10/06: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Sadly, this town isn't big enough for Pizza Man and Mr. Whiskers. There's blood on the asphalt tonight on the Streets of Pizza.

Diablo Cody muses on seven things from her childhood that she misses at the Pussy Ranch. Mmm, beefy French fries.

THESE DAYS

An interim legislative committee is considering a bill that would prohibit gays, lesbians and single people in Indiana from using medical science to assist them in having a child.

Engadget believes the BBC may have accidentally revealed the existence of a new video iPod.

The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect "total accuracy" from the Bible.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Matt Gray is a software engineer and photoblogger whose job is currently kicking his ass.

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TIME WASTERS

Mad Magazine's ugly step-sister, Cracked, has finally found a home on the web.

For the man who has everything: Maybe Garfield painted on your tooth?

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I use the term 'evolved.' He's evolved as a character. I've been able to build on [the foundation] while keeping aspects of Jim... I keep that in mind all the time."

-- Puppeteer Steve Whitmire, on taking over Kermit the Frog after original creater Jim Henson died in 1990