smashing of ipods, pregnant 40 year olds & blood thirsty americans

My other computer is dead. What luck do I have. Wonderful. So no MP3s for a little bit longer. Here's the news post I promised you. Damn I'm slow.

WORLD NEWS: Brother of Iraqi vice president killed by gunmen early this morning; recent military report says that almost 26,000 Iraqis have been killed or wounded by insurgent attacks (1/1/04- 9/16/05). (more)

CELEBRITY NEWS: Celebrities are pushing their ticking inner clocks and getting pregnant more often after their 30s--or at least lots of them are in the lime light about their (possible) children. Brooke Shields, 40, is pregnant. Janet Jackson is still denying her "secret daughter." Angelina Jolie wants to adopt more babies soon. (more)

Star Trek fans may or may not be in shock after discovering that their beloved Sulu (George Takei) is gay. Takei is 68 and has been with his partner (Brad Altman) for 18 years. (more)
WEB CRAZE: New website shows videos of people "smashing" their iPods. Meanwhile, thousands of people wonder who has enough money they can blow, waits for a Donate My iPod webcraze to jumpstart. (more)