Approximately 10,000 hopefuls of varying degrees of non-talent gathered at the Rose Bowl for the first day of American Idol’s sixth season auditions. All foster dreams of being crowned the next…
Discuss tonight’s vote as it comes in. Early results with 1.60 percent reporting: Ned Lamont: 1,747 (59.52%), incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman: 1,188 (40.48%).
After a chase at 30 to 35 mph, police in Washington state got the driver to stop and arrested him. They rescued the entire load of glazed, sugar and cream doughnuts. Plus some apple fritters.
[Houston Chronicle]
Joystiquery
Readers pick best webcomic (July 30 - August 5, 2006)
Joystiq takes on Hulkster and the Pokémon
Metareview - Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
News
WaPo looks at Mario Bros. with doe eyes
Kameo Power Pack announced
Newsweek on Japan, arcade mecca
Square Enix talks up innovation, hints at new hardware
SEC wags finger at THQ, launches investigation
CliffyB: Gears of War could hit stores before Nov 12
Carmack’s QuakeCon keynote highlights
MS shows off 360 external HD DVD drive
Sony adds five PS2 “Greatest Hits” titles to the dynasty
F.E.A.R. multiplayer now the low low price of zero
Xbox modder becomes a fugitive, one-armed man stays out of it
ESA’s goodbye letter to E3’s little heroes
EA loves to play Big Brother role
AMD to keep ATI brand, may create more integrated chips
A Dead Rising weapons guide
Culture
College football players feel shortchanged by EA
Top 15 original black and white Game Boy titles
What makes a fanboy tick?
Metroid tattoo, plus baggage
Roomba Frogger
Real life Kong: Oh, if only it were true
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Manny Legace finally has found a new team.
Made expendable in Detroit, the veteran goaltender signed
Tuesday with the St. Louis Blues
Bill Parcells said Tuesday he has no problem with Terrell Owens bringing in his own experts to help repair his ailing hamstring, but the Cowboys coach does have a problem with all the attention the injury is generating.
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