The Guts of a New Machine: "Two years ago this month, Apple Computer released a small, sleek-looking device it called the iPod. A digital music player, it weighed just 6.5 ounces and held about 1,000 songs."

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "Paris is now back in New York, and looked 'very angry' during the whole flight back from Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon because she 'had to fly coach - United wouldn't upgrade her,' our source said."

Yahoo! News - Tiger Woods Engaged to Swedish Girlfriend

The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: "JUSTIN Timberlake’s gran has blasted Britney Spears for suggesting his willy is tiny.
Britney hinted that the pop hunk, dubbed Justin Trousersnake because of his romeo reputation, was more like a worm in the manhood department.
But angry Sadie Bomar, 70, yesterday said Britney was telling a whopper — because that’s just what her grandson has got. She said: “I helped raise him — and I can assure you there is nothing wrong with him physically.”"

ESPN.com - Pregame ritual: LT sent call girls to foes' rooms: " Lawrence Taylor had a strategy not found in NFL playbooks: He sent escorts to opponents' hotel rooms the night before a game.
'You know what they like, and what type of women they like, and you just call the service,' the Hall of Fame linebacker said in an interview that '60 Minutes' will air Sunday on CB"

MTV.com News: "Celebutant Paris Hilton is vying for a career as a pop star. The hotel heiress has been working on recording a dance pop album, which her producer Romeo Antonio describes as a cross between Jessica Simpson andBeyoncé, in terms of voice and style. Hilton has six songs in the can, including a midtempo ballad with the working title 'Loneliness.' As of yet, she has no label deal"

That's not gonna work well.
New York Daily News - Home - Arrests after fans mob Jay-Z concert: "Another woman rushed toward the arresting officer with a plastic bottle, but another cop tackled her, the guard added."

Mirror.co.uk: "JERMAINE Jackson's voice drops so low it's almost a whisper. 'This is a modern-day lynching,' he says.
'My brother has become a threat like Christ became a threat, like Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi became a threat. Their humility became a threat. They were so kind they were a threat."

New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Brother Bush a babe magnet: "The aftermath of Neil Bush's messy divorce got messier yesterday with revelations that he made whoopee with a string of women in hotels in Hong Kong and Thailand in the late 1990s.

In court depositions taken in March and just released, the 48-year-old Bush said the babes knocked on his hotel door looking for fun and he, being a big-hearted Texan, merely obliged.

And he insisted he didn't know whether they were prostitutes because they never asked for money and they got none from him."

Sunday_Mirror.co.uk - GROUND FARCE 1: "THE Queen is furious with President George W. Bush after his state visit caused thousands of pounds of damage to her gardens at Buckingham Palace.

Royal officials are now in touch with the Queen's insurers and Prime Minister Tony Blair to find out who will pick up the massive repair bill. Palace staff said they had never seen the Queen so angry as when she saw how her perfectly-mantained lawns had been churned up after being turned into helipads with three giant H landing markings for the Bush visit."

Fortune.com - Technology - Dell Unveils Its iPod Kryptonite: "Bizarro was an imperfect clone of Superman yet still pulled off the occasional superhero feat. So it is with the Dell DJ."

The Sun Newspaper Online: "IS it just me or does Posh Spice need to put a bit of beef on her body?
The singer looked painfully skinny, and a little bit spotty, as she turned up at London’s Pineapple Dance Studios to go through moves for her big comeback."

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "YUCCH, she did it again! That's the hot rumor surroundingBritney Spears' visit to Lotus Thursday night - the plucky pop tart supposedly vomited while partying with a passel of pals."

Oh no, Fujian Province and bus wars
New York Daily News - Asian Eagles ganging up: "The teen thugs call themselves 'A-E' for American Eagles or Asian Empire, and they mark a resurgence of organized Chinese street gangs.

'This is the first new Asian gang we've seen since all the heads of the Flying Dragons and Ghost Shadows went to jail,' said one law enforcement source. 'These kids are mostly into gang assaults right now, but we know they are organizing and the larger gangs have an eye on them.'

The gang counts nearly 50 teenagers among its crew, an unusual merging of young immigrants from China's Fujian province and ABCs - American-born Chinese. The immigrant gangsters speak to their American-born counterparts in fractured English."

"This year alone, there has been a feud between rival bus companies that has sparked two murders and ongoing assaults."

MJNews, not smonews.
Michael Jackson (the Official Press Room)

The Daily Telegraph | Jackson's explicit letters seized: "EXPLICIT letters and poems said to have been written by Michael Jackson to his alleged victim will form the centrepiece of the sex-abuse case against him."

New York Daily News - Home - Rush & Molloy: "If you haven't seen that infamous Paris Hilton video, Dominick Dunne can describe it for you.

'I've seen the tape,' the Vanity Fair scribe admitted to us. 'I think the parents should be thrashed. I mean, these girls have had PR reps since they were 12. What kind of a way is that to raise your child? You watch the video and she's smiling and waving into the camera while he's [pleasuring her]. It's unbelievable.'"

CNN.com - Rockets hit hotels, oil ministry in Baghdad - Nov. 21, 2003: "Shortly after the attacks, a multiple-rocket launcher, attached to a donkey cart, was found near the hotels with several unfired rockets spilled on the ground next to it. A shell-shocked and singed donkey shivered by the overturned cart.

The launcher had the capacity to fire about 20 rockets.

Donkeys are routinely used to pull carts around the city, often loaded with propane gas or kerosene"

Ahhhh!!

Hahaha!
How funny would it be if P. Diddy bought the Knicks and Jay-Z bought the Nets!

This grosses me out.
I've lost all respect for Shef.

Not Nate Dogg
New York Daily News - Home - Jacko taps top-shelf mouthpiece: "The same year, Geragos got felony charges of kidnapping and making terrorist threats thrown out against rapper Nathaniel (Nate Dogg) Hale."

This was one of the best Shame on You segments. It also led off the 11 PM news last night.

CBS 2: Shame On You: Victoria's Secret, Saks And Macy's: "'When women would come in, I would be disgusted. I knew they were returning something they wore out to a date or just wore out to a club and it's like, you want another woman to buy this?' sais John.

Diaz asked John if there were there times that he put back underwear that he was pretty sure was used, 'Yeah, all the time, all the time. I don't even like touching it, I hold it by the tag because I don't want to put my hands on that.'"

Oh no.
New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Backlash: "It's official: Overexposed thongs are tacky,
and women are trading butt floss for panties"

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "NOW that Jay-Z has announced his retirement from rap, he wants to own a basketball team. PAGE SIX has learned that the hip-hop heavy has retained investment banking firm Andrew, Alexander, Wise & Co. to explore buying the New Jersey Nets."

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet...
Michael Jackson to be charged with molestation. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Korea Life Blog - Memories of living and teaching in South Korea: I really like the second photo because it reminds me of finals period during college.

Korea Life Blog - Memories of living and teaching in South Korea: "Mr. Kim (unemployed), approached young women in pantsuits from behind, put both of his hands together, thrust them between their buttocks, and then quietly escaped after performing this bizarre deed. "

More on Keyshawn

Excerpts:

"...Tell everyone I'm in New York looking for apartments."
...

"It would be fun to return to New York, but it's a little prema­ture to say what will happen," Johnson told The Newark Star-Ledger on Tuesday night. "I don't know what the Jets' plans are. Obviously, I know the coach (Herman Edwards) pretty well and some front office people.

"We'll see when the time comes. I'm just really excited for my fu­ture. I have an interest in returning to a lot of places, but returning to the Jets would be something I'd take a strong look at it if were to come up. I want to go to a con­tender and help win another cham­pionship."
...

"It a shock. I thought we would get through the year," Johnson said. "Why would you do that when you're trying to win another championship?

"You're talking about your best offensive player. And you're going to let him go? That's basically what they did. It doesn't make sense. ... But that's OK. I'll be fine. It didn't work out (with Gruden). It was a bad marriage. Now, I'll move on."

Ali G returns to da USAiii: "America was not ready for his wind-ups when he first crossed the Atlantic but US broadcaster HBO is taking another punt on Ali G by giving him a second series."

Yahoo! News - Entertainment Photos - Reuters

Yahoo! News - Entertainment Photos - AP

Cure for Ebola!
Volunteer Gets Experimental Ebola Vaccine (washingtonpost.com): "Steve Rucker, a registered nurse at the National Institutes of Health, broke with his lunchtime routine yesterday, forgoing his usual visit to the cafeteria and opting instead to roll up his sleeve for a shot filled with the biological essence of Ebola -- one of the world's deadliest and goriest diseases."

Here's a Paris bit for you, smo. From this month's Wired apparently.
Link.

Nice!
ESPN.com - NFL - Bucs deactivate Keyshawn Johnson for season: "In the latest shocking development from a championship defense gone awry, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have deactivated former All-Pro wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson for the rest of the season, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports."

Fraternity censured for Iraq-motif party: "The Interfraternity Council Judicial Board will begin to investigate next week as to whether an Iraq war-themed Zeta Psi party violated the code of conduct of the IFC Constitution.

The fraternity has come under fire for a 'Bombs Over Baghdad' themed party held Saturday. Party-goers dressed in camouflage, and the house was decorated with sandbags, model airplanes and a 'landing strip' painted on plywood, said Zeta Psi Vice President Gabriel de la Garza."

Wow!
61 Yr-Old Bad-Ass!

Fox finally started running promos for The Simple Life and it looks really good. I can't wait.

This entire Paris sex video episode has really taken the fun out of posting articles about her. There are too many articles and none of them say much. I miss the old days when I was the only person who cared about Paris.

"Why Computers Are Screwed Up" by Andy Rooney
CBS News | Why Computers Are Screwed Up:"Bill Gates got off on the wrong foot the first time he decided to turn off his computer. Do you simply press a button that says OFF when you want to turn it off? You do not. The first thing he has us do to stop is to press START.
Makes sense, doesn't it?

Next, it asks SHUT DOWN?

Then it says WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO DO? Well, didn't I just tell you what I want it to do? It isn't finished either. It asks SHUT DOWN THE COMPUTER? What the hell else do you think I want to shut down? The bedroom window?

Computers aren't nice to us. My typewriter never threatened me with a prison sentence by saying I have performed an illegal operation. "

Why is it that the first thing you see when you click on the Start button is "Shut Down" and the last thing you see is Programs? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Microsoft Plans to Sell Music Over Web: "In a move likely to send waves through the growing online music market, Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) plans to introduce a song-downloading service next year that will compete with similar offerings from Apple Computer Inc. "

Gothamist: Fired Mets Scout: The Atkins Diet Made Me Crazy and Racist!: "When Mets General Manager Jim Duquette met with Singer, Singer tried to excuse his behavior by saying his 'low-carbohydrate diet' combined with alcohol caused him a chemical imbalance. A Mets source says, ''That didn't wash with Jim and it sure as hell won't wash with [Mets owner] Fred [Wilpon]. Plain and simple, there's no excuse for that kind of behavior, and there's no saving this guy.' The irony is that Singer supposedly has 'ties to the Pacific Rim' - which we take to mean, is good at scouting Japanese players."

Oh no
Racist Mets

Reality TV Nightmare!
Haha

Black Flashes!
Bonzi interview transcript.

The New Paris Hilton Tape | The Kicker: "There allegedly exists a tape of Paris having a threesome with then best friend, Playboy playmate Nicole Lenz, and her boyfriend at the time, former MTV VJ/actor Simon Rex."

Salon.com Business | United to call new discount airline 'Ted': "United will call its new discount airline 'Ted' -- as in 'UniTED.' "

New York Post Online Edition: news: "Paris Hilton's been a busy girl. The hotel heiress has apparently made numerous tapes of her raunchy sexcapades, Hilton's friend told The Post. "

New York Post Online Edition: news

Which reminds me, is OJ still looking for the killer?
New York Post Online Edition: news: "The man who had raunchy sex with Paris Hilton in a homemade video said he had nothing to do with the porn flick's release and will sue her family for wrongfully accusing him, his lawyer told The Post yesterday.

Solomon - the estranged hubby of actress Shannen Doherty - has filed a police report describing the theft and that "police are looking into the matter."

Solomon's business ventures include distributing amateur party videos of scantily clad women. "

Yahoo! News - AFP Top Photos

The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: "Britney Busted"

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "LAST night's season finale of 'Playmakers' is the last episode of the controversial show you'll ever see on ESPN. The cable network is knuckling under to pressure from the NFL and killing its bona fide hit ..."

New York Daily News - Simply Paris

Daily Times - Site Edition: "David Beckham has recorded a duet his wife, according to Heat magazine."

I'm concerned that an Iraqi councilman is able to beat up and disarm an American soldier .
CNN.com - Explosions rock Baghdad : "U.S. military officials said Tuesday that U.S. soldiers shot to death the chairman of Sadr City's governing council during a heated argument this week. Sadr City is a largely Shiite neighborhood in the Iraqi capital, formerly known as Saddam City.

Officials said the quarrel got under way Monday when the chairman, Mohannad Ghazi al Kaabi, tried to park his car near the District Advisory Council building in an area closed to traffic. When U.S. troops tried to stop him, military officials said, he became agitated, got out of his car and began arguing with a soldier guarding the offices.

Al Kaabi wrestled the soldier to the ground and grabbed his gun, according to the officials. Another soldier shot al Kaabi in the upper thigh, they said."

50 Shekel

Oh no, Jin
New York Post Online Edition: news: "A clash between two Asian rappers - up-and-coming star Jin and another rapper linked to a vicious gang - sparked a shooting in Chinatown early yesterday that sent a third man to the hospital, cops said."

SI.com: "'They're only undefeated until they come in here. We will win. That's a guarantee.'--Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson, on next Sunday's matchup with the 9-0 Chiefs"

Harvey Milk sounds like the most dangerous high school in America.
New York Post Online Edition: seven: "Teenage transgender prostitutes from Harvey Milk HS boasted of earning up to $600 a night turning tricks and stealing from johns - then would blow it all on extravagant shopping sprees for the designer outfits and shoes they wore to school, The Post has learned."

TIME Magazine: Coolest Inventions 2003, Apple Music Store: "
The 99¢ Solution
Steve Jobs' Music Store showed foot-dragging record labels and runaway music pirates that there was a third way"

Roommate: Pats' Jones laughed at burns: "New England Patriots lineman Kenyatta Jones chuckled while twice throwing scalding hot water on his roommate as the unsuspecting target sat on the toilet, the shaken victim recalled yesterday."

Yahoo! News - Entertainment Photos - AP

The Sun: "Romeo's Beck in hospital"

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2003®: "NYT NEWSROOM TURMOIL OVER PRINCE CHARLES GAY RUMOR
Top editors at the NEW YORK TIMES panicked and ordered a story killed after London-based reporter Sarah Lyall filed a dispatch alleging rumors of Prince Charles and a sexual affair with one of his closest advisers! "

The Register: "At an Apple financial analyst conference on Wednesday CEO Steve Jobs admitted that Apple makes no revenue from the online download service, the iTunes Music Store, that he launched in April."

BBC NEWS | Games at work may be good for you: "Playing simple computer games at the office could improve productivity and job satisfaction, research suggests. "

The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: "CHRISTINA AGUILERA looked nun too convincing when she dressed up in a habit."

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "PEOPLE who've seen the Paris Hilton porno feel sorry for the hot-blooded hotel heiress because it appears her sleazy boyfriend, Rick Solomon, took advantage of her when she was nearly unconscious. Hilton family lawyers are looking into the matter. It is illegal to have sex with an incapacitated woman who couldn't possibly give consent."

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "BRACE for an overload of Jessica Simpson. Not only has the ditsy pop tart signed on for another MTV season of 'Newlyweds' with her hubby, Nick Lachey, she is up for the lead role in the movie version of 'I Dream of Jeannie.' On top of that, she just signed a secret deal with ABC to star in her own sitcom.

'Jessica's show will be prime time - kind of like what Eve is doing, or what Jerry Seinfeld did,' our spy said."

Hilton lawyers seek to halt sex video: "Hilton lawyers seek
to halt sex video"

Yahoo! News - Japan Hits Back at North Korea for 'Japs' Remarks

Harvey Milk Kids are back
New York Daily News - Home - Bi-way robberies in Village: "Cross-dressing teens from Harvey Milk High School offered sex for money in Greenwich Village and then robbed the would-be johns "

Apple: iTunes outsells Napster five to one

The government really dropped the ball by letting carriers decide how to finance cellular number portability. They should have regulated the charge and made it a per-use charge. So if I want to change carriers, I should pay something like $25-$50 out of my pocket to cover the expenses. Now we have carriers charging all customers whatever they feel like for this. It's the "Universal Service" charge all over again.
Gizmodo : The results are in: what the carriers are charging each month for portability

First MTV announces a music store this week and now Walmart is next. The market is not big enough considering profit margins are really slim after the music labels and credit card companies take their cuts. A lot of companies are gonna fail doing this.
New York Post Online Edition: business: "Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has told the music industry it expects to unveil an online music store this month, The Post has learned."

Britney has a new beau: "Meanwhile, Britney is reportedly dating actor John Cusack after falling for him during a promotional tour for her upcoming album.

According to Britain's Daily Star newspaper, the 21-year-old singer met the 37-year-old 'High Fidelity' star while performing in New York clubs, and was overheard asking an assistant for his number."

Sweet-natured Paris
New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "'The Hilton family is greatly saddened at how low human beings will stoop to exploit their daughter Paris, who is sweet-natured, for their own self-promotion as well as profit motives,' a statement released last night said. 'Paris is working very hard on her career. The release of a private tape between a younger girl and her older boyfriend is more than upsetting . . . Anyone in any way involved in this video is guilty of criminal activity, and will be . . . vigorously prosecuted.'"

If Gandhi and Jesus could have a child, I think he'd look like David Blaine.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Blaine plans chopper leap stunt: "Blaine plans chopper leap stunt"

Paris Hilton: Feminist Icon To Be @ Gawker: "I have a theory about Paris Hilton: she will be the ultimate resolution of the virgin/whore archetype."

The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: "THE footballer son of Libyan leader Colonel Gadhafi has failed a dope test, the Italian Olympic Committee said today."

Ever wonder about these things?
Turning Lower Manhattan Into Parkland: "James Garvey installed seating in 1998 for the Alliance for Downtown New York. Subway riders know his work from the 33rd Street station on the Lexington Avenue Line: bronze lariat loops that wrap around the platform columns and double as seating."

New York Post Online Edition: news: "A pistol-packing, 80-year-old Bronx man was arrested on gun charges after he tried to turn the tables on a mugger who beat him and stole his Social Security money, authorities said yesterday."

The Official Site of the Korean Centennial Closing Celebration
Event sponsor:

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Titanic sinks in worst film poll: "Titanic sinks in worst film poll"

New York Daily News - Home - Rush & Molloy: Shannen's ex in Paris-ian skin flick: "It's a hell of a way to see Paris: A sex video allegedly featuring hotel heiress Paris Hilton may soon be available on the Internet."

Yahoo! News - A New Reality Show Is Porn: "A New Reality Show Is Porn"

This is what you get in return for endorsing someone. Boo!
New York Post Online Edition: "BLOOMY RAPS RUDY"

The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: "
PRANKSTER Mary O’Driscoll was jailed yesterday for assaulting a woman — with a CURRY.
Victim Emma Armstrong, 25, was sitting on a wall eating chips and curry sauce when Mary walked past and pushed the takeaway in her face.
Prosecutor James Evans said: “Miss Armstrong was in agony. The curry got behind her contact lenses and caused pain and reddening for days.”"

Weird
Animal Cracker Sex

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "PARIS Hilton is a phenomenon on either side of the equator. The hot-blooded hotel heiress was in Sydney, Australia, catching the premiere of 'Matrix Revolutions' when she hooked up with 'Australian Idol' loser Rob Mills. He and Paris soon adjourned to her room at the Quay Grand, where they flooded the joint by letting a bathtub run 'for hours,' reports the Sydney Telegraph. A spy at the premiere tells us that Paris and sister Nicky 'kept talking and nattering on all through the picture. Other patrons were ready to belt them with their Gucci bags.' "

New York Daily News - News & Views - We take you inside Ming's lair!: "We take you inside Ming's lair! A month after police pulled Ming the tiger out of his owner's Harlem apartment, the big cat's bedroom is a wreck and smells like a rancid pet store.

Al the alligator lived in a lizard's paradise - with a sexy poster of rapper Lil' Kim on the wall."

Go NY Post!
Circulation of the Nation's 20 Biggest Newspapers - from Tampa Bay Online: Circulation of the Nation's 20 Biggest Newspapers
"1. USA Today, 2,246,996, up 0.7 percent
2. The Wall Street Journal, 2,091,062, up 16.1 percent (a)
3. The New York Times, 1,118,565, up 0.5 percent
4. Los Angeles Times, 955,211, down 1.1 percent (b)
5. The Washington Post, 732,872, down 1.9 percent
6. New York Daily News, 729,124, up 2.1 percent
7. New York Post, 652,426, up 10.6 percent"

Beckham Babies
Mirror.co.uk - ROMEO'S LARKIN PARK

FOX extends December 2 'The Simple Life' premiere episode to a full hour - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs: "FOX extends December 2 'The Simple Life' premiere episode to a full hour"

This worries me.
Organic Valley Blasts F.D.A. Support for Animal Cloning; Warns People are not Guinea Pigs
According to the F.D.A., products from cloned animals, like products that have been genetically engineered, do not need to carry a warning label on the package.

Joe Theisman repeated the stat that Bret Favre is 2-9 in the Metrodome but in those two victories, he didn't throw an INT. What was he trying to say? That Bret Favre can only win in the Metrodome when he doesn't throw an INT. Well, he threw an INT and still won the game last night. Or was he just saying that Favre is 2-0 in the Metrodome when he doesn't throw an INT? Well I would think that Favre's winning percentage is very good in any game that he doesn't throw an INT.

Stupid
In case you missed this on NFL Primetime, Jerry Jones went down to the sideline to yell at an injured Larry Allen to get back into the game. Larry Allen obliges but then is carted off the field after two plays.

Wired News: New Napster Off to a Solid Start

Herald Sun: That's a bit rich, Becks [02nov03]: "DAVID Beckham has run up a hotel bill of over $1 million since moving to Madrid three months ago."

VOANews.com: "Pirate Attacks Increase Worldwide"

CBS 2 Chicago: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Completes Marathon

Dartmouth
More crazy stuff about the wireless network at Dartmouth... What? When you hit the print button, your computer finds the closest printer and sends the document there.
VentureBlog: Ubiquity Breeds Utility: "Students here are already running calendar applications that alert them of their next appointment based on their current location and estimated travel time. People can walk up to a printer and hit 'print,' with the computer automatically routing the job to the physically closest printer."

Go Diddy
New York Post Online Edition: news: "I'm wearing a special gray outfit that I put together - Nike and Sean John. The shades are by Chanel. I've got some studs in my ear and a St. Christopher's medal around my neck and a Nike watch that gauges the time. I've been wearing the shoes to break them in: white, silver and orange, with a small P.D. logo on the front."