Maureen Dowd to George Bush: “Freedom means the freedom to be free from reading what you promise voters and other stuff. I could make that case, if the price were right.”

What is a Genius Bar?

Lockhart Steele, the next managing editor of Gawker Media, writes about the design blogs. From ApartmentTherapy.com to DesignSponge, these blogs give you advice from normal people instead of greedy retailers.

This article is supposed to be published few months ago. Are Arab News editors facing problems finding new articles? Never mind. Here’s another column by Safinaz Murshid who thinks “Saudis have no reason to be annoyed when foreigners treat them differently.” I have to say that I disagree with her when she says that “most of us want to be treated differently.” Maybe some of us, who have money and power, want to, but I think most of us just want to be treated like anybody else. I must say this whole stereotyping thing makes me sick.

An easy way to convert VHS to DVD from NY Times. A short video is available too.

Al-Arabiya.net interviews Sheikh Hasan al-Saffar, one of the main Shiite leaders in the country. A good read to understand what Shiites want.

If you are still not sure about which side you should take in the new “browsers war,” here is a short guide by Peter Wayner.