Study Says Harry Potter Books Prevents Injuries to Children

reports that doctors at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford treated far fewer child injuries on the weekends when the Harry Potter books were released. December 23, 2005

Dick Cheney and the iPod

Most of us are used to seeing teenagers and 20-somethings bobbing their heads to music only they can hear through their iPods. December 22, 2005

Jim Harrison Talks Writing

The Book Standard's Kimberly Maul interviews Jim Harrison, the author of Legends of the Fall, the set of three novellas that was the inspiration for the feature film starring Brad Pitt. December 22, 2005

Pope Benedict's Interesting Hat

Well, here's something you don't see everyday: the current Pope looking suspiciously like Kris Kringle. December 21, 2005

Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Launches Blog

The Syndney Morning Herald reports that Tim Berners-Lee, who is considered the creator of the Internet, has started a tech blog called Timbl's Blog. December 21, 2005

The Middle-Eastern Version of Sex in the City?

The Associated Press reports on a new novel, The Girls of Riyadh that is causing shockwaves in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia. December 21, 2005

Telecommuters Avoid New York Strike Problems

Newsday reports on the effect of the ongoing transportation strike in New York City, which affects millions of people who commute using public transport. December 21, 2005

The NSA Spying Scandal Deepens

The New York Timesreports that the NSA Eavesdropping scandal just got bigger: the NSA eavesdropped on phone conversations which took place entirely within the United States, clearly violating the secret program's own rules which required that one person on the phone conversation be outside of the United States. December 20, 2005

Hershey Sues Over Book Cover Image

The Associated Press reports that The Hershey Company is suing for an injunction against Simon and Schuster to stop the publisher from using the image of a giant Hershey bar on the cover of a new book called Hershey: Milton S. December 20, 2005

2005 Weblog Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2005 Weblog Awards have been announced. December 19, 2005

Remember the Thank You Note

CareerBuilder. December 19, 2005

USA Today Adds Blog Homepage

USA Today has created a blog homepage for their growing network of blogs. December 18, 2005

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Website Has 45 Blogs

AJC. December 17, 2005

Bush Admits He Ordered Warrantless Eavesdropping on American Citizens

In his weekly radio address today, President Bush admitted that he ordered the National Security Agency (or "No Such Agency" as it is widely known) to spy on American citizens without first obtaining a warrant. December 17, 2005

The Blogosphere is Full of Splogs

UMBC eBiquity recently conducted a study that found 75% of new pings are splogs. December 17, 2005

Revelation of Surveillance of U.S. Citizens Spurs Patriot Act Defeat

The New York Times reported today that President Bush personally authorized spying on U. December 16, 2005

PennWell Acquires Small Times Magazine

PennWell Corporation has acquired Small Times magazine, a business publication covering nanotechnology, MEMS and microsystems. December 16, 2005

The Critics of Narnia

Catherine Seipp writes an interesting commentary in the L. December 16, 2005

Orhan Pamuk Begins Trial in Turkey

Bloomberg reports on the trial of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, who is accused of "insulting his nation's identity" by writing about some history that the country doesn't wish to acknowledge. December 16, 2005

Is Structured Blogging Really Blogging?

InternetNews. December 15, 2005

Novak Says Bush Knows Who Leaker Is

Conservative columnist Robert Novak declared in a speech this week that President Bush knows who leaked Valerie Plame's name to reporters, blowing her cover as an undercover agent. December 15, 2005

Umbria's Splogless Blogtopia Ignores A-List

Stephen Baker at Blogspotting has a post about how Umbria Communications, a market intelligence company, monitors the blogosphere. December 15, 2005

Teshkeel Brings Marvel Comics to the Middle East

Teshkeel Media Group has announced an agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. December 15, 2005

Book Publishing in the Age of Digitization

Hillel Italie of the Associated Press discusses the year in bookselling and how publishers are increasingly turning to the Internet and digital technologies to help sales and profits. December 15, 2005

Memoirs of a Geisha Film Revives Book Sales

The Book Standard reports that the new film Memoirs of a Geisha is really helping revive book sales of the novel. December 15, 2005