Raleigh may be at the top of all those "where to live" lists for yuppies, but it's also the sixth most dangerous city for pedestrians.

Health care protesters in Raleigh take a much-needed stand against the pubic option.

The difference is that in Raleigh, in 1976, the Wake County Public School system was created to zone the suburbs and inner city together to ensure a continued healthy mix of social classes.

Why there are no bad schools in Raleigh. Via Donkeylicious.

Truly this is a summer of infinite linkdumps. Things will only get worse once summer camp starts.

* Glad to see pseudo-liveblogging tenure denial II has the happy ending I was expecting.

* Raleigh slime monster update.

* The Universal Translator is here! This is pretty amazing.

* Push is a simple sidescroller with a unique "cosmic distortion" gimmick.

* 'How Beckham Blew It': Inside the L.A. Galaxy.

* Bank runs, Amish style. Not a hoax, not an imaginary story.

* Yo La Tengo rocks the Twitter.

A longtime reader sends this link to io9's coverage of disgusting alien slime monsters living underneath Raleigh, North Carolina. Note: I'm not kidding; the video is, in fact, disgusting. Stay safe, Raleigh.

Raleigh is #1 and Durham #3 in Forbes's list of top cities for business and careers. Will Durham never climb out of Raleigh's terrible shadow?