The City Council of Detroit voted to call for the resignation of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick over an affair with his former chief of Staff, Christine Beatty. The council charges that Kilpatrick lied, obfuscated the truth, and failed to govern effectively. This prompted all other politicians to collectively ask, “What’s your point?”

Some constituents have had a strong reaction to the allegations against their mayor, saying, for example, that he has disgraced their city. In his defense, though, we are talking about Detroit here.



Halle Berry and boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have named their new baby girl. Her name is Nahla Ariela Aubry. Congratulations to the happy couple on the birth of their daughter, and for winning the Most Vowels in One Name contest.



Gary Busey issued an apology for catching Jennifer Garner off-guard with a red-carpet embrace at the Oscars. He said, “I apologize… if I made her uncomfortable.” Sadly, Busey is unaware that he still makes everybody else uncomfortable.

Busey admits hugging a virtual stranger at an awards show is odd behavior, even for him. Usually, he just tackles people.



Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor used towels and duct tape to prevent moisture leakage from a component under the mid-deck floor yesterday. That’s combining American ingenuity with Russian space technology.

Yup. Towels and duct tape. The important repair mission is being hailed as “Operation Redneck.”