29 October 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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Smaller islands are big political losers--how will the world compensate the loss of their countries?
New York elections board member compares voting lines to the wait at Shake Shack, though not nearly as long.
In Pennsylvania, Republican email says Obama will bring a Holocaust; in Florida, GOP mailers claim he's "no friend of Israel."
Virginia officials debunk fake flyer, want Democrats, independents to know Election Day for everyone is Nov. 4.
Russian communists label Bond girl a traitor for palling around with fictional "terrorist" 007.
NSFW: Shakespearean actors read sex tape transcript; Ricky Gervais, Thandi Newton read Nailin' Paylin script.
Country first...alt rock second, pop crap third...
Finding pop music hard to distinguish? Reach for the condiment analogies.
Companies increasingly hold homemade ad competitions--one man is making a career of it.
"They might think of it as a poor man's commodity exchange." Hot Wheels overtakes GM as collectors pay hundreds of thousands for the little cars.
Google, book publishers settle book-scanning lawsuit, will share profits from book sales, ads.
Vintage Halloween photos--read an interview with the collector here.