Knopf Moves Up Release Date for Next Eragon Book

Publisher Alfred A. January 16, 2008

Jessica Bendinger on the Writer's Strike

Jessica Bendinger, the writer of Bring it On and Stick It, has a video on the aworkingwriter website (no longer available). January 16, 2008

WGA Gives Image Awards a Waiver

The WGA announced that it has singed an interim agreement with the NAACP for The 39th NAACP Image Awards, which will take place on February 14, 2008, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. January 16, 2008

Writer Blogs About Raising Wild Coyote

Writer and photographer Shreve Stockton has been blogging about a wild coyote she adopted for several months now on her blog called the Daily Coyote. January 15, 2008

WGA Unlikely to Grant Grammy Waiver

WGA spokesman Gregg Mitchell says the WGA has not decided whether or not to grant a waiver for the Grammys but if they are asked the answer will probably be "No. January 15, 2008

Studios Invoke Force Majeure: Cancel Development Deals

The studios are still playing chicken with the WGA. January 15, 2008

Trolls Plague Political Blogs and Sites

Trolls are a menace to many online communities, blogs or web forums. January 14, 2008

Robert Frost Summer Home Vandalized

Robert Frost, the famous New England poet, had a summer home in Vermont, which has been maintained since his death and is open to visitors in the summer. January 14, 2008

Here Comes Another Bubble Bursting

Henry Blodget has blogged that the U. January 13, 2008

Fred Thompson is the Boogie Woogie President of 2008

In response to the Obama Girl video, these young fans of Fred Thompson have reinterpreted "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to support their candidate. January 12, 2008

Gizmodo Pulls Prank at CES

Gizmodo bloggers pulled a stunt at CES where they used a device to turn off many of the tvs and displays at the electronics show. January 11, 2008

Republican Primary Debates: Gates of Hell Edition

I'm still reeling from tonight's Republican debate in South Carolina. January 10, 2008

Twitter and the 2008 Presidential Candidates

A new website called Politweets is displaying the political tweets posted on Twitter. January 10, 2008

Politweets Helps Keep Track of Political Tweets

Politics are a big topic on Twitter just like they are on social networks, forums and chat rooms. January 10, 2008

James Bond Gets His Own Stamps

Britain's Royal Mail has just issued a set of stamps commemorating Ian Fleming's greatest fictional character, James Bond. January 9, 2008

WGA Strikes Deal With 500 CBS News Workers

The WGA has reached a tentative contract deal with 500 CBS news employees. January 9, 2008

McCain Wins New Hampshire: Down to the Wire For Clinton and Obama

CNN has called the New Hampshire primary for John McCain. January 8, 2008

Word of the Year: w00t

Merriam-Webster has named its 2007 words of the year. January 8, 2008

Clive Cussler Lawsuit Not Over Yet

The Clive Cussler lawsuit took a new twist today: a court ruled against Cussler by dismissing his motion to make Philip Anschutz's Crusader Entertainment pay him $8. January 8, 2008

Jessica Seinfeld Sued For Plagiarism

Jessica Seinfeld has been sued for plagiarism by Missy Chase Lapine over a kids recipe book. January 7, 2008

Huckabee and Obama Win Iowa Caucuses

With nearly all of the precincts reporting, Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama have won the Iowa caucuses. January 3, 2008

Hammer Time: MC Hammer to Launch Video Sharing Website

Here's a new web launch that didn't make anyone's list of 2008 predictions. January 3, 2008

How Do The Iowa Caucuses Work?

In this video CBS political analyst Jeff Greenfield explains how the Iowa caucuses work for both parties. January 2, 2008

How Cecilia Ahern Got Her Start

Bestselling author Cecelia Ahern is best known for her novel, P. January 2, 2008

Late Night Hosts Brush Up on Improv Skills

The New York Times wonders how Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel will fare without their comedy writers when they all return to the airwaves this week. December 31, 2007