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24-hour news channels and countless Internet outlets allow every news topic its allotted 15 minutes of fame and then some. Certain subjects produce a bounty of newsworthy details, but in a world where blogs update us three times a day on already-exhausted subjects and readers have a fly’s attention span, overexposure and ubiquity are [...]

Blink-182 announces reunion, pop punk crosses fingers for a revival.
My Little Pony dressed up for Comic-Con.
Twitter strives for genuine deal with His Holiness after his bogus feed attracted 16,000 followers over the weekend.
Usain Bolt gives competitor a face-full of celebration.
It’s so hard to live on $500k in New York City.
The Pepsi Rorschach test logo.
Career woman’s [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers won a football game yesterday.
Michael Phelps admits to holding the smoking bong.
The aliens of Hulu stake claims on viewers’ mushy brains.
In case you missed the other Super Bowl ads.
Obama says most of our troops will be out of Iraq within the year.
Facebook cashes in on user data.
Google to map the ocean floor.
Will Apple make [...]

Blagojevich impeached, begins stages of grief with denial.
Pot smokers demand legalization of marijuana to save the economy.
Sports fans erect intricate snack food stadium.
Woman who just birthed octuplets already had six children.
Artist draws portrait of Obama with an Etch-A-Sketch.
Kittens cruise on a Roomba.
PETA’s Sea Kitten Campaign thwarted by steak.
Mad Men choose their nouns and adjectives wisely.
Kobe Bryant [...]