Could it be?  Hope for an eventual end to the visual assault constantly unleashed by cyclists?  Yes!  SF Tweed is a movement comprised of “a rare breed of cyclist — ladies and gents who refuse to endure anymore spandex!” and for whom “there is nothing better than a spin through our fair streets in the finest most dapper attire”.  Indeed, their aesthetics have inspired similar gatherings around the world.  Can we just say: AMEN to that!  Hopefully, someone, somewhere will also redesign shorts for the professional cyclists and help put a full end to the spandex atrocity.

…Apparently, optimism this big can be found only in Russia.

Comedian Wanda Sykes qualifies Rush Limbaugh’s criticism of and hope for the Obama administration to fail as treason.  “… he musta been the 20th hijacker, but was too strung out on oxycodone to make the flight”.  Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, May 9th.

The GE reportedly includes features like an “oxygen bar” (air purifier and separate air conditioning, what with the pollution rates over there), cigar storage, fridge, all for just about USD$44,000 compared to $293,000 for the Phantom. Although the jury’s out on the engineering inside it, the fact that the ‘impostor’ looks a bit better than the Phantom (as far as big, ugly but expensive, rectangular cars go) probably makes things more vexing for Rolls.

This is not an isolated case; Brit newspaper the Telegraph also has a slideshow on this and other cases of ‘mistaken identity’ at the show including the Mini Cooper, Benz SmartCar, and Toyota Yaris.

Chances of that happening in a North American station today without mass chaos and raging orange alert shutdown? Probably zilch.

Vespa Daniela by Portugese carpenter Carlos Alberto using 10 different types of wood.

It has all come to a head; Icelandic Prime Minister announced the Icelandic government’s collapse yesterday.  He probably wanted to avoid finding out what else could happen after having his car pelted with eggs by angry citizens.  Sounds like they’re in search of an Obama.  One would think the crisis would means drastically reduced airfares to that land of hot springs, but it seems the national airline missed the memo.

Meanwhile, who knew that there was an Iceland in Canada? Apparently, Gimli, Manitoba is a sizeable (pop 6000) ethnic block settlement of Bjork’s peeps.  Given the current crisis, the town expects an rise in immigration from the homeland and the mayor confirms increased inquiries from Iceland.  Globe&Mail reports:

“Such bleak prospects have prompted some Icelanders, for the first time in nearly a century, to look west, for a new home among the Manitobans they affectionately call Vestur Islandingur – West Icelanders”.

Canucks reportedly welcome the move, especially the potential flood of Ice blondes and Reyka vodka that it implies.