1 Over-the-Counter Space Travel: Austrian Discount Supermarket Offers Sub-Orbital Flights
2 “He is a counselor and loyal friend to superhead Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, wrote an amicus brief on behalf of Noriega, and has defended on drug charges the sons of such prominent men as BeBe Rebozo and assorted San Antonio swells.” Name that lawyer
3 NYMag's quick guide to books about the financial crisis
4 Best possible tribute to emdashes, the ultra-genteel New Yorker fanblog. Its "Ask The Librarians" column is being hoisted aboard the New Yorker website.