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Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce/Ulysses podcast

Frank Delaney hosts "Re:Joyce," a new weekly podcast exploring the world of James Joyce's Ulysses.
 

Firefox spell-check: In-browser help for Wisconsin's poor spellers

Improve the credibility of your comments by using Firefox's built-in spell-checking whenever you write online.
 

Blogging how-to: 'The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging'

Perhaps not the best blogging book if you're looking to make money blogging, but still an entertaining and inspiring read.
 

Book review: 'ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income'

Not a dense book full of moneymaking secrets, but a halfway-decent overview of what blogging involves.
 

James Joyce's 'Ulysses' and us, on the BBC's 'Strand'

Declan Kiberd suggests that the rarely-read masterpiece is actually an accessible celebration of everyday life.
 

The power of now: Eckhart Tolle and a Bike Ride on 35W

Be here now. In the moment. Possibly on a bicycle.
 

Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake.com: Fashioning art, spirituality

In an interview with Oprah, the comedic actor from 'The Office' outlines his new Web project for spiritual social networking through the arts.
 

Deep thought: Happy birthday, Jack Handey!

Jack Handey is a real person, not a pen name or a character. He is 60 today.
 

It's 'home in,' not 'hone in'

The eggcorn 'hone in on' is spotted in the wild and shot down. The correct expression is 'home in on.'
 

Auld Lang Syne lyrics, with Dougie MacLean's recording

My favorite version of 'Auld Lang Syne,' by Dougie MacLean, with the original Robert Burns poem.
 

Barack Obama: Jerk or Jedi?

Does the media really have to fan every flame and cover every sandwich?
 

Attention, Richard Roeper: The new media flows two ways

Richard Roeper sends these tweets to 1,142 followers, but he follows not a single one of them in return. Where Ebert is vigorously interactive, Roeper is one-way.
 

Matt Taibbi, a breath of fresh air

This 'Rolling Stone' writer covering the campaign is brutally funny and frank.

 

Magazines and coffee beans

Sure, they're obsolete -- but magazine are still fun to read and offer depth.

 

Joseph Campbell on mythology, religion, and art

Joseph Campbell was one of the world's greatest teachers on the subjects of mythology, religion, art, and the experience of being alive.
 

Movie review: 'Blogumentary'

Watch the full movie online -- a look at the blogging phenomenon and a number of the most well-known bloggers.

 

Regina Spektor

Thanks to 'CBS Sunday Morning' for introducing us to the introspective, playful musician.

 

Book review: 'Misquoting Jesus' by Bart D. Ehrman

Ehrman does an outstanding job of summarizing the history of Biblical texts in simple language.

 

Keith Olbermann's special comments

His occasional seven to ten-minute editorial essays on MSNBC take the Bush administration to task through sharp writing and dry wit.