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Emma Thompson Talks Nanny McPhee

Actress and Screenwriter Emma Thompson discusses the screenplay for her new film, Nanny McPhee. February 1, 2006

A-Listers Criticized by Non A-Listers

Here is a roundup of some of the latest criticism of some of the A-list bloggers. January 31, 2006

The State of the Union

Well, that really wasn't worth staying up for: the State of the Union address was hardly a barnburner. January 31, 2006

In a response to MySpaced Out, a woman whose boyfriend was spending too much time on MySpace flirting with other woman, Newsday's Ask Amy gives a response that is overly critical of blogs in general -- especially personal blogs. January 31, 2006

Hugh Laurie's Taste in Books

British actor Hugh Laurie, who plays the brilliant yet acerbic Dr. January 31, 2006

The Joys of Frankenbiting

Time magazine explores the world of Frankenbiting: the splicing and editing of dialogue and action in reality TV shows to create interesting and completely false stories. January 31, 2006

Rocketboom Auctions Ad Space on eBay

Rocketboom, a popular video blog, has placed advertising space up for auction on eBay. January 30, 2006

Comparison Time: Emailing and Blogging

Hey, do you send email? Then you are a blogger -- or at least you could be. January 30, 2006

Bloggers Concerned About Google AdSense's Rich Media Plans

Google Adsense has been testing rich media in its advertisements. January 30, 2006

New MSN Spaces Includes Ads, Improved Search and Better URLs

Microsoft has upgraded the MSN Spaces blogging and social networking service with new features including an upgraded search engine that is supposed to slowly improve over the next several days. January 30, 2006

Hamas Considers Its Options

So now that the terrorist group Hamas has 75 seats in the Palestinian government and is likely to score a couple of cabinet positions, what's going to happen to all that aid money the U. January 30, 2006

AOL Building MySpace Rival

A BusinessWeek article by Jon Fine says that AOL is planning to develop a MySpace-like community tool that will be launched from its AOL Instant Messenger platform. January 30, 2006

Don't Get Too Caught Up in Hot Job Trends

Mary Ellen Slayter warns people in a Washington Post article not to get too caught up in the latest "hot career" data. January 30, 2006

DirecTV, EchoStar to Launch Wireless Broadband Network

TheStreet. January 30, 2006

Spielberg Talks Munich

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has taken a lot of heat for his new political thriller, Munich. January 30, 2006

Frey Fallout Continues

It looks like the fallout from the James Frey/Million Little Pieces controversy is continuing. January 30, 2006

Athlete Blogs Banned at 2006 Winter Olympics?

A Kyodo News article says Japan is advising their athletes not to blog during the 2006 Turino Winter Olympic Games because it is banned by the Olympic Charter. January 29, 2006

Blogging as a College English Course

A class from the University of Missouri taught by Dr. January 29, 2006

Can Newspapers Compete With the Blogosphere?

Jack Shafer at Slate has an interesting article about the future of newspapers. January 29, 2006

AT&T Claims to Deliver Blogging in Ad Campaign

AT&T delivers blogging? Several blogs have been discussing an unusual AT&T billboard and what it might mean. January 28, 2006

Eleven Members of Congress Have Blogs

CNET has an article that discusses the growing number of blogs by U. January 28, 2006

Will Publishers Now Ask the James Frey Question?

The Chicago Tribune has an article about what changes may occur in the publishing industry when it comes to buying new memoirs now that James Frey was skewered on the Oprah Winfrey Show? Morgan Entrekin, president and publisher of Grove/Atlantic, told the Tribune, "From now on, it would be a very slow-witted publisher who wouldn't ask The James Frey Question: 'What exactly have you done with the truth in this memoir?'" The Tribune says future memoirs will likely contain a prologue or preface. January 28, 2006