leftovers...

i ran across this map of nyc homicides as i was waking up and trying to mentally prepare myself to read feminist critiques of world-system theory (here's the article that goes with it). it's really cool. they tell you the murderer and victim's sex, race, and age, the "motive" and how it happened. of course, being a sociologist, i wanted to also see area average SES, population density, and perhaps the average crime rate per bourough (since i don't know NYC well enough). but it's really cool if you get a chance to glance it over.

and, thankfully, the train wreck continues...

not that i like the talkshow the view AT ALL, but how the hell can you replace meredith vieira with rosie o'donnell? who becomes the smart one? it can't be any of them. barbara walters will have to make more appearances, otherwise rosie will revert to koosh-ball slinging. they didn't plan that one out so well.