Al Gore - We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change - NYTimes.com: "It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it.

Of course, we would still need to deal with the national security risks of our growing dependence on a global oil market dominated by dwindling reserves in the most unstable region of the world, and the economic risks of sending hundreds of billions of dollars a year overseas in return for that oil. And we would still trail China in the race to develop smart grids, fast trains, solar power, wind, geothermal and other renewable sources of energy — the most important sources of new jobs in the 21st century."

Stephen Prothero: A Buddhist moment in America - Opinion - USATODAY.com

Column: A Buddhist moment in America - Opinion - USATODAY.com: "The world’s most famous athlete, through the prism of another faith, told a largely Christian nation how he would seek redemption. And as he talked about craving and the misery that inevitably follows, he provided everyone in our bigger-faster-higher society something to think about."

Obama’s spiritual life takes more private turn - The Boston Globe

Obama’s spiritual life takes more private turn - The Boston Globe: "He named a best-selling book after a pastor’s sermon and was outspoken as a candidate about the value of faith in public life. He infused stump speeches with phrases like “I am my brother’s keeper,’’ and made his journey to Christianity a central theme of the life story he shared with voters.

But since President Obama took office a year ago, his faith has largely receded from public view. He has attended church in the capital only four times, and worshiped half a dozen times at a secluded Camp David chapel. He prays privately, reads a “daily devotional’’ that aides send to his BlackBerry, and talks to pastors by phone, but seldom frames policies in spiritual terms.

The greater privacy reflects not a slackening of devotion, but a desire to shield his spirituality from the maw of politics and strike an inclusive tone at a time of competing national priorities and continuing partisan division, according to people close to the White House on faith issues."

Networks Wary of Apple’s Push to Cut Show Prices on iTunes - NYTimes.com

Networks Wary of Apple’s Push to Cut Show Prices on iTunes - NYTimes.com: "If Apple cut the price of each TV episode in half — to 99 cents, from $1.99 — would sales on iTunes increase enough to offset the price drop?

Experiments are under way to find out, and the head of the nation’s No. 1 television network, CBS, indicated last week that some shows, at least, would be priced under a dollar in the future.

Apple wants to ignite TV show sales, especially as it prepares to introduce the iPad tablet computer next month. But its proposals to lower prices across the board are being met by skepticism from the major networks."

Animated Superheroes: Thor: Tales of Asgard Trailer

Animated Superheroes: Thor: Tales of Asgard Trailer: "Here is the trailer for Thor: Tales of Asgard which is due out in time for the live-action Thor movie this summer!"

Charles Blow - Spirit Quest - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Spirit Quest - NYTimes.com: "Many young adults seem to be moving away from organized religion while simultaneously trying desperately to connect with their spirituality.

In fact, two recently released reports seem to buttress this observation."

Disney's $4B Super-Gamble on Marvel: Will It Pay Off? | The Wrap

Disney's $4B Super-Gamble on Marvel: Will It Pay Off? | The Wrap: "Disney coughed up $4 billion to buy Marvel last August, but they all they may get for their investment is a collection of second- and third-tier superheroes. 



Sure, 'Spider-Man' and 'X-Men' racked up billions at the box office. But film rights to those characters, are parked at Sony and Fox, respectively, keeping them off limits to Disney, except for a small percentage of the profits"

Top Secret UFO Files Released By Ministry Of Defense (VIDEO)

Top Secret UFO Files Released By Ministry Of Defense (VIDEO): "The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, the MoD, is releasing secret documents on UFO sightings, the Telegraph reports.

Some of these sightings include a UFO flying over the London soccer stadium Stamford Bridge and a 'funny shaped object' spotted above British politician Michael Howard's house. Other reports mention Winston Churchill and someone claims to have seen a flying Toblerone chocolate bar.

Nick Pope, a former Ministry of Defense UFO claim investigator, states that 95% of the reports are ordinary occurrences that people have misidentified or mistaken."

Will You Pay for Hulu on the iPad? It May Be Your Only Choice. | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Will You Pay for Hulu on the iPad? It May Be Your Only Choice. | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD: "Will Hulu come to the iPad? Probably. One day. But you had better get ready to pay for it.

Hulu and its owners–three of the big broadcast TV networks–want to bring some version of the Web video service to Apple’s device.

But the most likely scenario is one where access to Hulu on the iPad comes as part of a subscription package, multiple people familiar with the company tell me."

Emily Miller: National Enquirer Officially in Running for Pulitzer Prize

Emily Miller: National Enquirer Officially in Running for Pulitzer Prize: "The Pulitzer Prize Board has officially accepted The National Enquirer's submissions for breaking the John Edwards scandal, according to sources close to the Board. In a historic move, the Pulitzer Board conceded that the self-proclaimed tabloid is qualified to compete with mainstream news outlets for journalism's most prestigious prize. The Enquirer is in the running for the Pulitzer in two categories: 'Investigative Reporting' and 'National News Reporting' for The National Enquirer staff."

Jim Lee, Dan DiDio Named Copublishers of DC Comics - 2010-02-18 16:29:38 | Publishers Weekly

Jim Lee, Dan DiDio Named Copublishers of DC Comics - 2010-02-18 16:29:38 | Publishers Weekly: "In something of a surprise, DC Entertainment, the newly named parent unit of DC Comics, has named acclaimed comics artist Jim Lee and DC Universe senior v-p and executive editor Dan DiDio--two of the best-known figures in their respective roles in comics publishing--as copublishers of DC Comics, the comics division and publisher of Superman, Batman, and other classic comics characters. The announcement was made by DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson and also includes the appointment of Geoff Johns, a critically acclaimed and bestselling comics writer, as chief creative officer."

Apple’s Prices for E-Books May Be Lower Than Expected - NYTimes.com

Apple’s Prices for E-Books May Be Lower Than Expected - NYTimes.com: "Since Apple announced plans to sell digital books on its forthcoming iPad, it has been cast as something of a savior of the publishing industry for allowing e-book prices to go above the $9.99 that Amazon charges for e-books on its Kindle device, a price that publishers say is too low to sustain their business.

But as more details come to light of the actual negotiations between Apple and publishers, it appears that Apple left room to sell some of the most popular books at a discount."

World's Greenest Homes: Hong Kong Space Saver : Video : Planet Green

World's Greenest Homes: Hong Kong Space Saver : Video : Planet Green: "Squeezed into an over-crowded Hong Kong where space is a luxury, this ultra hip 330 square foot apartment features a futuristic sliding wall system that creates up to 24 different room combinations."

The Promo For Leno's Return to 'The Tonight Show' That You Won't See (and the One You Will See) : TVBizwire : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos

The Promo For Leno's Return to 'The Tonight Show' That You Won't See (and the One You Will See) : TVBizwire : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos: "NBC on Wednesday ran its first spot promoting Jay Leno’s return to latenight on March 1 and it is essentially a reworking of the campaign that launched his ill-fated move to 10 p.m., USA Today reports.

What might be even more interesting is the promo for the show that NBC decided not to do. The network considered, then rejected, a spot that would have shown the 10 p.m. experiment as a dream, USA Today says."

Why Talk Shows Will Never Change | Dick Cavett | Big Think

Why Talk Shows Will Never Change | Dick Cavett | Big Think: "Some of the more monotonous late-night fixtures are unlikely to change from the days when “real men” perfected the form."

Betty White leaving her 'SNL' host fate in Lorne Michaels' hands | Ministry of Gossip | Los Angeles Times

Betty White leaving her 'SNL' host fate in Lorne Michaels' hands | Ministry of Gossip | Los Angeles Times: "The ball is in your court, Lorne Michaels.

I just got off the phone with the legendary Betty White, and despite her busy schedule the actress hasn't missed the Facebook push to name her as a host of 'Saturday Night Live.'

'I don’t know where that came from,' White said. 'That came out of left field. I understand they’ve had all of these hits.'"

Scribd Plan to Launch Mobile Sync Part of Larger Strategy to Become 'Largest Distributor of Written Content' - mediabistro.com: BayNewser

Scribd Plan to Launch Mobile Sync Part of Larger Strategy to Become 'Largest Distributor of Written Content' - mediabistro.com: BayNewser: "You're not going to get very far in the online content business these days if you don't make it dead simple for people to put your stuff on whatever device they want and carry it with them. Which is why Scribd, the YouTube-like Web site, but for documents, is launching a new feature later this month which will, in principle, allow its users to finally step away from their computers and place their content on any number of e-readers and smartphones."

Liberal Protestan Denominations losing members?

courier-journal.com | Faith & Works blog | The Courier-Journal: "Catholics, Pentecostals, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are growing, while several conservative and liberal Protestant denominations are shrinking, according to the latest annual survey.

The results are in the 2010 edition of the Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, published by the National Council of Churches."

The House of Ideas launches an Astonishing new imprint | Marvel.com News | Marvel.com

The House of Ideas launches an Astonishing new imprint | Marvel.com News | Marvel.com: "Pioneered to be the books for both the casual and hardcore fans, this new imprint kicks off with two can't miss series: ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN/WOLVERINE by superstars Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert, and the series that started it all back for a bold new era, ASTONISHING X-MEN #1 by the duo of Warren Ellis and Kaare Andrews.

Here's how Astonishing works: set firmly in the Marvel Universe and providing the perfect starting point for all readers, new or old, these books will tell the most epic stories of heroic action set against the back drop of the real world. New readers will be able to jump right into these epic adventures, while die-hard Marvel fans will also find exciting insights and dramatic changes for Marvel's most prestigious characters."

Craig Ferguson, late night's cheeky monkey - latimes.com

Craig Ferguson, late night's cheeky monkey - latimes.com: "The most interesting person on late-night television is a 47-year-old Scottish reformed alcoholic high-school dropout, drummer, actor, comic and novelist named Craig Ferguson, who since 2005 has been hosting 'The Late Late Show,' which follows David Letterman's 'Late Show' on CBS. He is not the only talk show host whose work I like, or even the only one I'm tempted to call a genius -- the other would be Letterman, whose Worldwide Pants produces Ferguson's program -- but he's doing something that, though constructed within the recognizable parameters of a late-night American comedy talk show, is all his own thing: personal and free, mindless of rules and yet in control of the medium. It is direct and intimate in a way that hearkens back to earlier, less frilly days of television, and it is also hilarious."

Teabaggers upset Marvel Comics turned them into ’supervillains’ | Raw Story

Teabaggers upset Marvel Comics turned them into ’supervillains’ | Raw Story: "It seems there's a new third rail in American politics -- don't mess with the Tea Partiers -- and Marvel Comics has inadvertently grabbed it with both hands. And even though members of the Tea Party movement have extracted a half-hearted apology and a promised retraction from Marvel, their anger has barely abated.

In a recent issue of Captain America, the long-time superhero and his African-American partner The Falcon travel to Idaho to investigate a white supremacist militia group, the Watchdogs, who are long-time villains in the Marvel Universe. On the way, they pass an anti-tax rally where the protesters are holding up signs bearing familiar Tea Party slogans, such as 'Stop the Socialists!' and 'Tea Bag the Libs Before They Tea Bag You.'"

Church of England keeps distance from breakaway US conservative Episcopalians | World news | guardian.co.uk

Church of England keeps distance from breakaway US conservative Episcopalians | World news | guardian.co.uk: "The Church of England today offered the slenderest of lifelines to the dissident US conservative Episcopalians who split from their church after it elected a gay bishop.

The general synod – the church's parliament, meeting in London – passed a motion recognising the breakaway group's desire to remain Anglicans but declined to promise to ally with them in their ongoing wrangles with the mainstream US church.

In a two-hour debate, efforts by liberal supporters of the US Episcopal church failed in attempts to throw out or adjourn a motion supporting the breakaways, but succeeded in diluting it with the help of moderate bishops."

The Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up - NYTimes.com

The Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up - NYTimes.com: "In the battle over the pricing of electronic books, publishers appear to have won the first round. The price of many new releases and best sellers is about to go up, to as much as $14.99 from $9.99.

But there may be an insurgency waiting to pounce: e-book buyers.

Over the last year, the most voracious readers of e-books have shown a reflexive hostility to prices higher than the $9.99 set by Amazon.com and other online retailers for popular titles."

J.D. Salinger documentary: the top-secret film five years in the making | EW.com

J.D. Salinger documentary: the top-secret film five years in the making | EW.com: "Soon after J.D. Salinger’s death on Jan. 27, DeadlineHollywood.com revealed that screenwriter Shane Salerno (Shaft) had spent the past five years completing a documentary about the reclusive author. Even more remarkable, Salerno was able to keep the film, which features over 150 interviews with people like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, and Gore Vidal, a secret. According to an insider involved with the project, crew members had to sign “CIA-worthy” non-disclosure agreements, and the filmmakers made sure never to give any post-production facility more than 20% of the film to prevent any leaks."

Episcopal Life Online - Church of England not yet ready to accept ACNA

Episcopal Life Online - NEWS: "The Church of England has said it recognizes and affirms the desire of the Anglican Church in North America to remain in the Anglican family, but it is not yet ready to be in full communion with the breakaway entity.
Amended legislation passed Feb. 10 by General Synod, the Church of England's main governing body, said that ACNA's desire required further exploration by the 'relevant authorities' in the Anglican Communion."

Next 'Spider-Man' movie to be in 3-D | accessAtlanta

Next 'Spider-Man' movie to be in 3-D | accessAtlanta: "The next Spidey movie will be filmed in 3-D and is scheduled for release July 3, 2012, Sony Pictures announced Wednesday. The fourth installment is being directed by '(500) Days of Summer' filmmaker Marc Webb following the departure of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, the director and star who worked on the previous three 'Spider-Man' films.

Production on the next film, which will focus on a younger version of the superhero, will begin later this year."

AppleInsider | Disney executive praises potential of Apple iPad

AppleInsider | Disney executive praises potential of Apple iPad: "Calling the iPad a 'game changer,' Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger revealed Tuesday that his company has big plans for Apple's device, including interactive TV, games, applications and comic books.

Iger's comments came during the Walt Disney Co. quarterly earnings conference call Tuesday. He suggested the company could build an iPad application around the popular ABC show 'Lost' that would allow users to interact with the program and learn more information as they watch it."

Stan Lee creating new comic book property

Stan Lee creating new comic book property: "Andy Heyward's recently launched A Squared Entertainment and Archie Comics have partnered with Stan Lee for a multimedia comic book property, 'Super Seven,' which will feature the comic book icon.

Lee, the Marvel legend and chairman and founder of POW!, is creating 'Seven,' about seven aliens who find themselves stranded on Earth after their spaceship crashes and are befriended by Lee himself. Taking them under his care, Lee becomes their leader and enables them to resume their lives as superheroes."

Albert Brooks: Barack Obama Is Being Punk'd

Albert Brooks: Barack Obama Is Being Punk'd: "Okay. Time is up. Barack Obama is being punk'd.

Sarah Palin had notes written on her hand at the same moment that she was making fun of Obama for using a teleprompter. One of the radio 'hosts' who makes fun of the teleprompter daily said that Palin's notes on her hand were 'endearing.' The 'host' also blamed Obama for televising his day with the Republican leadership, saying that if he was serious, he would have done it in private. This was after a solid month of daily beatings for not making the health care negotiations public.

The Democratic Party can now be assured forever that nothing, nothing, nothing they will do will stop the insanity."

Google Buzz Release (PICTURES, VIDEO): New Social Feature Unveiled

Google Buzz Release (PICTURES, VIDEO): New Social Feature Unveiled: "Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new 'Google Buzz' feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook.

The feature unveiled Tuesday will enable Gmail users to create status updates on Google Buzz and read and comment on the updates posted by their friends.

Other tools turn Gmail into a showcase for sharing video, pictures and Web links to interesting stories, just as users can on Facebook and Twitter."

MTV No Longer About 'Music' | The Wrap

MTV No Longer About 'Music' | The Wrap: "MTV changed its logo for the first time in roughly 30 years on Monday.

It was a minor change with major symbolism. The network -- known more for its scripted reality show programming these days than the music videos and industry it revolutionized -- dropped the “Music Television” tagline from the Frank Olinsky-designed original."

Leno leaving, quietly - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

Leno leaving, quietly - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety: "NBC is keeping Tuesday night's 'The Jay Leno Show' finale extra low-key.

Leno's last primetime show will feature guests Ashton Kutcher and Gabourey Sidibe, as well as a '10 at 10' Q&A with Bob Costas, via satellite from the Peacock's Winter Olympics hub in Vancouver.

The host is also expected to mention his 'Tonight Show' return on March 1. But beyond that, the pomp and circumstance will be nil."

A Kind, Gentler Focus on the Family? | RD Blog: The Devil's Advocate | ReligionDispatches

A Kind, Gentler Focus on the Family? | RD Blog: The Devil's Advocate | ReligionDispatches: "Where James Dobson used the stick (sometimes literally), his successor Jim Daly prefers the carrot."

Interesting blog by Candace Chellew-Hodge.

Why haven't responsible Republicans spoken out against Sarah Palin? - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine

Why haven't responsible Republicans spoken out against Sarah Palin? - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine: "Is she a rank opportunist, or does she live on another planet? And of the two possibilities, which is worse?
President Obama was at one time a professor of constitutional law at the University of Chicago, but to suggest that he regards counterterrorism as a 'mere' legal matter, or that he's gun-shy as commander-in-chief, is preposterous."

Episcopal Cafe: Weird stories from ACNA-land

The Lead: "Scott Gunn reminds us all of just how peculiar an institution the Anglican Church in North America is, the odd things its leaders have said, and the chippy tactics they have used in their drive to punish the Episcopal Church for treating LGBT Christians as baptized members of the Body of Christ. And he suggests that the Church of England should watch its back.

Meanwhile, Simon Sarmiento reminds us of the long documentary trail that ACNA has left in its campaign against the Episcopal Church."

Video: The Best Super Bowl Ad

Video: The Best Super Bowl Ad This Year, as Rated by USA Today's Annual Consumer Poll : TVBizwire : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos: "The best ad on the Super Bowl this year, as rated by consumers in USA Today's annual poll, was not a beer commercial, nor an auto spot.

It was Mars' ad for its Snickers brand, starring Betty White. See it below."

The Next Glenn Beck -The Daily Beast

The Next Glenn Beck - Page 1 - The Daily Beast: "Talk radio still has the power to spur grassroots rebellions and crown kings—as the Tea Partiers and Scott Brown can attest. Samuel P. Jacobs looks at the rightful heirs to Limbaugh, Maddow and Beck."

'I'm Not Saying Your Mother's a Whore': How Fox News Censored Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly - Jon Stewart - Gawker

'I'm Not Saying Your Mother's a Whore': How Fox News Censored Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly - Jon Stewart - Gawker: "Fox News has generously placed the full, unedited conversation between Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart online, so we can see precisely how unfairly and deviously Fox edited the interview in order to weaken Stewart's case: A lot!

Last night on his show—Part Two of a ludicrously overhyped 'faceoff' between O'Reilly and Stewart in which Stewart attempted, among other things, to present a critique of Fox as a fear-mongering GOP messaging operation—O'Reilly boasted that his edit of their 42-minute interview for broadcast was 'a fair cut' and invited viewers to have a look at the unedited version online to judge for themselves: 'Some of these idiots in the press who hate us, 'O'Reilly cut the interview to make Stewart look'—OK, all of that is bull. It's a fair cut. And then when you watch the cut and watch the whole interview you'll see it.'

So we took him up on the offer, and guess what? If by 'fair cut' O'Reilly means 'cut in a manner that left some of Stewart's best lines, most effective arguments, and most convincing evidence out of the interview and hidden from the broadcast audience,' then he's absolutely right."

The story behind that Leno-Letterman-Oprah Super Bowl promo - USATODAY.com

The story behind that Leno-Letterman-Oprah Super Bowl promo - USATODAY.com: "The late-night TV skirmish continues: Jay Leno and David Letterman, who traded sharp barbs last month over NBC's late-night maneuvering, appeared on camera in a short promo for CBS'Late Show with David Letterman during Sunday's Super Bowl— with Oprah Winfrey as the referee.

The 15-second spot, a sequel to a similar commercial featuring Letterman and Winfrey that aired in 2007, opens as Letterman, munching on chips on a couch, decrees this 'the worst Super Bowl party ever.' The camera pans next to Winfrey, who admonishes 'Now Dave, be nice!' and then to Leno, sitting on on the other side of Winfrey who says 'Aw, he's just sayin' that because I'm here!' Letterman then mimics Leno's voice in repeating the phrase, then Winfrey throws up her hands in resignation."

This was my favorite spot because it was so unexpected.

How Obama's favorite theologian shaped his first year in office - CNN.com

How Obama's favorite theologian shaped his first year in office - CNN.com

Reinhold Niebuhr

Stewart tells O'Reilly he's voice of sanity on Fox | accessAtlanta

Stewart tells O'Reilly he's voice of sanity on Fox | accessAtlanta: "Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that the 'no spin zone' ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although 'that's like being the thinnest kid at fat camp.'"

Aircruise touted as scenic new millennium luxury ships floating to the U.S. in 37 hours | Mail Online

Aircruise touted as scenic new millennium luxury ships floating to the U.S. in 37 hours | Mail Online: "Towering, kite-shaped airships could herald a new era of luxury transport following today's introduction of the Aircruise concept.

Standing 98ft taller than Canary Wharf, packing 330,000 cubic metres of hydrogen gas and capable of lifting 396 tonnes, the Aircruise concept features penthouse apartments, bars and even dizzying glass viewing floors.

Aircruise was created as the antithesis of a hurried, crowded passenger jet. London-based design and innovation company Seymourpowell wanted to rethink transport - on the premise 'slow is the new fast'. It could ferry 100 people from London to New York in a leisurely 37 hours as opposed to the seven it takes now by airplane."

NASA Spots Mysterious Space Debris (PHOTO)

NASA Spots Mysterious Space Debris (PHOTO): "NASA scientists have spotted a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern with trailing streamers of dust that is unlike any image astronomers have seen before.

The behavior is not typical of comets, UCLA investigator David Jewitt explains, and researchers believe something unprecedented has been spotted"

It’s Here! Comics Publishers Respond to Apple’s iPad - Publishers Weekly

It’s Here! Comics Publishers Respond to Apple’s iPad - 2/2/2010 7:38:00 AM - Publishers Weekly: "Last week Apple CEO Steven Jobs finally unveiled the iPad, Apple’s much anticipated multimedia computing and reading device, and there was much discussion among comics publishers and fans about what the device will mean for the future of digital comics. PWCW spoke a several publishers to get their reactions to Apple’s latest and coolest new computing device.

Indeed publishers we contacted were excited about the convenience the device offers for reading content as well as the opportunity it provides to view digital comics at an appropriate size and with layouts more or less intact."

The Epiphany Call - The Rev. Peter Wallace

The Epiphany Call - The Rev. Peter Wallace: "How did you find yourself doing what you're doing, being who you are? How did God's call come to you, and how did you respond to it?

Many years ago when I was still in elementary school, I didn't have any choice but to go to Vacation Bible School at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church in Huntington, W.Va., because my father was the pastor. But I enjoyed it anyway. One of the projects we worked on one summer under the guidance of dear Mrs. Robinette was to create a newspaper that would have been published during the time of the Apostle Paul. I jumped at the opportunity to create my own little tabloid with pencil on paper, complete with headlines, ads, and even comic strips circa 1st century CE. The news stories reported on this wacky traveling preacher who was creating a ruckus in Jesus' name.

That exercise had such an impact on me that, by the time I got to college, I decided to major in journalism, and for several years after graduating I worked for two newspapers in West Virginia. But my faith tugged at me during that time, and I wanted to move beyond merely reporting on secular events to writing from my heart and mind about my faith."

Complaints About the iPad’s Lack of Flash Support May Fade - NYTimes.com

Complaints About the iPad’s Lack of Flash Support May Fade - NYTimes.com: "Web designers — and a fair number of Web users — noticed something missing from Steven P. Jobs’s demonstration of the Apple iPad Wednesday. On some of the Web sites he displayed on the tablet computer’s screen, blank squares appeared where video or animated content would normally be displayed.

The holes, observers correctly assumed, meant that the iPad would not display videos, animations or any other features created using Flash, a type of multimedia software made by Adobe. Flash is one of the world’s most ubiquitous applications, appearing on 98 percent of all computers. YouTube videos run on it. It is what animates millions of graphics and advertisements on Web sites around the world. Adobe says the technology supports nearly 75 percent of video on the Web and 70 percent of online gaming sites."

To Deliver, iPad Needs Content Providers on Board - NYTimes.com

The Media Equation - To Deliver, iPad Needs Content Providers on Board - NYTimes.com: "Short of landing in a flying saucer and having a tablet teleported into his hands, there was no way that Steve Jobs could have lived up to the hype before last Wednesday’s iPad announcement.

But he came pretty close. By the time the bells, whooshes and clicks died down, I couldn’t say the future had arrived, but I’m pretty sure we can see it from here.

“It was like someone came back from five years into the future and handed this to us,” said John Gruber of Daring Fireball, a respected tech blog."

Amazon Accepts Macmillan’s Demand for Higher E-Book Prices - NYTimes.com

Amazon Accepts Macmillan’s Demand for Higher E-Book Prices - NYTimes.com: "After a weekend of brinksmanship, Amazon.com on Sunday surrendered to a publisher and agreed to raise prices on some electronic books.

Amazon shocked the publishing world late last week by removing direct access to the Kindle editions as well as printed books from Macmillan, one of the country’s six largest publishers, which had said it planned to begin setting higher consumer prices for e-books. Until now, Amazon has set e-book prices itself, with $9.99 as the default for new releases and best sellers.

But in a statement Sunday afternoon, Amazon said it would accept Macmillan’s decision."

Cornish Journal - A Recluse? Well, Not to J.D. Salinger's Neighbors - NYTimes.com

Cornish Journal - A Recluse? Well, Not to J.D. Salinger's Neighbors - NYTimes.com: "His most famous character, Holden Caulfield, said it was impossible to find a place that is “nice and peaceful,” but J. D. Salinger may have found something close for himself in the woods of this tiny town.

Here Mr. Salinger was just Jerry, a quiet man who arrived early to church suppers, nodded hello while buying a newspaper at the general store and wrote a thank-you note to the fire department after it extinguished a blaze and helped save his papers and writings."