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Now that he is out of office, Jesse Ventura seems to feel free to make some sense again: “We have a representative-style government. Represent your people and vote and stand by what you believe in,” said Ventura, who as a professional wrestler was known for his flamboyant costumes. “Civil rights …

This is an interesting approach: is the unavailability of copyrighted works denial of free speech? Kahle v. Ashcroft Case Page Summary In this case, two archives ask the U.S. district court for the Northern District of California to find that a law that extended copyright terms unconditionally — the Berne …

I have been aware of the famous experimental instrumental rock ensemble Tortoise for years, but had never actually heard them until I received an advance (April 6 release) of their fifth studio album, the exquisitely packaged It’s All Around You. Due to guitarist Jeff Parker’s participation in the avant jazz …

Gay pastor acquitted.

And that dominatrix looks really familiar, too.

The prosecutor in the Michael Jackson child molestation case may call witnesses from the ’93 case, which ended in a large settlement being paid to the accuser, but no charges against Jackson: The Santa Barbara News-Press, citing sources it did not name, said several witnesses who testified in the 1993 …

Courtney Love is on another rampage: Wednesday she flashed Letterman, then later tossed her microphone stand into the crowd where she was performing, braining a spectator: Singer-actress Courtney Love was arrested in New York early on Thursday after throwing a microphone stand into a nightclub audience and hitting a man …

Paris Hilton was rejected by a horse and Britney Spears danced into herself – is there a plot against famous young blondes? Paris pummeled: Paris Hilton was hospitalized Friday after a horse she was riding threw her off and kicked her in the stomach during the taping of “The Simple …

Hey, we don’t make stuff up without warning you about it. Joining other famous sociopaths, like Jayson Blair at the NY Times, USA Today has found that former star reporter Jack Kelley made up all kinds of shit: USA Today reported the initial findings of an ongoing investigation in a …

I am becoming a bit less sanguine about the new “zero tolerance” broadcast atmosphere. Yesterday the FCC went pretty nuts with the fines and the condemnations: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday overruled its staff and declared that an expletive uttered by rock star Bono on NBC last year was …