11/15 Morning Communiqué

CITY PAGES BLOGS AND NEWS

Amy Sedaris, Say Anything, and Tahiti 80 are just a few of the acts playing around town tonight. Check out Chuck Terhark's City Planner at Culture To Go for a complete itinerary.

Who needs the Lifetime network when the Pizzaman delivers to the troubled households on the Streets of Pizza.

THESE DAYS

An offer to donate 4,000 talking Jesus dolls has been turned down by the Marine Reserves' Toys for Tots program. UPDATE: Toys for Tots has accepted the doll donation, stating they found "appropriate places for these items."

Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Debbie splits her time between the cubicle and the yarn store, with a little blogging at Debbie Does Duluth thrown in.

[Minnesota-based blog directory]

TIME WASTERS

Internet classic: 40 Things That Only Happen in Movies

Belly button lint comes from your underwear, and 9 other weird science facts you didn't know

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"Sherwood's seat [in Pennsylvania] would have been overwhelmingly ours, if his mistress hadn't whined about being throttled. The lesson should be, don't throttle mistresses."

— Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform, discussing future GOP election strategies regarding conduct toward candidates's mistresses [via The New Republic]