Serving up a plateful of conversation.
Weekend read. Grab Jonathan Franzen’s 562 page Freedom. It’ll keep you busy for a few weekends.
Philadelphia Phillies clinch their fourth consecutive National League East title. They’ve got the best record in the National League for the first time since 1977. There’s your sports fix. Enjoy it.
Singer Katy Perry got her boobies banned from Sesame Street, but her “Hot and Cold” duet with Elmo has gotten waaaay more eyeballs on YouTube than it ever would have without controversy.
The Obama administration wants Congress to pass a bill that would require Internet Service Providers to turn over files on an individual’s Internet use. George Orwell was right, just 26 years late.
Marriage woes. American marriages fell to a record low last year with just 52% of adults over 18 saying they were joined in wedlock, compared to 57% in 2000. Um, the institution is dying and if that’s not an argument for some colorful gay weddings, I don’t know what is.
Oops. The mastermind of Segway (the two-wheeling, self-balancing electric scooter outlawed in NYC) died this week when he accidentally drove his Segway off a cliff and plunged into a river. See, told you they aren’t safe.
Attention Facebook Friends! The Social Network, the story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, opens this weekend. Anyone want to bet movie director David Fincher might have a lawsuit in his future?
May the force be with you. I just heard that the Star Wars series is going to be re-released but in 3D starting in 2012. I’m excited, but sad to report they are starting with The Phantom Menace.
Now, eat your dinner!
