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I dared to start my tax forms, and I quickly got lost. Not only was I missing a W-2, but I was trying to read the instructions for the 1040 on my computer, after having downloaded a pdf file. That's difficult when there are 80 or so pages of instructions...

One's got to wonder if 1) he's the second coming of Christ or 2) publishers really don't have that much of an imagination. By that, I mean I don't understand why seemingly every general interest publication has had to feature something about Bright Eyes these past two weeks, either on...

The Washington Post published a story about another writer (syndicated columnist Maggie Gallagher) who was paid to promote a Bush plan and oops, forgot to mention it to her readers. Read about it here (or use BugMeNot to get on). Somewhere out there, Adam Penenberg is weeping. At least all...

There's a full-page ad for a certain online matchmaking service in the Jan. 31, 2005, issue of Newsweek. The words "...everlasting love" appear on the left side of the page. A photo of a laughing couple in wedding gown and tux appear on the right. A caption, near the center...