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Climate change gone wild - 1.31.08 Image of the Day

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Are we in bizarro world? How is it snowing in the Middle East? What next? A day at the beach in Antarctica?
-Ricky, Editor

Here we go again, Britney's in the hospital - 1.31.08 Editorial Budget

The downfall of Britney Spears continues to unravel today with the news that she is back in the hospital again. Reports state that her hospitalization was planned beforehand at the suggestion of her psychiatrist. As of now, Dr. Phil has not been invited to the party. There's talk of having Britney committed for 14 days in order to undergo a thorough psychiatric evaluation, but in order to do that, Britney has to sign legal documents allowing health professionals to commit her. So if it's left up to Britney, then it's likely she'll be out in three days or so. She can't go too long without Starbucks and Rite Aid, y'all.

Homepage featured stories
- Oops, Britney's in the hospital again (AP)
- Green eggs available in Mexico, no word on the ham (BBC)
- That change word is coming out of voters' mouths again (AP)
- If you're holding your breath for OPEC to increase oil production, stop (Reuters)
- Pygmies using GPS, they've also began demanding iPhones (BBC)
- Hollywood and politics meet in Obama v. Clinton face-off tonight (CBS-KCAL)

Editor's Pick
- Kenya: A country under fire (The situation isn't improving)

-Ricky, Editor

End of the road - 1.30.08 Image of the Day

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Although we’ve come to the end of the road
Still I can’t let you go
It’s unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you

-Ricky, Editor

The mother of invention -1.30.08 Editorial Budget

I'd like to suggest something to you. In the history of invention, nothing has surpassed the invention announced in California yesterday. That's right, not the wheel, not electric power, not the telephone. No invention has ever been more important than the pot vending machine. You know I'm right on this - I mean, it's literally a vending machine that dispenses pot. Top that, Thomas Edison.

Homepage featured stories
- Now if they put some bags of Doritos in this thing we'd be set (Reuters)
- Best van vs. train wreck ever (KCAL-TV)
- And you thought it was bad when you had to do repairs around the house (AP)
- In case you forgot, there were no Democratic delegates in FL last night (AP)

Editor's Picks
- Super Tuesday

- Evan, Senior Editor

Music Tuesday: Kate Walsh

There seems to be a trend of whisper-voiced, vulnerable, coffee house-style female singers cropping up. We've got Feist, with her ubiquitous Apple-backed "1,2,3,4," Colbie Caillat and her "Bubbly" song and now we've got Kate Walsh with her unguarded tune "Your Song."

Thank you Starbucks and Potbelly Sandwich Works. You've made the coffee house-style a genre of music. Oh, and also thank Apple, for pushing Feist's single in its iPod commercials and giving away Walsh's song as the free song of the week, and MySpace, for giving Caillat her start. 

I've got to admit, the music is good for soothing the nerves and putting you in a calm mood. It's kind of like audible yoga. Breathe in, breathe out.

Check out this performance of Kate Walsh singing "Your Song" on *surprise, surprise* CBS's Second Cup Cafe.

-Ricky, Editor

John McCain and the revolution - 1.29.08 Image of the Day

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Who says that John McCain isn't about all things young, fresh, new and different?

-Ricky, Editor

Understatement of the century - 1.29.08 Editorial Budget

I know we're only a few years into the 21st century, but I think we can go ahead and assign some superlatives. Craziest celebrity? Britney Spears. But you don't have to take my word for it - her manager now says she has "mental issues" that need to be dealt with. Quite the shocker, eh? Next someone will be spending 50 minutes before both houses of congress telling us how great things are in Iraq. Oh, wait...

Homepage featured stories
- Hit her baby, one more time...with a healthy dose of Xanax (AP)
- How to not kill your boss (it's easier than you think) (Expanded Books)
- The Philip Morris business plan: make smoking complicated, uncool (Wall St. Journal)
- Eat chocolate. Get thin. Any questions? (WCBS-TV)

Editor's Picks
- Bush's final State of the Union

- Evan, Senior Editor

Just another day in the park - 1.28.08 Image of the Day

What? Like you've never worn a brightly-colored unitard and put practiced body contortion in public?

-Ricky, Editor

Sleeping with Hitler - 1.28.08 Editorial Budget

When you're booking a hotel, you probably check out the location, the amenities and (if you're me) the price.  In Belgrade, people are checking for something else - paintings of Adolf Hitler. Who knew genocide was such a great cure for jet lag?

Homepage featured stories
- A room with a view...of megalomania (Reuters)
- Ricky Gervais and Ellen Page suffer through an interview with Joey Fatone (TV Guide)
- How Hillary Clinton avoided Fidel Castro (AP)
- Is automatic bill pay good for America? (MoneyTalksNews)
- Parity comes to college basketball, or: remember George Mason? (AP)

Editor's Picks
- '08 SAG Awards video
- '08 SAG Awards in pictures

- Evan, Senior Editor 

Super Bowl Ad Previews

Since this year's Super Bowl is being played as a mere formality, it's a safe bet that more people than usual will be watching strictly for the commercials.  Last year wasn't the best group, but did give us a few memorable ads, including the Snickers man-kiss and Federline's Nationwide ad. 

This year, 30-second spots are going for $2.7 million, up $100k from 2007's record.  The AP has a few previews of what to expect:

-Mike