Read These Now Because Some of Us Want Brass Brassieres

R.I.P. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry

R.I.P. Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien

R.I.P. Deep Throat

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $1.4M in sex-abuse case.

Credit-Card Users Feel Pain as U.S. Banks Reap Gain. (Bloomberg)

The German Language Association, a grassroots organization, vilifies 'X-Mas.' (Spiegel)

10 Cool Gifts for the Gadget Lover. (CNBC)

Noscapine, used in cough medicines for the last fifty years, may be useful in treating prostate cancer. (Eurekalert)

She is an astronomer.

'Hobbit' Fossils Represent A New Species, Concludes Anthropologist.

Competition for Ticketmaster? (The Star)

Winnie the Pooh sale sets record. (BBC)

Office of the Pardon Attorney

Why We Need More Dr. Horrible.

Ten Forward: Best Genre Episodes Of 2008. (SyFy)

I'd like a brass brassiere too. (PD)