Scary...

Quoted: The detained journalists "regret" crossing the North Korea border – in what might have been a trap.

My latest blog post...

Quoted: Tennis, anyone? Well, if you want to watch the highly-anticipated Wimbledon semifinal between Andy Roddick and Andy Murray on the West Coast, you'll have to wait till after the match has been in progress (or has been over) for several hours.

Aw, he was the original Andy Richter!

Quoted: Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

Aw, sad!

Quoted: Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody’s name. But after tending bar for 35 years at the Boston tavern that inspired the television show “Cheers,” Doyle has been laid off.

Another edition of the "Ads We Hate" mailbag from Slate. Love it.

Quoted: The slogan on Greyhound's most recent ad campaign: "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus rage.' " A clever line, extolling the alleged laid-back nature of bus travel. Two problems. 1) I myself have experienced "bus rage"—every single time I've ridden a bus. 2) The ads went up just in time for the occurrence of what must be the absolute worst case of bus rage in history.

It'll be nice having the boys back :)

Quoted: Parody Pairing: satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert resume Comedy Central shows Monday.

Ha, awesome initiative. I'm applying for a job here!

Quoted: MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- It's been more than a quarter of a century since the Sandinistas toppled the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza, yet the struggle for personal freedom and self-determination here continues.

Based on what I've seen, I'm not surprised Muslim groups have a problem with the show.

Quoted: Muslim groups protested when the plot of the hit Fox drama "24" cast Islamic terrorists as the villains who launched a stolen nuclear missile in an attack on America.