Monthly Archives: April 2010

The creators of “South Park” better watch their backs. That’s what a radical Islamic group based in New York “warned” on their Web site, RevolutionMuslim.com, using violent imagery to express their unhappiness over the depiction of the Prophet Muhammed in … Continue reading →

For those of you familiar with my site, you know that almost all of the comments posted about my columns are civil.  Much of it, in my view, is smart.  Some of it is funny.  Many of you agree with … Continue reading →

TVNewser has learned Donny Deutsch, who’d been filling in on the 3pmET hour this week on MSNBC, won’t be anchoring for the rest of the week after a segment yesterday seemed to criticize his colleague Keith Olbermann. This week, Deutsch … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court justices are a bright bunch. But chances are you’re not going to see them at next January’s CES show or ever watch them on a Web video demonstrating how to create apps for the iPhone. That much … Continue reading →

The president of the Weston Baseball Association has been charged with child-pornography offences, Toronto police said today. Stephen Lane, 65, was arrested yesterday after a man brought a laptop into a computer repair shop last week. It contained “hundreds” of … Continue reading →

According to The Detroit News, General Motors will announce that it is fully repaying the federal loans it received last summer from both the United States and Canadian governments. In total, General Motors will have paid back about $6.7 billion … Continue reading →

It’s happy hour, and Julia Royter, a pretty 26-year-old actress, flirts with a well-dressed man in a midtown bar. After a few minutes, she relents and hands over her BlackBerry Pearl for him to enter his number. But she’ll never … Continue reading →

Last summer, we reached the six-month mark in our cannabis experiment. We’d been using medical marijuana to help quell our autistic son’s gut pain and anxiety, and we were seeing some huge changes in his behavior and, presumably, his happiness. … Continue reading →

Looking down into the subway tunnel, it’s easy to imagine the train sneaking up on you. You can’t see where the tracks turn and dip in the darkness. The lights of the approaching subway are not visible until 50 yards … Continue reading →

In honor of the 44th President of the United States , Baskin-Robberts Ice Cream has introduced Barocky Road, its new flavor. Barocky Road is a blend of half vanilla, half chocolate, and surrounded by nuts and flakes. The vanilla portion … Continue reading →

A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric’s unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a prediction … Continue reading →

Even in the digital world, standards are still necessary and some old rules deserve respect. Creators should still be fairly compensated for their work, and we shouldn’t tolerate stealing as the road to profit. And, as much as we love … Continue reading →

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