Pssst! Did you know it's Privacy Week? Shhh, don't tell anyone!

It's also election day in the UK; ResourceShelf has a great page of links to help you follow along.

The new library service: providing groceries. Man, I thought I was moving on from my college job as a supermarket cashier...

The Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo have been chipping away at the often-hilarious "Chinglish" translations, much to the dismay of many, including me. A shop actually labeled its extra-large sizes as "lard bucket"? How can you not love this sort of thing?

Now that I'm visiting New York City on a semi-regular basis, I'm even more fascinated with topics like the history of the city subway maps.

The LA Times takes a trip around the world in photos, looking at people reading in public.

Tomorrow: links from others!