Study Finds Young Adults Not Following the News

The New York Times reports that a new study has found that today's teens and young adults are not keeping up with the news. July 16, 2007

DC Comics to Launch Interactive Comics Site

DC Comics has announced that it will launch a new web comics imprint called Zudacomics. July 16, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tops Box Office

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix topped the box office this past weekend, making $77,410,000. July 16, 2007

Merriam-Webster Adds 100 New Words

USA Today reports that Merriam-Webster is adding 100 new words to its dictionary. July 13, 2007

Matt Nix Talks Writing the Burn Notice Pilot

There's a fun new summer spy series that debuted a few weeks ago on USA Network that we like, called Burn Notice. July 13, 2007

Annoying Internal Linking Trend

For the past several months an annoying internal linking trend has been emerging on some of the top technology blogs. July 12, 2007

Zillow Launches Neighborhood Pages

Zillow's extensive data about homes nationwide has made it a very popular resource. July 12, 2007

Crunk Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Crunk has made its way into the Merriam-Webster dictionary after an evolution of usage that includes hip-hop magazines, sports magazines and the New York Times. July 12, 2007

Damon Lindelof: Harry Potter Must Die

Damon Lindelof, co-creator and head writer for Lost, wrote a very interesting (and revealing) an op ed piece for The New York Times explaining why -- although he doesn't actually think it will happen -- Harry Potter really needs to die at the end of the last book. July 12, 2007

Social Media Aids GOP Candidate Ron Paul

The Washington Post ran an article last month about how GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has become a big name on the web thanks to social media sites like Digg and video sharing websites like YouTube. July 10, 2007

Kathleen Woodiwiss Dies

Legendary romance author Kathleen Woodiwiss has died after a long battle with cancer. July 10, 2007

Live Earth Sets Streaming Record

NewsFactor reports that the Live Earth concert set a record for simulateneous viewers with 10 million streams. July 9, 2007

Telegraph Launches Breaking News Blog

Telegraph. July 9, 2007

Global Live Earth Concerts Break Records

Live Earth, a global concert with the goal of spreading awareness about the global warming problem, shattered records over the weekend. July 9, 2007

Fans Beg J.K. Rowling to Write More About Harry Potter

Fans are so unhappy at the thought of losing Harry Potter that they are begging J. July 9, 2007

Avril Lavigne Responds to Songwriting Scandal

Avril Lavigne has responded on her website to the allegations that she stole two songs and passed them off as her own. July 7, 2007

Live Earth Blogs and Twitters

The huge Live Earth concert to spread the message about the threat Earth faces from global warming takes place tomorrow on 7-7-07. July 6, 2007

Dow Jones Says Deal With News Corp Not Yet Finalized

The are reports like this one from The Business that suggests Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has completed a $5 billion deal to acquire financial news publisher Dow Jones. July 6, 2007

Songwriters Enthusiastic About Live Earth

On Saturday, 7-7-07, the biggest concert event ever to happen on Earth will happen. July 6, 2007

Keith Olbermann Blasts Bush for Libby Near-Pardon

Keith Olbermann of MSNBC gives a blistering editorial about why Bush's near-pardon of Scooter Libby is just the latest evidence of why Bush and Cheney aren't fit to hold the offices of trust that they do. July 5, 2007

Paris Hilton Blogs About Responsible Driving

Paris Hilton has blogged a July 4th holiday safety tip for fans on her MySpace blog. July 5, 2007

James Patterson Responds to Stephen King's Attack

Remember when Stephen King recently attacked author James Patterson, saying how he has no respect for Patterson's work? Well, our eagle-eyed reader Angie Thomson spotted Patterson's response to King's vicious literary attack. July 5, 2007

Sexy Video Generates Traffic for EU's YouTube Channel

The BBC reports that a video clip called Film lovers will love this! has given the European Commission's YouTube channel an unexpected traffic boost. July 3, 2007

Salmam Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi Divorcing

Sir Salman Rushdie is becoming quite the tabloid fixture. July 3, 2007

CMP Media Launches Blog About Virtual Worlds

CMP Media's Gamasutra has announced the launch of a new blog to cover virtual worlds called Worlds in Motion. July 2, 2007