Elsewhere on the Internet! A (Mostly) Non-Media Round-Up of Things We’ve Been Reading

• A.O. Scott will blow up his car if you don’t look at this NYT slideshow about bomb I.E.D.s in Afghanistan. (ZT)

• The Israel Project’s 2009 Global Language Dictionary: GOP consultant Frank Luntz releases some 1984-worthy newspeak to use when discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (JB)

• If this is the best response conservatives can mount against national healthcare, maybe we can actually get it passed this time. (JB)

•Holy Moly! Vatican Approves of New ‘Harry Potter’ Movie: Finally you can go see the surefire box office juggernaut — guilt-free! No word from the Jews yet… (AZ)

• How Goldman Sachs is continuing to kick this country where it hurts. (JB)

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