Italy has won its fourth World Cup today, during a 1-1 game that went into penalty kicks (the most terrible way to end any major game). We knew the game was over when the neighborhood went crazy - cheering, honking horns, just enjoying the win on a beautiful summer's day. While the Italians should rightly celebrate, the big question will be what the eff was Zinedine Zidane thinking when he got red carded in the final minutes? more ›

The NY Times had special Democratic Convention section, in addition to their Campaign 2004 site. And here's the Washington Post's extensive convention site. Talking Points Memo's Joshua Micah Marshall writes how MSNBC's convention coverage site (here) has "absorbed the blogging model to something like a mind-bending degree." It's true - MSNBC has a blog, Hardblogger, (heh!) and Gothamist was shocked Chris Matthews' posts weren't in all caps or bold....an assistant must have posted 'em. more ›