• We said it eight hours ago and we'll say it again: God is dead. Because Paris Hilton has a Teen Choice Award nomination. [TMZ]
  
• Note to self: Not nice to attack people with stilettos. [BBC]
  
• Second note to self: Stop talking on phone about how awesome it is that Bush is going to go to jail for wire-tapping. 'Cause he's not. [CNN]
  
• On a totally unrelated note, a Chinese government official who was found guilt of corruption has been sentenced to death. [NYT]

• Green journalism: knitting as yellow journalism: yoga. [Slate]
• How not-so-bad-ass is Avril Lavigne? Not-so-bad-ass enough to steal songs. [USA Today]
• Here's one thing even we know that Martha Stewart would not do for a dinner party: Hiding a dead body in your freezer for your guests to find. [ABC News]
• If Harry Potter dies, we will seriously freak out. And J.K. Rowling is not helping the situation. [E!]
• 3 U.S. casualties today pending DoD confirmation. [Iraq Coalition Casualties]

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