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FCC Fines ABC Over NYPD Blue Nude Scene

Reuters reports that the FCC has fined ABC for an NYPD Blue scene that repeatedly showed a woman's nude buttocks. January 28, 2008

Three Little Pigs Shunned By British Government for Fear of Offending Muslims

Muslims in Britain are reportedly offended by the story "The Three Little Pigs" and want it banned from schools. January 28, 2008

WGA Grants Grammys a Waiver

The WGA has granted the Grammys an interim agreement that will allow Guild writers to write content for the February 10th show. January 28, 2008

Obama Wins South Carolina

As expected, Barack Obama has won the South Carolina Democratic primary by a large margin. January 26, 2008

Anonymous, Scientology, Tom Cruise and LOLCats

A shadowy group of Internet hackers called Anonymous released a video declaring war on Scientology. January 26, 2008

No Free Lunch at Online Wall Street Journal

Not only is Rupert Murdoch not going to give the WSJ. January 25, 2008

Judith Regan Settles With News Corp.

Judith Regan and News Corp have reached a confidential settlement in her $100 million dollar wrongful termination and libel lawsuit against her former employer. January 25, 2008

Tim Russert Looks at Florida and South Carolina Polls

Tim Russert looks at some of the latest poll numbers for the upcoming GOP race in Florida on the 29th and the Democratic race this weekend in South Carolina on the 26th. January 24, 2008

Thoof Compares Itself to Digg

Thoof, a social media website, has created a clever viral video modeled on the popular Mac-PC ads. January 23, 2008

Jose Canseco Finds a New Writer, Publisher

The saga of the Jose Canseco book deal continues. January 23, 2008

American Dialect Society Names Subprime 2007's Word of the Year

The BBC reports that "Subprime" has been voted the word of the year for 2007 by linguists of the American Dialect Society. January 23, 2008

Fed Cuts Interest Rate

The Fed made a three-quarter percentage-point cut in the target for the federal-funds rate, in response to the stock market's early tumble. January 22, 2008

80th Academy Award Screenplay Nominations

The 80th Academy Award nominations were announced today. January 22, 2008

Yahoo to Cut Jobs?

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Yahoo may be on the verge of cutting 1,500 to 2,500 jobs. January 20, 2008

Paul Haggis Is Suspicious

Stories have appearing in the trade papers saying how great the DGA deal is and that the WGA should gratefully accept the same deal. January 20, 2008

Romney, Clinton Win Nevada Caucuses

Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses today. January 19, 2008

Library of Congress Launches Flickr Project

The Library of Congress has announced a pilot project with Flickr. January 19, 2008

Steve Jobs Disses the Kindle

At Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air -- a super thin laptop computer that looks fabulous but doesn't have much power and only one USB port. January 19, 2008

Maya Angelou: Campaign Laureate for Hillary Clinton

We've been used to the YouTube generation making videos supporting their candidates during the presidential primaries. January 19, 2008

Jobs that Pay $30 Hour

AOL has put together a list of jobs that $30/hour. January 18, 2008

DEC Launches Conservationist for Kids Magazine

New York State has launched a new nature magazine for kids called Conservationist for Kids Magazine. January 18, 2008

Associated Press Reporter Argues With Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney was giving a press conference inside a Staples store in South Carolina when an exchange between him and AP reporter Glen Johnson became heated. January 17, 2008

Blogger Returns After Strange Error

Blogger blogs returned online earlier today after a major two-hour outage. January 17, 2008

DGA Cuts Deal With AMPTP

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced that it has reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP after only five days of negotiations. January 17, 2008

Oprah and Discovery to Launch OWN

Oprah Winfrey is getting her own television network in a partnership with Discovery Communications. January 16, 2008