Ridin’ The Storm Out Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Does Google hate America?
  Swear to gods, some people have nothing better to do than to look for clues that a company like Google "doesn’t love America," because Google doesn’t celebrate our country in the culturally correct manner that these people insist upon.
• OSC chief made subordinate post online rebuttals to news stories
  Whoo hoo! More proof that good government ceased to exist during the Bush years.
• NBC’s Tim Russert dead at 58
  This is pretty messed up, because Russert had such obvious enthusiasm and passion for what he was doing, day in and day out.
• R. Kelly acquitted of all child porn counts
  Jurors reportedly said that they acquitted him because they wanted to know how "Trapped in The Closet" ends.
• No Wave, a Brief, Noisy New York Moment That Still Echoes
  New coffee table for the nostalgia generation.
• Training helps bloggers hone professionalism
  Non-journalists are learning the ropes from trained professionals…my how blogging has grown up!
• Warner Bros. TV Group Inks Deals for WB Site With Joost, Veoh, Others
  Novel concept: deploying content across platforms to reach broader audience. Someone’s been reading the Medialoper.
• MySpace gets makeover
  Duly noted.
• Fox addresses baby mama drama: Producer used ‘poor judgment’
  No, the producer was a frackin’ idiot who should be fired. That level of "poor judgment" is indicative of lack of basic thought process and should not be rewarded with continued employment and/or responsibility.
• Tribune publisher resigns, cites differences with Zell
  Further evidence that Sam Zell has a very different idea of "newspaper" than most editors do.
• Field Guide to Firefox 3
  All you want to know about the next major version of the only browser that matters.
• Movie review: "The Happening"
  Haven’t seen this yet. Or ever. But have to wonder if the explanation as to why people are committing suicide is that the alternative is being forced to see M. Night Shayamalan movies for the rest of their lives.
• AT&T: termination fees ultimately a great deal for consumers
  Priceless. According to AT&T, those fees you pay for terminating your cell phone contract early are a great deal. Other things that AT&T argued: higher gas prices are good for all of us, the country is better off than it was 8 years ago, and the Lakers can "easily" come back from the 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals.
• Musicians union sues ‘American Idol’ producers
  Not the lawsuit we were hoping for when we read the headline. This one is about royalties for rebroadcasts, about which, yawn. The one we were hoping for was for "devaluation of actual musicians by foisting craptastic singers upon the nation."
• Bill seeks to turn down sound on TV ads
  Holy frack! The entire economic infrastructure of our country is in turmoil, but by all means, let’s make it a legislative priority to ensure that the TV ads aren’t too loud. Also, you should be fast-forwarding through those ads in any event.
• Judge invites probe into his steamy Web site
  Um, we’ll pass. But thanks!
• Tom Cruise’s Lawyer Likens Dr. Drew Pinsky to Nazi Official
  Well sure, because the entire world is made of of two types of people: Scientologists and and Nazis. If you’re not one, then you’re the other.

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