Today is the ever-controversial Columbus Day here in the U.S., alternatively celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day and Native American Day (South Dakota) and Día de la Resistencia Indígena in Venezuela, while this second Monday in October is also Thanksgiving in Canada. This is a legal (bank) holiday here in the U.S., though it does not typically afford most folks a day off, so it remains to be seen if the gaming news turns out to flow like normal today, or if its more of the weekend-style trickle that many holidays inspire.

Indigenous Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
Play:	Znax. Thanks Mix.
Link:	Kicked in the Nuts. Thanks Dan K.
Stories:	New Orleans Cops Charged in Taped Beating. Some Rabbis Criticize New Madonna Song. Day Laborer Battle Runs Outside Home Depot.
Science:	Want to win a Nobel Prize? Live long and prosper. Everest 'lower than previously thought'. So stop putting off that climb. Japan launches outback supersonic test flight.
Media:	Angry Gamer. Contains adult language.
Follow-ups:	The Tortured Language of the Law. As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound (registration required).
Teh Funny:	FoxTrot. Thanks Flying Penguin. UserFriendly. Thanks Flying Penguin.