Jezebel (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Phil Collins now ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, will get a cool $46 million in her divorce settlement. Phil has paid a whopping $80 million in support of his three divorces, TMZ reports. • Aging rockstar... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
This is a 175-photo gallery from Flamboro Speedway on Saturday, July 12, 2008 featuring the Lucas Oil Can-Am TQ Midgets. Check out the wild double rainbow during the pre-race introductions. Thanks to Dave Franks and Randy Collins for sharing their work. You can see Dave's website here . Inside Track Motorsport News // www.insidetracknews.com // 'Canada's Source for Motorsports'
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
I am glad I finally have a minute this summer to go hear some music, because there's some great stuff coming up this week: Tonight (Tuesday 19 August - also Wednedsay night) at Smalls: Kurt Rosenwinkel & Aaron Parks Quartet...
Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Using DNA evidence, Des Moines police may have closed a nearly 30-year-old slaying.
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
This is a 300-photo gallery from Peterborough Speedway on Saturday, August 2, 2008, featuring the OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Models and some regular Peterborough track divisions. Thanks to Randy Collins and Dave Franks for the photos. You can see Dave's website here . Inside Track Motorsport News // www.insidetracknews.com // 'Canada's Source for Motorsports'
Popdose (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Eric Clapton - “I’ve Got a Rock and Roll Heart” Dave: Did Clapton have to record this to pay back the writers for lending him money for blow? This record is such a piece of dogshit that a couple of Phil Collins-produced records and selling out to Michelob were considered a “return to form.” And that [...]
Sporadic Sequential (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008 | Entertainment
In response to my post wondering if comics faced any resistance in getting on library shelves, commenter ND pointed out this story on NPR discussing how librarians went to Comic-Con in search of manga . The write-up on the NPR website is good, but make sure to listen to the audio broadcast as well, as it has some interesting segments not transcribed in the article. Among them: A librarian mentions...
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
This is a 357-photo gallery from Kawartha Speedway on Sunday, July 13, 2008, featuring the ACT Late Models. Thanks to Dave Franks and Randy Collins for the photos. You can see Dave's website here . Inside Track Motorsport News // www.insidetracknews.com // 'Canada's Source for Motorsports'
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Last night, the Orioles continued their year-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of their last World Series title. In a season that’s beginning to get a little depressing, seeing the ‘83 champs take the field was cool. My favorite story from that year is one that a lot of people know, but that doesn’t get dissected [...]
PETRONA (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
A few days ago, the omnipresent Dave Lull sent me a link to an article in the Independent newspaper, Around the World in 80 Sleuths. (If you would like to see the articles at the link Dave sends me on...
Watch With Mothers (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
One from Napoleon, sent to me last week: With the welcome news that not only is Reg Varney alive, but he was also 92 last Friday (Happy Birthday, Reg), WWM wants to know what trivial facts YOU know about our most beloved TV stars. Why do we ask? Because Reg wasn’t only the man behind the wheels of [...]
InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Dish Network's plan to roll out more high-definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of the company's EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.
Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe may be an official entrant into the Beijing Olympic Marathon as part of the UK’s Olympic Team, but it may not be until 24 hours before the race that we will know whether she is going to run or not. According to a story on the Telegraph UK’s web-site, Radcliffe [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Employees Gain First Contracts WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has successfully concluded negotiations for first contracts with WATCO subsidiaries' South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) and Stillwater Central Railroad. These bargaining victories occurred after BMWED prosecuted...
Radio Iowa (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
At 5:50 p.m. tonight there were about 65 people -- not including the staff -- at the Panera Bread outlet in Urbandale. At 6 p.m., there were about 75 people -- including staff from the Republican Party of Iowa &...
