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It's Not Easy Being Queen

ABC NEWS SPOKESPERSON, on why American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert's scheduled appearance on Good Morning America on Wednesday was canceled; his performance at the American Music Awards on Nov. 22 was controversial for being "sexually charged" ...

From JAMES PONIEWOZIK, Time Magazine,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Idol,  Adam Lambert

Paradox of Choice Paradoxically Untrue

Tyler Cowen dubs the paradox of choice — the idea that people become unhappy when given too many choices — “one of the most overrated and incorrectly cited results in the social sciences.”  He cites Tim Harford’s recent piece in FT describing research ...

From JAMES JOYNER, Outside the Beltway,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tim Harford,  Starbucks Corp,  Kevin Drum,  Facebook Inc.,  James Joyner

OH-02: Book Drops Out

You may recall that Ohio Democrats had some optimism over the candidacy of state Rep. Todd Book, who announced in July that he would be challenging chronic underachiever Jean Schmidt in this R+13 suburban Cincinnati district. Looks like the Book has ...

From JAMES L., Swing State Project,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Todd Book,  Jean Schmidt,  Ted Strickland,  U.S. Republican Party

Klausner files suit against Motorola, RIM for visual voicemail technology

Inventor Judah Klausner filed suit Monday against Motorola and Research In Motion, alleging violations of his visual voicemail patents, according to a press release. Klausner Technologies claims to own 24 patents related to visual voicemail and has won ...

From BRIAN JAMES KIRK, Mobile Burn,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Google Inc.,  LG Electronics,  Twitter Inc

Have the Tories sealed the green deal?

Well, that was unexpected. Ever since their husky-hugging, vote-blue-to-go-green period ended with the unforgettable sight of leader David Cameron cycling to work followed by a car to carry his bags, the Conservatives have been largely quiet on ...

From JAMES MURRAY, VNUNet.com,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Alistair Darling,  Ed Miliband,  Environment Agency

The Morning After: What's Good for the Gosselins

I'm not talking about the interests of the kids—maybe the show was harmful to them, maybe it wasn't, and I'm not a big fan of easy moralizing about other people's parenting (even when that is probably half the reason shows like Jon & Kate exist in the ...

From JAMES PONIEWOZIK, Time Magazine,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jon Gosselin,  Kate Gosselin

Boost Mobile launches Motorola i410 basic iDEN flip phone

Boost Mobile has launched the Motorola i410, a basic but functional push-to-talk flip phone. This iDEN device features a dedicated push-to-talk (PTT) button, so using the handset's walkie-talkie feature is quick and easy. Speakerphone and ...

From BRIAN JAMES KIRK, Mobile Burn,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.

No Party of No

Steve Green:  “If there really was a Party Of No, I would so join.” About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college ...

From JAMES JOYNER, Outside the Beltway,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: James Joyner,  FriendFeed,  Twitter Inc,  Digg

Thought of the Day

To think that you can be one minute marrying one of Charlie’s Angels and then a few years later dying alone in Ft. Lauderdale while doing cruise ship acts. People have taken faster, deeper dives, of course.  But, yes, not the life he’d have imagined in ...

From JAMES JOYNER, Outside the Beltway,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lynyrd Skynyrd (musician),  James Joyner,  FriendFeed,  Twitter Inc,  Digg

Nokia X6 smartphone with capacitive touchscreen coming Friday to UK

Nokia's X6 touchscreen smartphone, the manufacturer's first with a capacitive touchscreen(INFO) display, will become available in the UK on Friday. The S60 5th Edition smartphone features a customized UI with Nokia Contacts Bar, an easy way for users ...

From BRIAN JAMES KIRK, Mobile Burn,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Carl Zeiss

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