Al Gore Joins Twitter and Quickly Gains Many Followers

Former Vice President Al Gore recently made the move to join Twitter. November 17, 2008

Joe the Plumber to Become Joe the Blogger?

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher became known as Joe the Plumber during the 2008 election. November 15, 2008

Will Hillary Clinton be Obama's Secretary of State?

The big rumor going around political circles today is that Barack Obama has offered the Secretary of State position to Hillary Clinton. November 14, 2008

BlueWater Launches Michelle Obama Comic

Michelle Obama will be the subject of the latest chapter of Bluewater Productions' comic book series called "Female Force. November 14, 2008

How Stieg Larsson's Series Was Marketed Posthumously

NPR has an interesting article about how the novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, came to be a bestseller. November 14, 2008

Top 10 Most Irritating Expressions

Researchers at the University of Oxford compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Irritating Expressions in the English language. November 14, 2008

Twitter: One Billion Tweets and Counting

The tweet counter from popacular. November 12, 2008

Conde Nast to Fold Men's Vogue Into Vogue

Bloomberg reports that Conde Nast is folding Men's Vogue and also cutting back the number of issues of Portfolio from 12 to 10. November 12, 2008

Michael Crichton's Next Book May Be Canceled

USA Today reports that Michael Crichton's next book, which was scheduled for release in spring of 2009, has been canceled because of the author's recent death. November 12, 2008

The New York Times is Bemused

Phillip B. November 11, 2008

Anne Kornblut Writing Hillary Clinton Book

Anne Kornblut of The Washington Post is writing a book about Hillary Clinton to be called, Rejection: Why America Isn't Ready For a Woman President. November 10, 2008

Christian Science Monitor to Cease Daily Print Edition

The Christian Science Monitor will be ending its 100-year-old daily print newspaper in April, 2009. November 8, 2008

Top Blogs Bloated Says Pingdom Study

Pingdom analyzed the Top 100 blogs on Technorati and found that many of them have large-sized front pages primarily because of the use of a lot of large photos. November 7, 2008

American Collector Bequeths Rare Shakespeare Collection to Globe Theatre

American collector John Wolfson has pledged to donate his rare and valuable collection of Shakespeare's writings to the Globe Theatre. November 7, 2008

Falling in Love With the Kindle

Virginia Heffernan of The New York Times finally falls in love with the Kindle ebook reader. November 6, 2008

McCain Aides: Sarah Palin Did Not Know Africa Was a Continent, Not a Country

The election is over and the blaming has started in full force in the McCain camp. November 5, 2008

Big Demand for Today's Historic Print Newspaper Editions

Wonkette's funny headline that "Barack Obama Saves Print Newspapers For Entire Day" has some truth behind it. November 5, 2008

Obama Heading For Victory

Voting turnout today was very high across the nation. November 4, 2008

Novelists Rush to the Defense of Milan Kundera

A number of well-known novelists have signed a letter defending Milan Kundera, the author of the Unbearable Lightness of Being. November 4, 2008

Obama's Grandmother Madelyn Dunham Dies

On the eve of the presidential election Barack Obama learned that his beloved grandmother Madelyn Dunham had died. November 3, 2008

Flickr's Three Billionth Photo is a Door

Over three billion photos have now been posted to the Flickr photo sharing website. November 3, 2008

Saturday Night Live Takes Aim at Keith Olbermann

Saturday Night Live took aim at MSNBC's Keith Olbermann last night with a skit in which Ben Affleck did his best Olbermann imitation. November 2, 2008

Anne Rice's Spiritual Awakening

Anne Rice has a new memoir out called Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession, in which she discusses her early Catholicism, embrace of atheism during college and her recent return to Christianity. October 31, 2008

Previously Unknown Beatrix Potter Painting to be Sold at Auction

A previously unknown illustration by Beatrix Potter has been put up for auction by Bonhams of London. October 30, 2008

Elizabeth Vargas Asks Sarah Palin About 2012

Sarah Palin has a new interview with ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas that will air on Good Morning America Thursday and 20/20 on Friday. October 29, 2008