Ever hear of Graham-Paige Motors?

I confess, I hadn't either, but I'm glad I stumbled across this link at Cold Fury.

Here's the Graham-Paige Cavalier:

Philistines!

I regret to say that there has been a lot of low-brow criticism of this outfit, which was designed for Miss Australia by the head of our fashion subsidiary, Monsieur Paqeau. Some people simply lack an appreciation for the rare and beautiful.

C'mon, Barry, you know it's the right thing to do!

(Courtesy of KatLawson)

Amazing photographs

These color photos were taken in Russia by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii between 1909 and 1915!

(H/T: Powerline)

Three cheers for the Captain!

Captain Heinrichs reports that his surgery was successful and that he is back to doing curls with a baby elephant for his morning's exercise, and singing O Canada! at the top of his lungs.

Sunday Funny

True AND funny.

Update: Ed Driscoll has a funny take on the Prince of Wales.

Bumbling Barry's Super-Competent Research Team

The president commiserates with unemployed woman, and holds her up as an example of the need for more government props. Turns out, though, that she had been fired by her company about a month after she had been charged with prescription drug fraud. She had also previously been charged with grand (later reduced to petit) larceny.