"As designers we have to be optimists."

Legendary and highly-influential German industrial designer Dieter Rams interviewed for the Victoria and Albert Museum's Cold War Modern exhibition.

Yes Weed Can!

It's Over.

Actually, it's just begun.

If You Need One More Reason To Not Vote For McCain/Palin

Listen to this:And, here's the comedic Montreal duo behind the prank on CBS's Early Show discussing the ease with which Palin was pranked (and how, of all the people they've pranked, only Britney Spears matched her in gullibility).

That's Two For Obama

Hol and I got up at 5:30, made some coffee, got dressed, walked the two blocks to our polling place, got in a long but quickly moving line... and voted! We were home by 7:30. And, though I'm no numerologist , it was a pleasant surprise, and oddly comforting, when I inserted my ballot into the thing that looked suspiciously like an industrial paper shredder that its counter identified me as the 271st to cast my ballot at our polling place.

Can You Vote?

Just to be on the safe side, you may want to make sure you haven't been purged from the registration rolls. CanIVote.org makes it easy to check. You can also confirm you polling place at the site. So, check and then go vote. For Obama.

And don't wear your Obama gear – it may be considered campaigning which is illegal at the polling place.

I Hope You're Ordering The Chicken

If you're still not sure, please read David Sedaris' piece, Undecided, at NewYorker.com.

Thanks (again) to Strom for the heads-up.
Illustration: Zohar Lazar for The New Yorker