Why will "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" never go out of print?
   ** On October, 27, 2009, publisher Nan A. Talese (an imprint of Random House) released Anne C. Heller's new book, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" – about the life of Russian-American author Ayn Rand (1905-1982) – whose 1957 classic, "Atlas Shrugged"

** BREAKING / EXCLUSIVE – Pat Brown Returns to San Diego Television News.
   ** "How's It Going to End?" has learned that four months after leaving KNSD Channel 7/39 – long-time San Diego television news and weather anchor Pat Brown – has a new weekend gig. ** She will join ABC-affiliate KGTV Channel 10 as a weather anchor beginning this Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 6pm and at 11pm. She will work Saturdays and Sundays through the end of January, 2010. ** Pat Brown declined to comment about

Why is the WSJ the #1 Newspaper in America? (It's not because of its politics.)
    ** On October 26, 2009, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) finally reached the top of the newspaper world. ** As expected, the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), announced that the WSJ is now the highest circulation daily newspaper in the United States with 2,024,269 readers. Of America's top 25 papers, the WSJ is the only publication that is gaining readers. The other 24 papers continue to drop circulation at alarming rates.

Why Not a National Day of Rest for Cell Phones?
     ** When was the moment you realized your cell phone had become permanently attached to your body? Seriously. ** I've been thinking about this for several years, most recently after leaving my house for what seemed like the 50th time in five years without my cell phone. You know the drill. Five minutes after you pull out your driveway (or maybe longer) - you realize you don't have it. You spend 20 seconds worrying about whether it's as important as your purse or wallet - before you ultim

Men vs. Women -- and Their Material Things
     ** Bringing back an "oldie" – just because it was a hit before. (The real reason is it will give me more time to outline and finish my next news post.) Until then... ** I don't usually comment on the quality of television commercials, but ten months have gone by and I'm still laughing. The Heineken spot below is fantastic, because it illustrates in a dynamic and humorous way -- the different values men and women place on material things. The commercial is entirely in Dutch (except for the end logo) and has aired