An NYT story about Jordan Eason, the former CNN news executive and the latest victim of a mass blogging attack, and what it might mean.

Canadian Press moved a story late Sunday from Conservative MP Jason Kenney, who dispensed this bromide to a group of South Asian journalists last month: Gays and lesbians can marry whoever they want -- just so long as it's not someone of the same sex.

Ms. Dowd has a witty little column riffing on the New York journalist who bought his wife an A to Z list of books to help her understand him better (it was her birthday). Here's her Valentine's list.

An excellent article on the attempted rebirth of some of the 1980s' top acts, why they're failing on radio and in music sales --but also why they're expected do well in their concert tours.

Liberal NYT columnist Bob Herbert laments the passing of the thinker and playwright Arthur Miller.

This has been a great Valentine's series over at Better Living Centre -- if you like nasty swipes at crass consumerism. :)

Here's the latest installment. [ /30 ]