Los Angeles Times cuts news hole in its papers to 50%, with the rest of the space being taken up by ads. This will result in an overall news reduction of more than 80 pages per year ( Read more... )

A public library in Idaho has voted to remove two sex manuals from their shelves after complaints from Christian groups. The manuals in question were "The Joy of Sex" and "The Joy of Gay Sex." The books will be stored in the library director's office and available only upon request.

Nice to see free speech is still alive and well in Bush's America

New York to recognize same-gender marriages

This makes me proud to have been a part-time New Yorker for 10 years.

What is it with the news people and non-worksafe language nowadays? First we had New York anchorwoman Sue Simmons' F-bomb during a promo, now the headline page of CNN's Web site was displaying an R-rated word as of 1 p.m. this afternoon:

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Okay, is it just me, or is the front page of CNN.com starting to resemble a supermarket tabloid more than a genuine hard news source? The current one features headlines like "Polygamy teen turned to cocaine, rescues," "Praying passenger taken off plane," "Lover asks 'bus girl' to be his bus wife" and "26-toilet mansion plans irk neighbors ( Read more... )

It seems that a photograph of the explosion of a star taken with the Hubble telescope looks very, very much like the Firefox logo.

Perhaps it's a sign from the Great Beyond that Firefox is the Higher Powers' browser of choice?

So, apparently, a student group was arrested for unfurling a huge "Free Tibet" banner on the Golden Gate Bridge. They were charged with conspiracy, which is a *felony*. Yes, college students with their whole lives ahead of them, facing *felony* charges because of a protest that will, in the end, have virtually no effect (alas, China isn't going to ( Read more... )

Apple is now claiming that the iTunes Music Store has become the largest music retailer in the world, surpassing Wal-Mart ( Read more... )

So, it seems that the hooker at the middle of the Spitzer scandal went to my high school. Apparently, the place has been under assault from the media all day. I feel sorry for the kids who go there now, having their day continuously interrupted by camera crews and embarassing questions. (Then again, some of them are probably eating it up).

All day long, New York news has reported on nothing but the Governor Spitzer sex scandal. It's amazing how allegations of things like fiscal wrongdoing rate a few minutes on the broadcast, but when sex is involved . . .. wall-to-wall coverage, bay-be ( Read more... )