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Music: What if different composers such as Beethoven and Glenn Miller wrote “Stairway to Heaven”? MP3 files abound.

USA: Charlie has reached landfall at Sanibel Island. Tampa will get soaked, but my favorite vacation island is getting wrecked. And there’s still a 20 foot storm surge to deal with.

Movies: Who said that white men can’t cuss? Outtakes from a Winnebago industrial film in 1989. You’ll need QuickTime and a decent connection. Thanks, Boing Boing.

World: Giant mutant ant colony found in Australia, and I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted blogger, I can lead others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

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USA: A W administration official now admits that there’s no real evidence that a terror attack is imminent in the USA. Looks like it was just a ruse to deflate Kerry’s convention bump.