1/3: Morning Communique

THESE DAYS

U.S. military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan are clamping down on soldiers's blogs.

A Virginia animal rights activist has legally changed his name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com.

An Illinois state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has been enacted, nearly a year after Gov. Blagojevich signed it into law.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Get your Friday poetry fix from Elise Robinson, Christopher Tassava, Matt, and Alex at After School Snack.

[Minnesota-based blog directory]

TIME WASTERS

Godzilla vs. Batman vs. Optimus Prime vs. Aaron Carter in the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

"Office Space" boss Bill Lumbergh on "Family Guy"

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"It's a great career - IF - you make it. Anything less is terrible. It's a very unhealthy industry powered by intense greed and artistic sterility. Observe how moronically hard it is for anyone to get a project done. I've never seen anything so ridiculous. My advice is to avoid it unless you have a total compulsion to make movies and unless you're very lucky, you're in for a rough time of it."

-- Woody Allen on filmmaking [via Defamer]