Wow, this buyout is so sad. I can't believe Jennifer 8. Lee won't be writing for the Times anymore!

Quoted: The New York Times buyouts are done, leaving only a round of layoffs to get up to 100 staff cuts before the year's end. In January, the paper will be a different place. A look at what was lost, below.

SO true...

Quoted: Cancer has a cure. That breakthrough medical news is not the result of grueling medical research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Instead, it is brought to us via fading actress-cum-Thighmaster queen-cum-New Age health guru Suzanne Somers.

Such a depressing thing to read as I eat lunch at my desk...

Quoted: Even if you think you have an energetic lifestyle, sitting is how most of us spend a good part of our day. And it's killing us — literally — by way of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.

The Washington Post wouldn't have given that column to some random fool who had no prior background in climate science, so why did Palin get it? Since when has she been analyzing scientific data on global warming? Must've been while she was writing Going Rogue and going on book tour...

Quoted: A former vice president and a former vice presidential nominee are engaged in a public battle over climate change, a tiff sparked by Sarah Palin's op-ed in Wednesday's Washington Post and furthered by Al Gore's rebuttal on MSNBC.

Love it! Glad to see he's still writing for City Guides...

Quoted: ‘Candyfreak’ author Steve Almond gets Moonstruck over a personal factory tour, and suggests four U.S. spots where you can be Charley for a day.

I admittedly had never even heard of Tuvala before...

Quoted: The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu was rebuffed in its quest to demand strong action to curb global warming.

It is nice to see sci-fi and fantasy getting some love...

Quoted: The Academy doubled the nominees in the Best Picture category from five to 10 films. That move, in theory, could open the door for crowd-pleasing science fiction/fantasy fare such as “Star Trek,” “District 9” and “Where the Wild Things Are” to crash Hollywood's biggest party.

Hm, good to hear!

Quoted: The maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs says it will further reduce the sugar in its cereals marketed to children.

It's crazy how early the snow's hitting the East Coast this year... Let's hope it's not like this for Christmas travel!

Quoted: In a scene stretching from the Midwest through New England, a "monster" snow storm is disrupting hundreds of flights and shutting down highways.