Monday Linkage

Good morning!! This is the first day of my New Years resolution to be cheery and sweet. Let's see how that goes...

Tombs of pyramid builders discovered

What's so funny? Why an ape will never laugh at another's misfortune

OMG! Des Moines texting queen headed to World Cup

Was Neanderthal man the original metrosexual? New study suggests he wore make-up

Washington Post: U.S. food delivery contracts in Middle East worth billions One of the least publicized elements of the cost of the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq is the need to truck into Iraq and landlocked Afghanistan almost all the perishable and non-perishable food items consumed by U.S. forces and civilian personnel. The Defense Logistics Agency is preparing to contract out delivery of more than $10 billion worth of food to U.S. troops and other government personnel serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Jordan

Study: Youth now have more mental health issues

Singer who hiccuped for THREE YEARS is finally cured by brain operation

An app for our brave new exhibitionist world

Boston Globe: Consensus on gay rights eludes GOP The divergent views of the three prominent GOP candidates running statewide in Massachusetts – Baker; Christy Mihos, who is also running for governor; and state Senator Scott Brown, who is running for US Senate – are a reflection of how Republicans continue to wrestle with gay rights, and with how to balance social issues with economic ones in their political campaigns.