Laura Bush, daughter Jenna read at book festival

It’s true, I don’t actually have a lot to say today because I work (and thus don’t have a lot of time to read at the moment). I’ve been pretty productive in my reading since I last wrote, though; I finished The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, and despite my confessions about [...]... more

CINCINNATI — A nationally known air show announcer and two Dayton-area aviation journalists will help launch the annual "Books by the Banks" Cincinnati USA Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1.... more

A first festival of the local book is being organized in Ruse. By now 30 authors by the city on Danube have declared participation in the initiative. The festival is going to take place on 29.10 (Wednesday) in the ‘Dodhodnoto zdanie’ from 11 to 19 o’clock. ... more

FROM GAMERTELL - While certainly not a Nintendo DS killer, the iPod Touch does offer some rather decent motion and touchscreen controls as well as all the iPhone’s main features sans the phone and microphone. There are a few small concerns for touch-only games but… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Appletell . | Comment on this Article » ... more

Nine out of the ten biggest-selling games of the past 12 months are sequels, according to this Seeking Alpha piece.Not exactly a shock, and it’s a trend unlikely to go changing any time soon, with the likes of Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War busting the block this Holiday. Good [...] Full Story... ... more

Spike’s going to broadcast the supposedly phenomenal God of War III trailer on December 14.The showing’s going to be made at 9.00pm PST, as you can see here. Look in the right column.Both SCEE employees and David Jaffe have reported the project as being a big step forward graphically, so keep those peepers properly peeled.Thanks, [...] Full Story... ... more

[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/12/01/art.marketmeltdown.jpg] Matt Apuzzo Associated Press Writer The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents. “Ex... more

Product Reviews Analyst: Mac, iPod discounts lower than expected CNNMoney.com - Nov 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Black Friday discounts were not as steep as expected on Apple Inc.’s computers and iPods, a sign that the company is confident in strong holiday sales, a Kaufman Bros. Analysts says Apple’s Black... [ Read More ]... more

Seattle Post Intelligencer Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so The Associated Press - 2 hours ago LONDON (AP) - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. Officials Seek Global Strategy to Combat Epidemic Afro American UN warns against cuts to AIDS prevention programmes Reuters Philippine Star  - AFP  - Voice o... more

Our shoe-in candidate for most likable bassist, Death Cab For Cutie’s Nick Harmer, is busy blogging away about the band’s tour. And what we’ve learned thus far about the lifestyle of the indie outfit with a Number One album (Narrow Stairs) is this: they suffer from really bad jet lag; they like to go [...] ... more

I would like to take a moment to consider the most important aspect of the Puerto Rican primary looming this weekend, and it has nothing to do with the horse race. Nothing to do with whether Hillary adds another reason to stay in this thing; nothing to do with how many elected delegates Barack [...] ... more

What’s more socially acceptable: Gay marriage or gays in the military? That was the question posed this morning after nearly 20 college students, mostly from Harvard Divinity School and all part of the Right To Serve Tour, marched to the Times Square military recruitment office to protest “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” a policy signed into law [...] ... more

So you’re telling us that Pharrell can produce Madonna, sing the hook on another hit record, get ready to drop the new N.E.R.D. album…and get home in time to design furniture?? What have we been doing with our free time? Oh, and it’s called the “perspective” chair. For some reason. Thanks to Kanye’s always excellent [...] ... more