[links] the doom and gloom report... and in other news...

The Doom and Gloom Report brings you:
The Stranger: Be Afraid. (topic: bird flu; article not suitable reading for the hypochondriacs on my flist, nor for those with health anxieties. you know who you are.)


In happier news:
Inhabitat: Reverse Graffiti srsly cool stuff.

CNN: Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair

Salon: Air head: I could buy an air conditioner -- but what would summer be without the romance of a shockingly cold beer, sweaty sheets and rustling leaves?


And regular news brings the following:
CNN: Avoiding 'Made In China' labels not an easy task

Instructables: Make a reusable Swiffer Mop Pad