hot friday link action: bin laden smoked weed addition

The Bin Laden/Obama memes flew fast and furiously this week. The subtle velociraptor version above happens to be my personal favorite. Time and The Atlantic have the rundown on some of the more popular memes this week.

In other Bin Laden news, he was apparently growing some pretty sick weed in his million dollar (or $460,000) compound right next to his cabbages and potatoes. But The Huffington Post assures us it was probably for medical purposes only.

SHOCKING! Fox News produced a misleading piece about climate change, weather and tornadoes, taking clips out of context and not including all the facts. The Wonk Room has the takedown, and The Nature Conservancy’s Sarene Marshall gives an inside view on what happened in Cool Green Science (see comments).

Starbucks or a hot meal? Coffee prices hit a 34-year high this week, meaning it’s going to cost you more to get that morning fix. Planet Green says heavy rains in South America, coupled with increased demand are driving up prices. I’m blaming the Trenta.

And finally, Clean up Your Mess! Daniel Higginbotham of Flying Machine Studios has a great eBook as website (or website as eBook) guide to visual design that is a must-read for anyone who cares about that sort of thing. Must-read for the awesome Aikido example he uses if for nothing else.