Links for you. Science:

Innumeracy on the Faculty!
The perils of ‘bite-size’ science
What is snot? And why do some people eat it?
The Internal Clitoris

Other:

Darker Nights as Some Cities Turn Off the Lights
US Wars Far From Over
Public Money for Public Purpose: Toward the End of Plutocracy and the Triumph of Democracy – Part VI (part one is definitely worth a read)
Five Charts Useful for Framing the Economic Debate in 2012
The Dumbest Idea In The World: Maximizing Shareholder Value
Congress Plugs Anti-Piracy Legislation By Day, Pirates Porn by Night
Cash for Citations?
President Obama Negotiates our Formal Surrender to Crony Capitalism – and the Nation Yawns
Ricardianoid, Say’s Law or Over-the-Top Sexism?
Ron Paul on sexual harassment
Another crack at medical cranks