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And, besides the convenience, it leveled the playing field for all channels, allowing cable viewership to skyrocket. After a while, thanks to more sophisticated remotes, being on Channel 28 (as opposed to Channel 2) wasn't that big a deal. Years...

The Barnes & Noble bookstore in Jack London Square plans to close January 31 when its lease expires, the Trib reports. The store has anchored the square for the past seventeen years. But the bookstore business has been hammered in...

District Judge Jeffrey White said the two groups, Long Haul Inc. and East Bay Prisoner Support, could continue to pursue their claim against the bureau and the agents for alleged violation of a federal law called the Privacy Protection Act...

The IRS has lodged a federal tax lien against Arnold Schwarzenegger for failure to pay $79,000 in back taxes. The lien was first reported last week by the entertainment site TMZ.com. Schwarzenegger originally disputed the existence of the lien when...

Nov. 29, 2009 Thumbing through old magazines can be great fun, especially when one runs across an ad that screams "time capsule material" at first sight. This Vitalis ad from a 1973 Playboy certainly fits the bill, at least for...

Nov. 17, 2009 Most of Punditty’s longtime readers probably won’t be expecting this one, but I have to weigh in and say I’m siding with Her Rogueness when it comes to the Newsweek cover photo. Here’s what former Alaska Gov....

Nov. 26, 2009 Thanksgiving Day For the first time in the 10 months since taking office, U.S. President Barack Obama has dipped below the 50 percent approval mark as calculated by the high-traffic and much-respected Web site Real Clear Politics....

Oct. 11, 2009 Somewhere along the way in the strange political drama that was the 2008 presidential campaign, Ole Punditty managed to get himself on the mailing list of the eventual winner, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. Less than one...

Nov. 22, 2009 “I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty.” - President John F. Kennedy, Oct. 26, 1963 It’s been 46 years since that awful day in Dallas when President John F....

Never take a beautiful sunset for granted. (Photo taken Nov. 11, 2009, from the Berkeley Marina, looking toward the Golden Gate Bridge.) The Punditty Project is sponsored by WIDsheets.com . WID Sheets: W rite I t D own and stay...