo; he has a very public EU-membership agenda, claiming that this win turns it into a national mandate.

New Firefox extension filters out only stupid, pointless blog comments
Brilliant: New Firefox extension looks at comments at YouTube, checks for things like misspellings, excessive punctuation and all-caps, then hides the comments it figures are most idiotic.

Teens arrested for turning human skull into pot pipe
Duuuuuude.

Owners of "Donnie Darko" to release crappy cheap direct-to-DVD sequel
Newmarket is releasing a quick, cheap slasher sequel to revered 2001 cult classic "Donnie Darko," directed by B-movie vet Chris Fisher ("Nightstalker," "Rampage"). Really? Well, okay, I guess.

Ministry to disband; last Chicago shows are apparently disappointing
Sad news for my fellow '80s industrial-music fans; legendary band Ministry is finally disbanding, as is its various side projects (RevCo, etc). The Sun-Times' Jim DeRogatis attended the first of their four last Chicago shows (the city where they started); according to him, they're reportedly disappointing, and include not a single song from their first five albums.

Report: Heavy pot-smoking actually worsens depression, schizophrenia
This is not the first report to come to these findings, but definitely now the most prestigious (sponsored by the White House); that heavy marijuana usage actually makes depression, anxiety and schizophrenia worse, not better like thought in the past.

Worst tech-store chain in history to finally close
Seriously, did you ever try actually shopping at a Circuit City? It was a nightmare; no wonder they're out of money. Anyway, Blockbuster is buying their assets and starting a new franchise, combining tech equipment with DVD rentals.