While the Lord of the Rings nerds are waiting at their computers, we take a wider look at the project. By Jeff Diehl
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It's a battle of pop culture titans as two empires -- one high-tech, one high-rise -- clash in explosive PR fury. By Jeff Diehl

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Investigative reporter Greg Palast says 4.5 million votes will be shoplifted in 2008, thanks largely to the "Rove-bots" that have been placed in the Justice Department following the U.S. Attorney firings. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

They perform a public service by enlightening us about our cousin creatures. So why is it so fun when they get mauled and humiliated? By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Starting with a whiteboard and a teacher’s instincts, Jason Schultz makes the Michael Crook free speech case as clear as a flowchart — days before Colbert poorly attempted the same move. By Jeff Diehl

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Have you checked out MondoGlobo's new video show? You may have, and don't even know it! By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Photographer and blogger Thomas Hawk tells the story of his Flickr stream vs. Michael Crook. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Links and excerpts. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Don't be a neologophobe! By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Now is your chance to support the free speech rights of bloggers and webmasters by simply telling us your story. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Sure, it's down to the wire, so online buying isn't an option, but that doesn't mean you have to be stupid about it. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

This roundup of YouTube clips is meant to give a sense of what it's like for the people who are killing and getting killed in Iraq -- a view that one can't possibly get from the mainstream newsmedia. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

We like Nick Douglas. A lot. He's funny, playful, unafraid to say crazy shit. So we naturally stayed as up-to-date as we could with the situation surrounding his departure from Valleywag. Little did we know the role we played in his exodus. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is representing 10 Zen Monkeys in a civil lawsuit against griefer Michael Crook for abusing the DMCA and violating our free speech rights. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Steve Robles is a writer based in San Francisco. He’s been a contributor to Getting It, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Eros Zine, Time Out, and various other publications. And sometimes Robles plays co-host on the RU Sirius Show podcast.

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In the interest of keeping this wave of eminently entertaining campaign ads alive, we suggest possibilities for GOP media strategists in the post-Foley arena. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Let's face it, if you're a cult leader, it can't hurt your image to literally bestow blessings upon the genitalia of nubile females. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Robinson's media savvy is matched only by his massive set of huevos. By Jeff Diehl Full article »

What happens when an aging pickup artist of legendary proportions falls from grace and is supplanted by a younger crop of studs? By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Some citizens unearthed pictures online of the police chief's wife giving blowjobs, but what about her involvment in the meth trade? Is the "war on drugs" a war "on drugs"? By Jeff Diehl Full article »

Sociobiologists have attempted to elucidate the spectrum of human behaviors in terms of evolution, but they find themselves facing big problems when explaining sexual activities.

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