Below are simple links to other interesting stuff I've come across on the web in the last day or two; they may or may not concern literature or photography, or indeed the arts at all. You can click here to learn more about how I compile this list and what software I use, if you're interested.

NYT: "Don't forget, the Olympic Torch relay was started by the Nazis"
Just to be snarky, I suppose, the New York Times publishes a giant two-page article this weekend about the origins of the Olympic Torch relay; turns out the whole thing was invented by Hitler for the '36 Games in Berlin.

Dr. Phil: "My staff should've never bailed out that videotaped teen"
Dr. Phil goes on record, states that his staff "misunderstood" his policies when recently bailing out a teen cheerleader caught videotaping a gang-style beating, has canceled the upcoming episode because of ethics violations. Nice to see a TV doctor with at least a shred of morality.

This year's LOST finale will be three freaking hours long
It's official -- ABC has added yet one more hour to the truncated season of LOST this year; that makes its May 29th finale a whopping three hours long, for those keeping score at home.

NBC is selling "MILF Island" t-shirts
Enjoy last week's episode of "30 Rock" centered around the ridiculous reality show "MILF Island?" Good news; NBC is selling t-shirts of the fake show. (BTW, they also have "Me Want Food!!!" tees.) Via TVSquad.com.

Oh woe the clueless doddering old men running CBS News
The New York Times has a nice long feature up today, on the endless series of clueless, doddering, greedy old men running CBS News, and how they haven't managed to get even one thing right in the last half a decade. Definitely worth a read.

Arrgh, French navy seizes pirates
Okay, so it's actually quite a serious story; but still, you can't beat a breaking 2008 headline like that, I'm telling you.