A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Sad news: author Michael Crichton died Tuesday of cancer at age 66. Cinematical celebrates his work by picking seven films that were either made by him, or were based on his work. Sci Fi Wire takes a similar tack and picks his best hits and worst misses. You may have seen the vaguely amusing, Risky Business-style commercial for Guitar Hero: World Tour starring......

Bruce Springsteen will play a free show on the Parkway this Saturday as part of an open-air rally for Barack Obama. The latest poll shows Obama still leading John McCain in Pennsylvania. In fact, thanks to efforts by the Obama campaign in the area, Democrats now have a 1.1 million registration edge in Pennsylvania, with large gains in the traditionally Republican Philadelphia suburbs. Coverage of Patrick McDonald's funeral. 25-year-old Michael Thomas was held for trial......

The House rejected the economic bailout plan yesterday and the Dow plummeted. The Inquirer takes a look at how local folks and small businesses are coping with the economic crisis, and the Daily News finds that things are going well for at least one set of businesses: secondhand shops. A second-grade student at Harrington Avery D School in West Philly brought a bag of marijuana to school yesterday and showed it off to his......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Japanese newspapers are reporting that a new version of the Nintendo DS will be announced soon which will include a camera and music playback. Woah. The entertainment world suffered another in what seems like a long line of painful losses this year with the death this weekend of Paul Newman. Sorry, fellas, she's taken now: Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds got......