Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Charlie goes with a Dem Justice ... wingers furious "Crist made a Central Florida circuit judge the Florida Supreme Court's fourth-ever black justice on Wednesday, disappointing conservatives seeking to tilt th...

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's new post-renovation concert venue The Joint will be ready to rock and roll in April. With the re-opening date all set (and hopefully set in stone), the venue will be twice its previous size, with a new sound and lighting system and seven premiere VIP hospitality suites. ...

Pab* and I arrived in Vegas late (the result of having left late largely due to my deciding to last-minute shop). Last minute packing meant we took everything we could lay our hands on.   We're old hands at the drive now, so it took just over four hours to get from Santa Monica to the hote...

We’re laying out Metaplace Central again. We have iterated it a lot, as we try out different flows, add new tech that makes it more appealing, and so on. These days, what with the balloons, the board games on the table by the cafe, and the many teleporters to user worlds, layout is growing mor...

I have been getting the Vegas Itch lately. I'm just going online and throwing dates around & getting really enticing results. I know it's a long shot but one of these days instead of an (strip) party we should have an (strip) trip. It's just that lately I've been getting pretty good offers in my...

The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, the founding sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 38 films to be presented among the 86 feature length and 46 short films at this year’s Festival. The titles unveiled include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition...

1618 Johannes Kepler formulates the Third Law of Planetary Motion. The third law states that, “The squares of the orbital periods of planets are directly proportional to the cubes of the semi-major axis of the orbits.” In other words, the period of a planet’s orbit around the Sun i...

During the work week, we bring you resources to help you be a productive web worker, excel at social media and measure your online influence. But now the working week is over, and we’ve compiled 5 great Facebook and iPhone games to help you relax, have fun, and enjoy a work-free weekend. Wheth...

(1) Allow same-sex marriages before your neighboring states do: "Right now, so few states provide for marriage for same-sex couples that there is a kind of marriage tourism that goes on," Gates explains. In other words, states that legalize same-sex marriage -- and that are among the first...

The best of this week’s blogs by the bloggers who blog them. Highlighting the top 3 posts as chosen by Sugasm participants. Want in Sugasm #161? Submit a link to your best post of the week by emailing me directly at radicalvixenatgmaildotcom Participants, repost the link list within a week and you...