From Littlegreenfootballs.com today: One of the best stories I’ve read today is this account of the confrontation at Belmont University in Nashville between anti-idiotarian students and the ambassador from Sudan’s “Islamic republic:” Sudan’s envoy gets hostile reception at Belmont. (Hat tip: Bill Hobbs.) An unusual gathering at Belmont University featured […]

Tina Brown is a royal-watcher with credentials, she’s British and knows what the signals mean. Her recent Washington Post column surmises what will take place in the years ahead of Charles and Camilla. “The prince’s intentions to crown Camilla have actually been clear all along. Item: the gift of the […]

Tne NY Times keeps track of the stories that are emailed the most; often this is where you’ll find the best stories. This one was about a millionaire who decided to work as a train conductor in NJ. “Walter Joe O’Rourke, who never wed, is married to the rails. Despite […]

This from a lobbying website “The Center for American Progress” I found on google… “He has been called a “treaty-killer” and a “guided missile.” He is known as the “undersecretary for chads” and the “anti-diplomat.”[ii] Recently he called concerns over how many nuclear weapons North Korea possesses “quibbling.” [iii] And, […]

The NY Times told a tale that included a long horizontal photo of Marisa Acocella Marchetto at her apartment. The story was about her reaction to breast cancer. “The New York-based illustrator was dressed to turn heads one recent afternoon at Da Silvano, a downtown Italian restaurant frequented by the […]

The Providence Journal ‘s Jack Coleman reports on a controversy about the proposed Cape Cod Wind Farm, found on poynter.org today. “NEVER LET IT BE SAID that The Cape Cod Times is stingy. Unlike many newspapers its size, the 50,000-circulation Times has sent reporters to chase stories in South Africa, […]

Nantucket is a famous culinary mecca, with great chefs opening expensive eateries and each season coming up with new and higher standards for dining….with the clientele that comes ashore from multimillion dollar yachts and sprawling summer homes, this is a place where prices can soar and smiles will still greet […]

Saying goodbye to a favorite television series next week will take longer than ever. The hottest show on ABC, Lost, will feature a two-part final season episode that will last for three hours, says AOL News. Early rumors about “Exodus” had it that one of the castaways would die during […]

Alessandra Stanley used to be a foreign bureau chief and high ranking reporter for the New York Times. Now she’s the TV critic, and Broadcasting and Cable magazine recently had fun looking back at the obscure yet precise literary references she loves to lard her columns with. Below are a […]

Watching television in the hotel. Laptop enabled, high speed connection, bright sunny day, out visiting customers on Nantucket island with Todd. So many friendly people out on this isle 29 miles at sea. Sun glinting off the water. The Sox game is on and James Taylor sang the national anthem. […]

We drove out to Hyannis to ferry across to Nantucket for a few days. The vehicle was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. A 2005 BMW 6 series, sharp and full of space age gadgets…like the navigation system that shows you the map of the road, even showed the ocean […]

Last night we came home after dinner at a Thai restaurant and turned on the Discovery Channel. A show about Antarctica called Blue Planet showcased the lives of the Emperor penguins, and their daily struggle to avoid becoming lunch for the fierce predators just below the ice. The beasts they […]