Computer geeks — or even just ordinary PC users, which seems to be everyone these days — can lower the flag to half-staff and have a moment of silence for that beloved icon of an age: the mouse. The obit is here: It’s nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days…

If you’ve ever wondered just how they clean one of the largest churches in the world, a paper in Canada has kindly provided the answer: As the tomb of the first pope and the principal church of most of his 264 successors, St. Peter’s Basilica is Roman Catholicism’s greatest shrine. It’s also a treasure trove…

The news about the gangster meeting the pope reminded me of these great videos. Here is Coolio’s classic “Gangster’s Paradise,” from the movie Dangerous Minds. But to really appreciate it, you have to see “Weird Al” Yankovich’s inspired parody, “Amish Paradise.” It’s a classic in its own right. Enjoy.

The man who made a name for himself by playing Christ is about to become a number. This, from Variety: AMC and ITV will remake Patrick McGoohan’s cult TV show “The Prisoner” as a six-part mini with Ian McKellen as Number Two and Jim Caviezel as Number Six. The show, skedded to air in 2009,…

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