links for 2010-07-30

• Bristol and Levi Are Off Again, Communicating by Text Message Only
  It seems that there's a one-in-three chance that little Trigger (or whatever Bristol's baby is named) might have a half-sibling. As much as I think politician's personal life doesn't necessarily has anything to do with your capability as a person who governs, I think your daughter being involved with the next K-Fed should pretty much discount your opinion, even if they weren't as dumb as Palin's already are.
  (tags: LeviJohnson SheWhoWillNotBeNamed MamaGrizzliesAndPapaZao)
• Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge - Los Angeles Times
  This isn't a surprise. Liking men, the closet, Anne Heche... Ellen Degeneres usually has a pretty good idea when it's time to leave something. American Idol without Simon Cowell makes it just barely a cut above America's Got "Talent" so time to bail.
  (tags: EllenDegeneres AmericanIdol LATimes)
• 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut - Project Gutenberg
  I'd never heard of this short story until I downloaded it, printed it, and read it over lunch. Like most Vonnegut, kind of hits you over the head with its message but still pretty great. I've been looking for an original text to practice adapting into a screenplay or play, and I think this will be the one.
  (tags: free books vonnegut scifi fiction ProjectGutenberg)