The United States Marines, the Mormon Church, and the Korean Department of Tourism are all paying Australian-based uSocial to game Digg.com for them, according to a blog post at the Los Angeles Times. We covered uSocial last month, a company that charges about $200 to promote up stories on Digg.com,...

In your blizzardy Monday media column: rumored layoffs at Men's Health , David Simon is righteously angry again, Ladies Home Journal's integrity—its most valuable asset, next to yarn—is questioned, and more! A tipster tells us that "Men's Health and Women's Health are merging advertising...

There are few subjects more controversial to Angelenos than how they describe their neighborhoods. The debate over where the "Westside" and "Eastside" are has been waged for years. And neighborhood boundaries are hotly contested, particularly when it comes time to sell your house or compute property...

Having failed for 15 years to build a compelling business model (because it looked at the whole thing backwards) newspapers are now threatening to commit seppuku unless we are all forced to grovel at their feet and pay them for their drivel. News of this final insult comes in an LA Times column from...

Under President Bush, the USA was vilified and condemned over the CIA practice of rendition in which agents turn detainees over to authorities in their home country for interrogation.This resulted in harsher interrogations than might be found under the US custody. The Europeans screamed hysterically...

Lost in all the hand-wringing over the Los Angeles Times' elimination of the California section -- a sure sign as any that the paper is waving the white flag, and giving up any hope of being the powerful, comprehensive newspaper it always aspired to be -- was its announcement that the stand-alone Cl...

There are some new beauty trends including plumping up eyelashes with glaucoma drugs and lip stains. Vanessa Van Petten give us 7 facts about teen dating abuse that all parents should know. Kids who talk on cell phones may be more likely to walk in to traffic. ADHD drugs may cause kids to hallucinat...

Filed under: Activism, Airlines, News Two kids were arguing over a window shade on a plane. Sound familiar? We've all lived through it, and we've all griped about it. Unlike most parents, who seem to let their kids go on this way until they've exhausted themselves, Tamera Jo Freeman took decisive ac...

The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato are all performing at the “Kids’ Inaugural Concert” on Monday night. Kids (and adults) can watch it on Disney at 8pm ET. The Supreme Court has decided to hear two education case; whether or not schools can strip search students and wh...

I wonder where these guys were when Hamas was sending rockets into Israel? I suspect they only care when Jews fight back to defend themselves. This is Israel’s first invasion that has nearly unanimous Israeli support. The LA Times reports: Demanding an end to military action in Gaza, eight to ...