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The Interpreter and the Angry Novelist

At the end of Nicole Kidman's new film, The Interpreter, there is a strange notation in the credits for "the help of The Interpreter by Suzanne Glass. May 6, 2005

Security Concerns Scuttle Freedom Tower

The New York Post reports that New York Governor Pataki has scuttled the plans for the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero due to security concerns over the design. May 5, 2005

Apprise Media Acquiring Canon Communications

Apprise Media LLC, a niche media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canon Communications, a producer of print publications, trade shows and digital media for the medical device manufacturing market and allied packaging, plastics and electronics markets. May 5, 2005

The Rock Meets Buffy in Richard Kelly's World

Dwayne Johnson, better known to wrestling fans as The Rock, will meet up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott to star in Southland Tales, a science fiction thriller about the apocalyptic state of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008. May 5, 2005

Springsteen Lyrics Too Much for Starbucks

When you hear about song lyrics being too racy or too off-color to be played in a mainstream setting, you think more of the 2 Live Crew incident or the Eminem ruckus of a few years ago. May 5, 2005

Piaggio USA to Launch Blogs by Vespa Owners

Piaggio Group, the manufacturer of Vespa scooters, plans to start two blogs run by Vespa scooter owners. May 4, 2005

Shel Holtz: Stop Defining Blogs

Blog purists insist that blogs are not media or content. May 4, 2005

Bush Apologizes to the Italians, Again

The Associate Press reports that President Bush had been forced to apologize once again for the accidental shooting death of the Italian government agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq during his rescue of kidnapped Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena. May 4, 2005

Patricia Campbell Named COO of MediaBay

MediaBay Inc. May 4, 2005

Orson Scott Card Blasts Star Trek

With the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, there will be no Star Trek on TV for the first time in quite a few years. May 4, 2005

Blog Fiction Gets Media Attention

Websites are starting to emerge to cover the growing trend of blog fiction. May 3, 2005

Will Newspapers and Magazines Ever Open Their Archives?

Dan Gillmor has called for newspapers to open up their archives. May 3, 2005

Martha Stewart Living to Launch Radio Channel on Sirius

Sirius Satellite Radio and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. May 3, 2005

The 24 Year Overdue Library Book

Now that's a really overdue library book. May 3, 2005

What Would It Be Like to Be on the Daily Show?

The Freakonomics author Steven D. Levitt describes what it is like as an author to be on The Daily Show May 3, 2005

More Blogs. Same Readers.

Blogspotting reports that new statistics are now available from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. May 2, 2005

Teenagers Blog Away Without Parent's Knowledge

MSNBC. May 2, 2005

Laura Bush Shows Flair For Comedy

Laura Bush's speech at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner Saturday night was a big hit. May 2, 2005

Blogs Being Dropped From Google News

Blog Herald reports that their blog has been dropped as a Google News source because they publish some non-news related content. May 2, 2005

Make These Mistakes and Get Rejected

Holt Uncensored shares "Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)" this very helpful article. May 2, 2005

Laura Bush, Desperate Housewife?

Laura Bush's speech at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner Saturday night drew lots of laughs when she described herself as a "Desperate Housewife" and gently poked fun at her husband and his friends: Joke writer Landon Parvin has written comedy for political figures from Ronald Reagan to Vernon Jordan. May 2, 2005