Improvements to Livejournal:

The limit for the number of friends a journal can have has been raised: Starting immediately, the friend limit for Basic, Plus, and Early Adopter accounts has been raised from 750 to 1000 friends. It's been raised to 2000 for Paid and Permanent accounts.

For paid users, a new Edit Journal Privacy option, which will allow mass changing of privacy levels on posts. This feature will be active soon.

Also, the Random User page is back.

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"Before this is over, you might see calls for his impeachment." An interview with Republican Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel in Esquire Magazine. This article was written by Charlie Pierce, who also wrote the amazing "Greetings from Idiot America" article.

NASA lacks the funding they need to identify "killer asteroids"

A trifecta of space psychology links from Psychology Today: The Right Mind Set for Mars, Alone in Space and an interview with Astronaut Mike Foal about what being in space is like.

Grace Park has a video Q&A at scifi.com regarding Battlestar Galactica. I don't think there are any Season 3 spoilers, but might have overlooked 'em.

Scott Berkun: How to start meetings on time

Portrait-Photos.org (Most probably SFW, but caveat emptor)

USAToday: More reporters embrace an advocacy role

Blender: The 50 Craziest Pop Stars Ever

Earvolution: Top Ten Corporate Moments in Rock

"Airport": "The animated story of one man's epic journey, created entirely from public domain symbols. In other words, an airport story told in the language of airport infographics." (YouTube Video)

Pac to the future: 7 Ms. Pacman Fun Facts. There's an arcade at LaGuardia Airport?

Premiere Magazine is shutting down. (via yendi)

3 Questions to ask before you get your hotel room key

NORAD Tracks Santa enters its 50th year. They’ve revamped their website, too.

Beyond Einstein: On December 1, a 12-hour webcast took place covering Einsteinian theories and the future of physics. The event, a celebration of a century of Albert Einstein's work, has been archived and is available for online viewing here. MSNBC looks back, with a feature called “Putting Einstein to the Test,” and there are further links at the bottom of that page.

Ex-Klansman turned Civil Rights Activist C.P. Ellis passed away last month at the age of 78. NPR Remembrances. Archived Studs Turkel interview.

tracy_rowan has posted an excellent list of nine safety tips for women from Snopes.

The world will end in 2036? Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390-metre wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with our planet, and are imploring governments to decide on a strategy for dealing with it. Stargate fans will no doubt recognize its name: Apophis.

Mel Gibson is working on a miniseries about the Holocaust. His father is a Holocaust denier, and concern has been raised that a Gibson-produced series will not treat the subject with adequate respect.

Well, this was surreal: Five Men and a Limo. Five of the most recognizable movie trailer voice-over artists in the US in one amusing short film from 1997. (Embedded Quicktime Video) Starring Don LaFontaine, John Leader, Nick Tate, Mark Elliot and Hal Douglas.

The Village Voice: Why do women have rape fantasies? Hey michaelmalice, was that you being quoted?

If you’ve ever driven over a bridge and thought “I could design this better!” then this game is for you.

Exit The Dark Complex (flash game).

SciAm: Lack of “Mirror Neurons” may explain autism.

Slate: The Age of the Megachurch. Also, some of them are closing on Christmas.

Politically correct editing in “Goodnight Moon”?