From New York Magazine, Deadlock at the Convention? "We asked Lawrence O’Donnell Jr., former West Wing writer-producer, to play out a scenario in movie-treatment form." Very entertaining. Spoiler: Obama's iPhone in a crucial cameo and Big Billy calls for a sad ending. tjc

Philadelphia, an Obama-support hotbed, just so happens to be lead by a Clinton supporter in Mayor Michael Nutter. An interesting situation, considering Obama will have to win Philadelphia by a wide margin if he hopes to take the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. glc

Cal Ripken, Jr., one of my all-time favorite athletes, discusses his new book, Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference. Listen. jmj

Is it me or is this crazy? A DC woman was arrested after her and some friends decided to go dancing at the Jefferson Memorial at midnight of his birthday. To be clear, the memorial is open ot the public 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out the accompanying video. (thx ts) glc

Check out the Webby Award Nominees for 2008. Something for everyone. TED has three nominations. tjc

BEST COPY/WRITING: Design Observer, HowStuffWorks, NYTimes.com, Slate Magazine, Wired.com.

Nicholas White stepped into an elevator around 11 p.m. on a Friday night. After 41 hours, he stepped out. His life has become drastically different since that fateful weekend, though I'm not quite sure he isn't to blame. glc

The full 2008 NFL Schedule will be released today at 2:00 pm EST. jmj

"Underneath their sober lab coats and flannel shirts, scientists hide images of their scientific passions. Here they are revealed to all." And thus is the basis of Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium. Check these out! tjc

John Dickerson of Slate Magazine attempts to describe what Barack Obama was trying to say. jmj

A look at biomimicry, nature's engineering, on the TED Blog with a National Geographic link. tjc

The American Book Review gives us the 100 Best First Lines from Novels. jmj (and tjc)

53. It was a pleasure to burn. Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

38. All this happened, more or less. Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

From Diego at Metacool: "Here's the most radical version of a long-tail business model yet."