Phil Rosenthal is Blogging at Tower Ticker

Media columnist Phil Rosenthal has a new blog on chicagotribune. October 29, 2008

Scientists Create World's Smallest Writing

Researchers from Osaka University created an atomic pen that can write in the world's smallest letters October 29, 2008

School Librarian Fined For Promoting Daughter's Book

Robert Grandt, a librarian at Brooklyn Technical High School, was fined $500 by the school board for promoting his daughters book, Shakespeare's Macbeth, at the school library and giving out free copies of it to those who seemed interested. October 29, 2008

McCain and Palin Appear Together in Pennsylvania

The two mavericks John McCain and Sarah Palin appeared together in Pennsylvania in an attempt to battle ongoing accusations that there is a rift between the McCain and Palin camps. October 28, 2008

Rupert Murdoch Furious at First Draft of Wolff's Bio

Rupert Murdoch is reportedly quite unhappy with the first draft of Michael Wolff's new book about him. October 27, 2008

Nobel Prize Winners Urge Italy to Stop Mafia Threats on Author's Life

Bestselling author Ian McEwan is speaking out against the Neopolitan mafia's public death threats against author Roberto Saviano. October 27, 2008

Sarah Palin's Last Minute Strategy

Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are rising during these final weeks of the campaign. October 25, 2008

A Plant Joins the Blogosphere

The Telegraph reports that a pot plant named Midori-san has joined the blogosphere. October 25, 2008

Yeats Poem Sold at Auction

A rare first edition of William Butler Yeats' poem Easter 1916 was sold at auction for 7,100 Euros. October 24, 2008

AOL Applauds Its Own Blog Success

AOL has released a press release applauding their blog success on the third anniversary of the Weblogs Inc. October 23, 2008

Yahoo to Cut 1,500 Jobs

Yahoo, Inc. October 23, 2008

Doris Lessing Donates Correspondence to University

Nobel prize winning author Doris Lessing has donated a collection of her personal letters to the University of East Anglia. October 23, 2008

The FAIL Meme Continues

Everyone is using the term FAIL now to signify failure and screw-ups and this may mean the meme is close to peaking. October 22, 2008

Czech Documents Purport to Show Author Milan Kundera Was an Informer

A document written by the Czech Communist police claims that author Milan Kundera informed on a purported Western spy in the 1950s, a state-sponsored institute said Monday Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, has been accused of being an informer. October 22, 2008

Glam Launches Men's Blog and Ad Network

Glam. October 21, 2008

J.K. Rowling to Launch Beedle the Bard in Scotland

J. October 21, 2008

Britney Spears Starts Video Blog

Following the launch of her steamy new video, Britney Spears has come out with a revamped britneyspears. October 16, 2008

Tribune Co. Gives Two-Year Drop Notice to the Associated Press

Editor & Publisher reports that the Tribune Co. October 16, 2008

Dean Koontz Writing Dog Memoir

Horror author Dean Koontz has writing a dog book. It is a memoir about his deceased golden retriever. October 16, 2008

Hank Williams, Jr.'s Sarah Palin Song

Sarah Palin has inspired Hank Williams, Jr. October 15, 2008

Bat Boy Buys Weekly World News

A group of investors named Bat Boy LLC has acquired the Weekly World News from American Media. October 15, 2008

2008 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

The National Book Award finalists were announced today. October 15, 2008

AOL Closes AOL Journals; Sends Users to Blogger

AOL is shutting down its AOL Journals and Hometown services. AOL is providing AOL Journal users with a special link to move their journal to Google's Blogger service. October 14, 2008

Engadget Named Official CES Blog Partner

AOL's Engadget technology blog has been named the Official Blog Partner of the 2009 International CES. October 14, 2008

Hearst Closes Print Edition of CosmoGirl

Hearst is shutting down the print edition of CosmoGirl. October 14, 2008