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Flotsam & Jetsam
Balloon Boy’s Parents To Plead Guilty To Hoaxing The Whole World
1:52AM John Cook | Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of that cute vomiting boy who did not get lost in the air in a balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges that they concocted the story in order to become famous, which happened. More »
Online
The Great Newspaper Firewall Is Coming. And?
1:57AM Hamilton Nolan | Newsday is going to start charging for its awful website. One columnist there quit over it. The New York Times says it will make a decision on charging for its (good) website “within weeks”. Then what happens? More »
People
1:12AM John Cook | Nearly a month after Roman Polanski was jailed in Switzerland, the US has filed a formal demand for extradition so he can face sentencing for charges of unlawful sex with a minor. Litigation over the request could take six months.
Roman Polanski Is One Step Closer To Justice
1:12AM John Cook | Nearly a month after Roman Polanski was jailed in Switzerland, the US has filed a formal demand for extradition so he can face sentencing for charges of unlawful sex with a minor. Litigation over the request could take six months. 
Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
2:17AM John Cook | Maziar Bahari, the Canadian-Iranian Newsweek reporter who has been detained in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison since his arrest while covering the nation’s post-election uprising in June, has arrived safely in London in time for the birth of his first child. More »
Print
Today In David Rohde’s Great Escape
4:41AM John Cook | In Part Two of New York Times reporter David Rohde’s account of his captivity by the Taliban, we learn two things: 1) The Taliban lies, and 2) it seems like the New York Times‘ public relations professionals lie, too. More »
Online
Auschwitz, Remembered On Facebook
9:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Memory’s an ever-changing thing. And it comes in many forms, as exhibited by a new Facebook page started as a memorial for infamous concentration camp Auschwitz, which says they’ll deal with deniers swiftly. Sorry, Ahmadinejad, no poke for you. [AP]
People
Pam Anderson Makes Child Labour Fashionable
8:40PM Andrew Belonsky | Child labour activists are aiming for Pam Anderson. Rush Limbaugh, shockingly, loves racist clubs. Jon Gosselin no doubt hates giving up $US180,000. And Ashton Kutcher was mean to January Jones. It’s your Wednesday gossip roundup! More »
People
Al Martino, Godfather Singer, Dead At 82
3:38PM Andrew Belonsky | “Volare” singer Al Martino who played the Don’s godson, Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, has died at the age of 82. Friend Jerry Blavat described Martino, who got his start in 1952, as “the last of the show business legends”.
Big Screen
Bad Vince Vaughn Movies Will Save Economy
8:50PM Andrew Belonsky | Can someone please explain why Vince Vaughn’s so popular? Seriously. Despite horrid reviews, his movie, Couples Retreat, which starred other, non-advertised celebrities like Jason Bateman, made $US35 million this weekend. The recession sure isn’t deep enough, huh? [Reuters]
People
