3/23: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Diablo Cody gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her interview with David Letterman at Pussy Ranch.

THESE DAYS

A survey conducted by The Times, London, among people working in Indian call centers for British and American companies found that one in five of those questioned has had a workplace affair even though the majority of them were married.

The spoils from former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's bribery scheme--a household of valuable antiques, rugs and home furnishings--will be auctioned off by the government today to help cover the back taxes and restitution he owes.

The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against a proposed amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Will poodle enthusiast Mike Finley ever write a happy poem? Find out at Cheer Up, Dogs.

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TIME WASTERS

Chris Bliss juggles to the Beatles

Inside the Actors Studio's very proper host James Lipton shotguns a beer on Conan O'Brien

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"It was a little country place. I used to go rabbit hunting over here."

-- L.A. Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee Arthur Winston, describing Los Angeles when he started working in 1924. He retired yesterday on his 100th birthday.