• This is definitely my favorite news story I’ve ever shared. Apparently there’s a hot new club trend in the United Kingdom. They’re called misery clubs, and they allow visitors an opportunity to cry in a large, candlelit space amongst fellow sensitive-types. No joke. I can’t wait for these clubs to start popping up on this side of the pond. It’ll totally revamp my social life. And, in all honesty, they probably don’t need onions to help people cry, I’m sure there are enough Emo kids to flood an entire club without added encouragement. The whole article is creepy as hell. Read it. Love it. Live it.

• From the “It’s Not News. It’s CNN” department, I’d like to share the major news network’s top-notch journalism from this past week:

For better or worse, “googling” dates is standard practice
Howard K. Stern hires John and Patsy Ramsey’s lawyer
The First Amendment Extends To Myspace

• The New York Times ran an article in it’s Tech section this week calling for civility amongst bloggers. No joke. A bunch of bloggers (Oh my God! Look at that picture! Is that what bloggers look like!? HAHAHAHA!) have come together in an attempt to create a code of conduct that includes a ban on anonymous comments, the ability to delete mean-spirited comments without being accused of censorship, and a bunch of other really stupid ideas. If you expect me to curb my behavior in light of these dorks calling for peace and civility, you’re dead wrong. I’m going to continue to muckrake, defame and misspell to my heart’s content.

• Oh, nice. A vending machine that sells cigarettes, beer, and pornography.

• Legendary soul singer (and full-time blind person) Stevie Wonder paid $29,000 for a Grammy Award he won in 1974 after the stolen award was auctioned off on eBay. I wonder if he needed someone to describe the condition of the award based on the auctioneers photographs. I wonder if he has a braille keyboard that will enable him to leave positive feedback if he is satisfied with his purchase. Furthermore, I have to wonder…did the person who stole the Grammy replace it with a baked potato or something, knowing full well that Stevie would never notice the statue had gone missing? This story leaves so many questions unanswered!

• Happy Valley: the worst scum-hole in the galaxy.

• This past week was filled with ups and downs for Apple. They sold their one-hundred millionth iPod (does this number include units that were replacements for broken iPods?), the first reviews of Apple TV called it “barely watchable,” and they shifted their focus from releasing the new version of OS X to making their iPhone deadline. I’m really hoping the iPhone is a bust. I’m all for Apple, I love my Mac, but sometimes the people you love deserve failure when they’re in need of a reality check. They’re a computer company. Focus on the important computer stuff first, people.

• Tired of your computer’s low-performance audio output? A panel of audiophiles (or, as I like to call them, NERRRRRRDS!) put together an entire presentation based on getting the most from your computer system. I didn’t read it—I have a life—but I’m sure there’s some interesting advice if you can get past the nerds’ dandruff and halitosis.

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