Weekend link dump for June 19

Happy Father’s Day!

Ted Forth 2012! Because it’s time we had robot-serviced domed underwater colonies on the moon.

It’s the Great Hamster, Charlie Brown!

Why are there so many bigots against rainbows and what they might represent?

Why does Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hate craft beers? Somehow, the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas are involved, I just know it.

If you haven’t discovered The Peanutweeter yet, you really need to.

Sometimes, “freedom” is just another word for negative economic and sociological outcomes.

Happy 100th birthday, IBM.

“Reverse graffiti” is indeed brilliant.

“Trying to preserve “good NBA jobs” by keeping foreigners out would be an extremely shortsighted move that only served to undermine the longer-term sources of American basketball domination.”

How exactly would sales taxes on lap dances be collected?

Phone numbers are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Though not everyone sees it that way.

Not in the face! Not in the face!

The Harry Potter musical. I agree with the comment that having the Glee kids do this would be awesome, and would likely cause some people to spontaneously combust.

“When you’re reduced to demanding respect from people you consider perverts, it’s probably time to throw in the towel.”

“We are all individuals!”

CEOs aren’t like the rest of us.

If the folks in Vancouver that rioted after the Canucks’ loss in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals were Quidditch fans, too.

Even Jonah Goldberg thinks the Norquist Pledge on taxes is nuts.

I hope the new JK Rowling web page is a spin-off site for secondary characters. There’s so much more to be explored in that universe.

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