Facebook's new Timeline: When is it too much information?

Bill Plaschke: It's fun watching the Red Sox lose Los Angeles Times (blog) Seven years after they broke an 86-year-old curse, I'm loving it that a different curse has seemingly returned. The Curse Of Those Who Forget Who They Were. Back in 2004, when the Red Sox had not won a championship in forever, they crawled to the World ... See all stories on this topic »

It's quite unlike any movie I have seen CNN When Brad Pitt as Billy Beane pulls off the deal, he raises his arms in triumph, and the Oakland crowd cheers madly — it sounds in the theater like the moment when Rocky knocked down Apollo for the very first time. And thus five minutes of riveting ... See all stories on this topic »

Doomed satellite: Where and when will it plummet to Earth? Christian Science Monitor It is still too early to tell exactly where the The dead satellite will fall. Scientists will likely have a much better idea of where the debris will land about two hours before the impact, NASA officials said. By Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Republican candidates to slug it out over Florida AFP The "Sunshine State" could also decide the winner of the November 2012 election: it holds 29 electoral college votes -- 270 are needed to win -- and many experts warn that a loss here would shut the White House doors to Republicans. ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

The Twist: Bernanke Was Expected To Dance, And It's An Easy Step Forbes It was in the nick of time for me, since I didn't, or couldn't, dance. In my tiny high school in rural North Georgia, dancing was not considered manly for boys. What little dancing (jitterbugging) that was done was done by girls in their bobby socks ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook's new Timeline: When is it too much information? Vancouver Sun (blog) It's been said that Facebook founder and wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg has ADD, in that he can't leave well enough alone, and is constantly re-inventing his $50-billion, seven-year-old baby, often to the frustration of the 750 million customers the social ... See all stories on this topic »

REM "call it a day" after 31 years, many hits Reuters Michael Stipe, of the band ''REM,'' performs during a free outdoor concert in Toronto in this May 17, 2001 file photo. once dubbed ''America's Best Rock & Roll Band,'' said on September 21, 2011 they decided to ''call it a day'' after more than 30 ... See all stories on this topic »

Lagarde: It's not all doom and gloom for global economy BBC News Christine Lagarde has said it is not "all doom and gloom" for the global economy as emerging markets and low income-countries are showing "quite a bit of growth". During a BBC debate, the head of the International Monetary Fund said developing nations ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Did Nick Clegg get his soundbite right, or was it too easy? The Guardian The jury may still be out on Nick Clegg's "not easy, but right" line from his Liberal Democrat conference keynote speech, but Barack Obama's "yes we can" captured a public moment; the phrase dominating Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, "it's the economy, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Big opportunity awaits WVU, Big East ESPN (blog) How would it survive? Where would it turn? Will more teams leave? So let's just say the game between No. 2 LSU and No. 16 West Virginia on Saturday night comes at the right time for a league in desperate need to flip the script. ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Carroll: Vick on course for speedy return, Cowboys' pain, more injuries SI.com First, my editors tell me to do it. Second, there are often interesting things that don't get associated with one player or team. This week, I could do a lot of that, but there simply are too many injuries to discuss. ... See all stories on this topic »

White House Formalizes Taiwan Jet Plan Wall Street Journal By NATHAN HODGE WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has formally notified Congress that it plans to upgrade Taiwan's existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets, infuriating US lawmakers who prefer to sell new fighters to Taiwan and drawing a protest from ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Fear about world economy sends markets lower Forbes It fell 283 points on Wednesday after a tacit acknowledgment from the Federal Reserve that the US economy won't improve anytime soon. The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 index were both down about 3 percent. At 11:20 am EDT, the Dow was down 357 ... See all stories on this topic »

Seth MacFarlane, Kate Walsh, William Shatner roast Charlie Sheen: Who did it bes Washington Post (blog) Seth MacFarlane, Kate Walsh, William Shatner roast Charlie Sheen: Who did it best? (Video and poll) By Sarah Anne Hughes GALLERY: Click the image above to view more photos of Charlie Sheen's life and career. Charlie Sheen was insulted, ridiculed and ... See all stories on this topic »

Don't Dismiss Ahmadinejad's UN Speech Huffington Post But Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is audacious and a voice that should be paid attention to because it has a great deal of influence. Amidst the soporific array of diplomatic "courtesy" that rains upon the UN General Assembly's annual speeches, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pope Benedict 'returns home' to Germany CNN (blog) The Federal Republic of Germany has become what it is today thanks to the power of freedom shaped by responsibility before God and before one another." You have some kin dof evidence that the Pope has done something to any specific children? ... See all stories on this topic »

Chalk it up: Ortiz is victim No. 42 ESPN After Saturday night's fight with Victor Ortiz, it's going to be 42. Mayweather is a very smart fighter. He picked Ortiz for a reason. Yes, Ortiz is young and has good punching power. And yes, he's coming off an exciting and excellent upset victory ... See all stories on this topic »

Blue Jays lose Lawrie to injury, fall to Angels The Associated Press "It basically jumped into the glove where his throwing hand was there to make the transfer. It hit the end of the middle finger." Lawrie broke his left hand on May 31 when he was hit by a pitch while playing with Triple-A Las Vegas. ... See all stories on this topic » The Associated Press