+ Tar baby? In a 20-page memo on GOP electoral woes, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) repeatedly misspells Barack Obama’s name – it’s one R, congressman, not two -- and then manages to use the racially charged term “tar baby” in a paragraph about Obama and immigration. + MySpace wins record payout from 'spam king' The social networking website MySpace has won a £118 million judgment against a notorious "spam king" over junk messages sent to its members. + Director Cronenberg pans Bill C-10 Award-winning director David Cronenberg accused the Harper government Wednesday of trying to go back to the days when censors chopped a scene in one of his films in which a woman chewed on an external uterus growing on her hip. + CRTC launching probe into internet traffic shaping The CRTC is launching a public consultation on internet traffic shaping after rejecting a request by smaller Canadian internet service providers to end Bell Canada's throttling practices, saying the companies had failed to demonstrate that their businesses will be irreparably harmed by the action. + No shoes, no shirts, no service – guns okay The patrons at Champps, an upscale restaurant and bar chain, were eating ribs and drinking beer on a recent Saturday when customer Bruce Jackson stood up and made an announcement: He was armed, and so were dozens of other patrons. + Lucian Freud painting sells for record £17m The masterpiece, which was sold by a private European collector, fetched $33.6 million (£17.2 million) in the sale at New York's Rockefeller Centre. + Racism warning for Zenit support Zenit St Petersburg fans have been warned they could face prison if found guilty of racist abuse towards Rangers' black players in the Uefa Cup final. + The X-Files: I Want to Believe Trailer Has Arrived! The very first trailer for The X-Files: I Want to Believe has finally arrived! The buzz for this movie is definitely going to pick up with this trailer. It really doesn't reveal much, but still the perfect amount to start up discussion surrounding what the heck actually happens. + Is Digital Rights Management nothing more than a rip-off? Digital Rights Management (DRM) has always been a thorny issue for people who download legal music, but companies such as Apple have always justified it by saying that it is nothing more than protection against illegal downloaders. But that excuse is about to be put to its biggest test yet after August 31st of this year. + Tims eats humble pie to avert PR catastrophe Tim Hortons Inc. has squelched what could have become a PR disaster over the Timbit Affair. At the same time, the company has been served a stinging lesson on how following franchise rules too zealously can stifle the ability of front-line workers to keep the customer satisfied. + E-Mail Shows Racial Jokes by Secret Service Supervisors Secret Service supervisors shared crude sexual jokes and engaged in racially derogatory banter about blacks, and passed around an anecdote about a possible assassination of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, according to internal e-mail disclosed in a federal court filing on Friday by lawyers for black Secret Service agents. + Top 10 Declassified Secrets Some have long been the source of conspiracy theories while others have been accepted by the mainstream as real. + 'Race Is Over': Polling Firm to Quit Asking Clinton Questions National polling firm Rasmussen Reports announced on Friday that it will stop polling people about the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton because her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, will win the Democratic nomination. + FREE download of new NIN album the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. + Top 5 Urban Design Greenifications what scaffolding has to do with Bambi. + Top 5 Groundbreaking Graffiti Artwork This week, we’re looking at ideas that claim our urban space back from the gruesome grip of commercialization, concrete and the general ugly of the city. + Philly officers taken off street after videotaped beating A police sergeant and five officers were pulled from street duty Wednesday as city officials investigated television footage showing a group of officers kicking and punching three suspects during a traffic stop. + Having your laptop searched at the US border United States v. Arnold - which essentially allows US border guards to search your laptop or other digital devices without legal restraint if you try to enter the United States. + New Photos Of The Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Aftermath [WARNING: graphic content] + CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT POLITICAL PROPOSAL We are SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, the wife of the former United States head of state, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, and also SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, friend and associate of current head of state PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH. We got your contact through business inquiries as we were searching for contacts of a citizen who can help save our and our family's political careers since our country has been frustrating us. + Liberals called on to support net neutrality The National Union of Public and General Employees, which represents 340,000 workers across Canada, is urging the Liberals to support its call for laws that will keep the internet free from interference by service providers. + Top 10 most controversial ads The "Get unhooked" advert aimed at getting people to quit smoking was the most complained about advert last year. + Madonna Feat. Justin - 4 Minutes [Live, Roseland - New York] [video] + Cusack aims to offend with war satire film John Cusack is outraged over the Iraq war, so the U.S. actor channeled his anger into a low-budget political satire -- complete with a chorus line of scantily clad female amputees -- that he hopes will offend. + Free Tibet flags made in China Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say. + Cartoons’ anatomy Michael Paulus decided to dissect them like science does to all living objects - trying to come to an understanding as to their origins and true physiological make up. + Annie Leibovitz's iconic magazine covers In 2008, she photographed tween idol Miley Cyrus for a spread in Vanity Fair. In one photo, the 15-year-old Cyrus appears to be topless, clutching a rumpled sheet to her chest. In another, Cyrus appears draped over her father’s lap, her belly peaking out beneath her black tank top. + Has FLOW radio lost its way? Seven years after it went on-air, Canada's first urban music station has some listeners wondering if it has forgotten its cultural roots + Russian prosecutors eye Internet censorship The Russian prosecutor's office wants tough anti-extremism laws to be extended to the Internet, state newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported Wednesday, prompting fears of growing media censorship. + The Chasers War on Everything - American Muslims = Nazi Germany? [video]