Bat Hung on for a Ride Into Space Space.com

Among odd tales making it into the news: A small free-tail bat, apparently suffering from an injury to one wing, was seen lifting off with the space shuttle Discovery Sunday. Meanwhile, at Binnall of America, Regan Lee reports on Conspiracies and Cannibalism: Animals and Advertising while Richelle Hawks offers Strange Days, Indeed: Notes on Identity and the Super Bowl Commercials. Elsewhere, a classic tune from the repertoire of The Eagles gets twisted around the vocal chords of "Mister Yuke" in a link from a Cryptomundo post entitled New Chupacabras Song. Is there an old chupacabras song?