Two galleries of aerial photography from around Cologne during World War 2: [1] [2].
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We finally got around to replacing our old cars. We had two six-year-old Kias, and now have two brand new Honda Accords. Shiny.
It’s almost fall, so the breweries are starting to send out their selections for the season. From Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, comes Pumpkinhead Ale. Pumpkinhead is a wheat beer, and so is light and crisp, with little bitterness or aftertaste. Shipyard brews Pumpkinhead with what it calls “hints” of cinnamon and nutmeg. The cinnamon and nutmeg are, however, easily the strongest flavors in the beer, and make an immediate impression on your palate. The yeastiness of the beer mixes well with the spice flavors, and make Pumpkinhead taste like, more than anything else, a slice of pumpkin bread. The sweet and spicy flavors make it a great dessert beer, but the flavors don’t blend that well with many foods. We had fajitas last night, for example, and Pumpkinhead and flank steak are not a match made in heaven. As a result, despite its great flavor, the beer isn’t that versatile. Pumpkinhead is a great seasonal selection with an interesting flavor, but not the kind of beer you could drink with meals or on a regular basis. 3/5
PLOrk is the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, a group of students each wielding a laptop synthesizing multiple instruments. PLOrk makes recordings of concerts and on-air performances available online.
Casino Royale trailer [mov]. Looks good; I liked the Brosnan Bond movies, but they always seemed like self-parody to me. This one looks more serious.
Kings of Africa. Daniel Laine took three years to photograph 70 sovereigns, descendants of the great African dynasties.
Famous Trials. Doug Linder, a professor at UMKC Law School, maintains a remarkable archive of information and historical documents about famous trials, ranging from Socrates to Zacarias Moussaoui.
In addition to opinions, the Seventh Circuit puts transcripts and recordings of oral arguments on its website. Just recently, the court added RSS feeds of both new opinions and oral arguments. You can even get a podcast of the most recent arguments. [via] Hopefully other circuits will follow soon (I’m looking at you, Fifth Circuit). In the meantime, I’ve created two feeds for Fifth Circuit opinions: one for published opinions and one for unpublished opinions.