Interesting links for July 25th 2008 through July 26th 2008:

• Last Lecture Professor Randy Pausch, 47, Dies [NYTimes Blog] – The sad loss of a truly inspirational educator. If you’ve not listened to Pausch’s Last Lecture, go watch it now.
• GetUp! for what? Issues Driven Democracy in a Transforming Public Sphere By Henk Huijser & Janine Little [Transformations, 16, 2008] – Article exploring the impact of Getup! on Australian politics and democracy, concluding that GetUp! is an exemplar of ‘issues-based’ democracy, where political action is organised on around issues, not via a stable political group.
• The Guts Of Dr Horrible [Warren Ellis] – Warren Ellis sings songs or praise for Joss Whedon’s business model with Dr Horrible. Also: “And if you can get an evil horse in there, that’d be good, too.”