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Elsewhere: People who live without TV

Do you watch TV? If your answer is no, a new study says you are either of the “crunchy granola set” or the “religious right, ultraconservative” camp. To read more about an area where the two groups sometimes meet, click here.

Elsewhere: Two-year-old newspaper article draws attention

An otherwise boring story about an Olive Garden coming to town Sioux City Journal reporter John Quinlan tried to spice up two years ago has become an Internet phenomenon thanks to Gawker, Huffington Post and company. More than 21,000 visitors have reportedly accessed the two-year-old story on the Sioux Cit Journal’s Web site after Gawker […]

Elsewhere: Company profits from waste

Have you ever wondered why all the leftovers from big city parties and conferences can’t be given to the hungry instead of being thrown away? The Chicago Tribune has a profile of a forprofit company that does just that.

Elsewhere: Yet another Friedberg-Seltzer movie

In honor of the new Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer spoof Disaster Movie opening in theaters this weekend, Slate has recycled Josh Levin’s hilarious take on the prolific film-spoofers called “Bring on the Charlatans.” Here’s a taste: Friedberg and Seltzer do not practice the same craft as P.T. Anderson, David Cronenberg, Michael Bay, Kevin Costner, the Zucker […]

Elsewhere: New stadiums raising price, outrage

My uncle and my dad, both long-time season ticketholders at Yankee Stadium, say they are going into full Yankee boycott mode next year when the new stadium opens. They and many other New York sports fans are outraged and for good reason considering their ticket prices are in many cases doubling. This article explains all of […]