Shannon Doherty to exit 90210

Shannon Doherty, aka Brenda Walsh, will be exiting 90210.  It looks like Brenda will only appear in four episodes. "While Shannen Doherty made a triumphant return to the nation's most famous ZIP code last...

Doctor Who finale watched by 9.4m

If you have not seen the current Doctor Who series and you don't want to know the ending don't read the second section of this posting ... you have been warned.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television...

Politisite Projection, Half a vote for Michigan delegates, Obama Gets 32% of ...

 Clinton Does not want to Count the uncommitted Votes in Michigan for Barrack Obama. Commentary by Albert N. Milliron, Highlighted areas various News Services Donna Brazile: "My mama taught me to play by...

American Idol Final: David Cooks Archuleta by 12 Million Votes

DAVID COOK!A whopping 97.5 million votes came in for the two Davids, and 12 million separated them. David Cook was crowned this year’s American Idol winner. My DVR only recorded for two hours, so...

Toronto Distric School Board approved Afrocentric public school

"The Toronto District School Board approved a proposal to create the city's first Afrocentric public school after supporters and detractors pleaded their cases during a meeting last night.  Following more...

Catering to our Cons

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor As far as I am concerned, Bread and Water should be standard fare, and hard labour. There is no reason to accommodate any prisoner's religious rights when it is...

Who can afford $1-million houses?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe only ones who can truly afford Million dollar homes are well, Millionaires.  Unfortunately for the most of us who purchase what is considered a 1,400 square...

Madonna, John Mellencamp,... Nominated For The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

"Madonna and disco queen Donna Summer are among nine acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the hall embraces more musical genres. Other nominees include US rock singer John Mellencamp, Canadian poet-singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, 1960s English band The Dave...

Giant Spider Web Baffles Entomologists

Most likely a team effort by several spiders rather than some giant Shelob-like monstrosity. Which is a good thing. Also, it shows that spiders, like web users, are familiar with crowdsourcing. Spiders are our...

Man Lives In Backyard Car Since 00

    A man who claims that he and his wife have been having troubles since 1999 has been living out of his car in the backyard of the couples Pittsburgh, KS home. Neighbors have filed a petition in...

Mysterious disappearance of Google coder and sailor

As a sailor myself, the news of the weird disappearance of Jim Gray, a senior programmer at Google, is spooky. Today a very good article appeared on Wired, and documents the incredible effort that has gone into...

How meth took hold on Indian reservation

Side effects of Illegal Immigration and Drugs like Meth on one of the most vulnerable and neglected groups in our country."the story of how meth came to this remote reservation is really quite remarkable. Like a...

Walter Reed 'Tip of Iceberg'; White House Vows to Do Very Little

So Bush's answer to the Walter Reed hospital scandal, in which wounded veterans are mistreated or ignored, is to conduct a "full inquiry". In other words, form a panel to tell us, a year from now, what we already know: that the White House neglected to care for soldiers...

Oscar Queens

"The spectrum of masculine and feminine is elongating. Just 50 years ago, there were “men” and there were “women.” No variations upon a theme, just a toggle switch, an either/or. Today, there are myriad variations, a rheostat, if you will. Just look at last night’s...

Engineered Yeast Speeds Ethanol Production, Work Could Boost Supply Of Biofuel

"MIT scientists have engineered yeast that can improve the speed and efficiency of ethanol production, a key component to making biofuels a significant part of the U.S. energy supply. MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Stephanopoulos (left), postdoctoral associate...

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