6/9: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS AND NEWS

Corey Anderson has the top reasons Americans are excited about the World Cup at American Idle.

Peter S. Scholtes discusses the receding American anthem "We Shall Overcome" at Complicated Fun.

THESE DAYS

Indiana Right to Life is celebrating the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles's approval of a new "Choose Life" specialty license plate that will be available in 2007.

Pee Wee's Playhouse will begin airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim starting July 10. Just thought you'd like to know.

The Church of Scientology will unveil their NASCAR sponsorship when driver Kenton Gray will drive the DIANETCS car Saturday in its official debut in a NASCAR Weekly Series race in Irwindale, California.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

The local web marketers at Cicerón deliver news on web marketing, branding, and analysis at their eponymous blog.

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TIME WASTERS

What happens when a man eats nothing but Monkey Chow for a whole week? Let's find out. [via Boing Boing]

A love letter from Henry Rollins to Ann Coulter

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I'm the foundation of all of this stuff. And I remain; someway, somehow I've been sustained to be here. And there's a new generation that's now being established musically that's coming from the Wailers' family."

-- Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, announcing a month-long tour with Bob Marley's sons Stephen and Ziggy