News Bits: More Tom, a Bit of Ott & Another McConaughey
- Scientologists' lawyers are threatening a huge lawsuit against the author of this week's controversial new biography of Tom Cruise, which also exposes many of the sect's most embarrassing secrets.
- Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its website by the makers of Scrabble.
- Although there's been quite a bit of hype about all the changes this year, which promise singers playing real! live! instruments! and fewer guest coaches, the first Idol episode offered only business as usual.
- The Austin City Council today will name as the next city manager Marc Ott, a Fort Worth leader praised for his hard-working, straightforward style, according to two sources familiar with the council deliberations.
- "Got some blessed news ... a celebration of life and bounty ... a newborn concieved (sic) ... yes, my girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together."
- Why we should care what candidates think about biological evolution.
- What people are so angry about is the belief that the RIAA has argued that personal copies of songs ripped from CDs are illegal. If read the brief you'll see the RIAA's argument is something different.
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