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Catching Up: Star Trek Preview Impressions From a Casual Fan [Off Topic] Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:25AMJason, I was in LA for a bit yesterday, helping Jalopnik cover the LA autoshow with my long lens. (It was a boring show with nothing too interesting other than the Electric Mini and Honda Concept.)...
Obama, Schwarzenegger pledge to fight global warming Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:06AMAt Beverly Hills summit, a call for greenhouse gas reductions
Genwi Further Blurs The Line Between A Feed Reader And A Friend Reader Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:54AM When we first wrote about Genwi a year ago, it was a social feed reader with content feeds that could be organized by different categories (blogs, news, videos, music, podcasts) and shared with your friends. Today, it is relaunching with a completely new design that takes into account what your friends are doing across the Web as well. You can think of Genwi as a combination of Google ...
Fallen soldier comes home to Mansfield Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:33AM(Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff) By Globe Staff Onlookers saluted today as a military honor guard carried the flag-draped casket of Army Specialist Corey M. Shea into the Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home in his hometown of Mansfield. Shea was...
Chauly the comic Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:55PMChauly (right) with the Pisau Cukur cast (from left) Aaron, Fazura and Maya. Bernard Chauly’s Pisau Cukur is the filmmaker’s maiden attempt at comedy.
Chauly the comic Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:47PMBernard Chauly’s Pisau Cukur is the filmmaker’s maiden attempt at comedy. HIZREEN KAMAL finds out more from the director about the movies promising razor-sharp humour.
Toll discount offer gets negative reaction Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:40PMUniversiti Sains Malaysia’s Associate Prof Dr Hashim Mat, who is a traffic and transport expert, said the discount offer was “insincere” and ran counter to PLUS Expressways Bhd’s goal to reduce the public’s burden.
S&P 500 Payout Tops Bond Yield, a First Since ‘58: Chart of Day Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:03AMNov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks’ dividend yields were lower than the yield on 10-year Treasury notes for half a century. Not any more. Dividends paid by Standard & Poor’s 500 Index companies in the past 12 months amounted to 3.51 percent of the benchmark’s closing value yesterday.
Fletcher on board, Donald out Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:42AMMickey Arthur has dismissed reports that Allan Donald had been brought on board his management team in a consultancy role.
Confirmed & Denied Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:27AMTURKEY STUFFING Turkey carving started a bit early throughout the frat quads this week as many houses hosted their infamous Thanksgiving dinners. The dress code? Little black dresses of the sluttiest varieties.
Moms offended by Motrin ads get Twitter revenge Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:46AMThe maker of painkiller Motrin got a painful lesson in the power of online social networking.
Write the Next Great Novel with FortyChapters Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:40AM Writing a novel is a much different beast than writing magazine articles or maintaining a blog. That’s why a new tool called FortyChapters makes a lot of sense. The site is essentially a web-based app for organizing your work, saving it so it can be accessed from anywhere, and providing some ideas and prompts for how to structure your novel. The key features of the app are being able to ...
Asim Siddiqui: How to protect the blogosphere from ghettoisation Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:28AMAsim Siddiqui: Free speech online: Blogging sites must be neutral – or at least respectful of opposing views – to prevent a ghettoisation of the net
Election 2008: Both Sides With Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:53AMConservative MSNBC political correspondent and Daily Beast contributor Tucker Carlson and liberal Time Magazine blogger and Daily Beast contributor -- Ana Marie Cox were online Wednesday, Nov. 19 to dissect and debate the latest developments in politics.
TOME RAIDER LIVE: Freedom of the Press Forum @ Powell’s Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:50AMEach week, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A’s and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list. Forum Participant: “Do you monitor the readership numbers for your website?” WW Web Editor Ian Gillingham: “I think it would be fair to say, obsessively.” Portland, it seems, is curious [...]
Max Mosley: My sex life is of interest to no one but this squalid industry Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:30AMMax Mosley: Newspaper editors claim it is their duty to uphold moral values, but there is nothing decent about attacking our privacy laws
A simple roast turkey keeps focus on family Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:16AMJudy Goins Ross still remembers the Thanksgiving in 1974 when she tackled the turkey alone.
The Scarf Initiative: Local woman inspires others to warm Pakistani girls Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:15AMInspired by the book "Three Cups of Tea," by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, local publicist and blogger Kathryn Hall felt moved to help warm Pakistani villagers in the frigid Karakoram Mountains.
Subway Franchisee Retracts Yes on 8 Gift Amid Pressure From PageOneQ Blogger Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:28PMblogger Mike Rogers put the pressure on fast-food chain Subway last week after finding on a list compiled by the Human Rights Campaign that a Subway franchise owner had donated $2,500 to Yes on 8 -- using the company’s name. Not only did he get the franchise owner to request that the gift be returned, he got Subway to confirm that the company is expanding its nondiscrimination policy to include ...
Newsweek bosses ensure Fake Steve Jobs blogger will blog no more [Confirmed] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:09PMMy worst fears for a favorite writer have been confirmed: Dan Lyons told Valleywag alumnus Jordan Golson via phone that (A) Newsweek, his new employer, ordered Lyons to remove a blog post calling...
Is Bankruptcy the Best Option for the Auto Industry? Will Hillary Clinton Be a Team Player? And Joe Lieberman Keeps ... Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:07PMIs bankruptcy the only solution for automakers? And how did Lieberman get off scot-free?
Gay rights rallies nationwide over Calif. ban Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:31PMBOSTON (AP) — Gay rights supporters in the first state to allow same-sex couples to exchange wedding vows gathered Saturday to protest the California vote that banned gay marriage there and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed.
US media ramps up for new White House Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:31PMWASHINGTON--As president-elect Barack Obama prepares to take over the White House, US media outlets are ramping up coverage plans for a tech-savvy administration equipped with a powerful New Media toolkit.
Kindergartners make memories out of recipes Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:43PMMy first Thanksgiving after graduating from college was spent in gorgeous, sunny San Diego, a far cry from Clear-field.
Supporters protest gay marriage ban Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:23PMGay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed.
Myanmar activists sentenced to long prison terms Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:11PMWhat started as a devastating week for the pro-democracy movement in military-ruled Myanmar grew worse day by day, as more activists were sentenced to harsh prison terms.
Islanders protest gay-marriage ban Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:48AMAbout 400 people holding signs that said "Separate is not equal" and "My Mormon parents love their gay son" protested yesterday in front of Honolulu Hale and marched to the state Capitol in support of gay marriage.
Clicking and Choosing Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:47AMThe election according to YouTube.
Monks jailed in Burma Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:48AMNine Buddhist monks have been sentenced to six and eight years imprisonment for taking part in anti-junta protests.
Albion blog: Could be a Blue day Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:44AMAlbion blogger Jarrod Hill looks at the form guide as the Baggies draw the proverbial short straw, Chelsea, at the Hawthorns.
Wolves blog: By far the greatest team Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:29AMWolves blogger Nathan Lloyd gives his rationale on why his side are the best team in the world ahead of the trip to Southampton.
Journalists Wrestle With Cultural Conflicts Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:04AMJAKARTA: For four days, journalists from the Asia-Pacific region grappled with the difficulties in reporting religio-cultural conflicts, especially between Islam and the West, at a media programme here.
Bill Marriott: Marriott International did not contribute to the campaign to pass Proposition 8 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:48AMWhile acknowledging that he is a Mormon, Bill Marriott said that neither he, nor his company, Marriott International, contributed to the campaign to pass Proposition 8, a California ballot initiative that defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman.
National Briefs Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:12AMWEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Same-sex couples exchanged vows Wednesday for the first time in Connecticut amid cheers and tears of joy, while gay activists planned protests across the country over the vote that took away their right to marry in California.
Obama ready to embrace Internet as tool for persuasion and participation Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:08AMAfter a breakthrough online campaign that was crucial to his success, Obama seeks ways to keep millions of backers connected and involved in government.
Philippa Stevenson To Join Farmgate Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:24PMRespected rural journalist Philippa Stevenson will join the Country Channel’s daily flagship show Farmgate each Friday as the host of an exciting new weekly segment, The Bull Pen.
Celebrity watch: Tracey Emin, Gok Wan, Russell Brand, Jennifer Aniston Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:19PMUP Tracey Emin Despite society’s obsession with celebrities, we all need to face facts: ultimately, we still know very little about them. Brad and Angelina might drop chips on the floor, say, “It’s OK — the germs haven’t had a chance to get on there yet”, then let Zahara eat them.
George Soros: Bad Recession, Maybe a Depression Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 9:07PMNo rays of optimism from the hedge fund legend
FirstBank looks for Knoxville president Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 8:44PMThe Bank Draft blogger Josh Flory reports that Lexington, Tenn.-based FirstBank is seeking a city president for its Knoxville office.
Jeff Cohen: What Indy Media Trailblazers Can Teach Us Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 8:38PMIndependent media outlets that contributed so mightily to the stunning election result are about to be tested as to their "independence." With Democrats in control,...
Best Buy opens Turkey Creek store Friday Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:14PMThe Bottom Line blogger Carly Harrington reports that electronics retailer Best Buy is slated to open its Turkey Creek store on Friday, just in time for the holidays.
More Bad News on Jobs Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:12PMThe labor market is imploding. That should really help housing prices.
Google fatal flaw revealed Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:48PMGoogle needs to embrace other open source vendors, their products and code. It needs to share the load, and some of the credit, to get where it wants to go.
The Watercooler: Where was the potato salad? Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:46PMI love a good party, and none is more fun than the CMA Awards, the country music industry’s annual spectacle of cowboy hats, steel guitars and self-congratulation. The CMAs are like a big family reunion, with trophies instead of the usual covered-dish supper.
Manhunt Hires CDC Employee to Promote Sexual Health Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:44PMIn an effort to combat the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the online gay hookup site Manhunt.net has hired an employee from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as starting a microsite promoting healthy sexual behavior.
Arrest made in theft of diamond ring Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 5:18PMBy Globe Staff The man who allegedly stole a $110,000 diamond ring from a high-end jewelry store in Newton over the weekend has been arrested, police said today. Barry Bartel, 36, of Quincy is being charged with larceny over $250,...
From the sidelines . . . (Thursday, November 13, 2008) Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 4:26PMThe golf world was supposed to wither up and die in June when Tiger Woods underwent knee surgery and announced that he would likely be out of action for close to one year. While TV ratings were gener
Malaysian government to appeal release of blogger, says report Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:20AMKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is to appeal the release of leading blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who was detained under controversial internal security laws and freed last week, according to reports Sunday.
Your source of Philippine community news Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 5:43AMG is a bottomless wonder. Since college, I’ve seen her cram in a lot of stuff—communication theories, jokes about men, law studies, jokes about men, liaison pressure, jokes about men, possible studies in finance.
Paging bloggers! Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 5:18AMAlfred A. Knopf is rolling in his grave. Before the Internet, the publishing industry had a quiet dignity about it. Now, after the wildfire success of blogs - I Can Has...