A new pope has been elected, the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, replacing the beloved if controversial John Paul ll. We have news and views on them both and the process: The Pope of Cyberspace Pope Benedict XVI may be a doctrinal luddite, but he is down with the communicative abilities …

Look at the calendar, we have: Weekly BlogScan: April Fools Posted by DrPat on 2005.04.01, 21:25:08 Traditionally, April Fools jokes are played before noon. But for bloggers still in their jammies, the clock keeps running… Filed under: Culture, Books: Entertainment, Books: Humor, Culture/Tech: Hobbies, Culture/Tech: Humor and Satire RuPaul to …

Heretofore unknown top-secret government agency, code named “Hombres en Negro,” revealed today that all horror and sci-fi films are either documentaries or “darned accurate recreations,” according to a spokesman identified only as “L.” “In keeping with the current administration’s open-book policy,” he declared to gasps from the crowd of assembled …

Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Devils & Dust — as opposed to dust devils — will be released in DualDisc format on April 26 in the US, with the full album on CD on one side of the disc and DVD content on the other side. The DVD side will feature …

Terri Schiavo, possibly the best-known, least-conscious woman in American history died this morning shortly before 10 a.m. EST, ending a protracted battle between her husband and her parents that elicited action and opinion from every branch of the Florida state and federal governments. She died 13 days after her feeding …

After agreeing to consider an emergency bid by Bob and Mary Schindler for a new hearing in their case late Tuesday night, 15 hours later the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said “just kidding.” “Any further action by our court or the district court would be improper,” wrote …

In the latest in a series of criminal and civil setbacks, rap mogul and felon Marion “Suge” Knight was slapped with $107 million in damages ($45 million in economic, $2 million in noneconomic, and $60 million in punitive damages) in a lawsuit brought by Lydia Harris in Los Angeles County …

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: “The Appellant’s emergency motion for leave to file out of time is granted.” Entering her thirteenth day without nourishment, late Tuesday Terri Schiavo’s family received their first positive legal news since the U.S. Congress took up her case in an emergency session ten …

Other than the enticing mid-’60s orchestral pop tune “Everyone’s Gone to the Moon,” I was barely aware of Jonathan King, who is something of a legend in U.K. music as a performer, producer, songwriter, TV presenter, record executive, and pop music columnist – a legend and a convicted pedophile. He …

The original dB’s (singer/guitarists Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, drummer Will Rigby, bassist Gene Holder), native North Carolinians transplanted to NYC who were at the vanguard of the jangle-pop movement of the late-’70s and ’80s, reunited and recorded new tracks at Water Music Recorders (Hoboken, NJ) in the first week …