1/10 Morning Communiqué

CITY PAGES BLOGS AND NEWS

Diablo Cody awakes from her bloggy hibernation to extoll the virtues of the new iPhone at the Pussy Ranch.

We remember Iwao Takamoto, creator of Scooby-Doo, at Corpus Obscurum.

THESE DAYS

This is one of those stories that's declared a hoax a few days after you read it: Canadian television last night premiered a sitcom about cultural diversity in a small Saskatchewan town called Little Mosque on the Prairie.

The Swedish government, consumers, and businesses aim to completely wean themselves off oil within 15 years—without building new nuclear plants.

With NASA's mission to return astronauts to the moon, the agency will be going entirely metric.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Planning your summer 2007 wedding? Let Rev. Tomkin Coleman help you with information on reception halls, music, vendors, and more at the Minnesota Weddings Blog.

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TIME WASTERS

A teaser trailer for the upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie

Japanese Bikini Rodeo Pie-Fighting

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I'm really looking forward to speaking to a man who owes his entire career to me."

— Fox News gasbag Bill O'Reilly, on faux-gasbag Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's Colbert Report. On January 18, O'Reilly and Colbert will appear on each other's shows.