Gained In Translation

Via Kevin Drum, from the L.A. Times:

...If you're looking for a gift that bespeaks elegance and taste, you might try Spam. The luncheon meat might be the subject of satire back home in the U.S., but in South Korea, it is positively classy.

G.A.S. Inflames

Via Josh Marshall, video of House Democrats very vocally protesting the extension of the extorting voting period for the G.A.S. Act. It's a tiny bit inspiring.