links for 2008-02-05

February 5, 2008

  • Yukon-based Democrats get set for Super Tuesday
  • “This time it’s so close that there’s actually some hope in the smaller states like Alaska that the delegates that can be picked up in those states will actually matter come time for picking the Democratic nominee”

  • Video: Is McCain the new Reagan? - guardian.co.uk
  • “The Observer’s US correspondent, Paul Harris, asks whether John McCain - despised by many within his own party - can inherit Ronald Reagan’s mantle and unite the conservative right.”

  • The Big US Vote - thetyee.ca
  • “For most Canadians the U.S. presidential election is like the major league baseball play-offs and the World Series; we love the finals but don’t get too interested in the foreplay.”

  • Wayans starts a Web channel - Globe and Mail
  • “Whether inspired by the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike (which appears to be inching closer to a resolution) or attracted by the freedom that the Internet offers, more and more artists are turning to new forms of digital media. One of the latest is actor/writer/comedian Damon Wayans, who recently showed a prototype of his new online-video project — called WayOutTV.com — to delegates at a media investment conference.”

  • Should I vote for Clinton or Obama? - Salon.com
  • “And here’s a comment I’ve made many times in recent weeks, before the Democratic debates, after the Democratic debates, at my office, at restaurants with friends, over professional lunches: ‘I have no idea who I’m going to vote for.’”

  • An Edwardian puzzle - Comment Is Free
  • “As for me, I’m pretty content with either, given that I’ve lost my first choice. Like on many other things, I happened to agree most assuredly with John Edwards when he said the Democratic field this year was an embarrassment of riches - while the Republican field was just an embarrassment.”

  • Becoming a Black Man - Colorlines
  • “I got pulled over 300 percent more than I had in the previous 23 years of driving, almost immediately. It was astounding.”

  • African-American portraits and snapshots, 1900-1975 - Boing Boing