Jesus loves the little children; just not the little children of lesbians. At least that's the message one Catholic school in Colorado is sending after banning two children from re-enrolling in its classrooms because their mothers are gay.

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Over at The Sass Wagon, our pal Dana asks: for a musical about peace, love and happiness, why is HAIR killing so many helpless trees?

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After the Vancouver Olympics closed with a parade of inflatable Canadian stereotypes (cue moose and beavers!), Jerry Seinfeld previewed his new show, The Marriage Ref. And it was immediately apparent that this show had serious problems. 

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First they came for the cigarettes and now they’re after the alcohol as well. Yesterday the Department of Health announced a new alcohol tax is under consideration.

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The Week asks if the naked photos of curling Olympians have contributed to the popularity of the sport. We ask if there is anything that naked photos won't contribute to the popularity of.

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Judge Judy just celebrated 700 consecutive weeks as the top court TV show in the land, but she doesn’t think it’s because of her looks.

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The always opinionated Jimmy Breslin recently sat down for a Q&A with Charlotte Eichna, editor of West Side Spirit to discuss Rod Blagojevich’s hair, the secret to a good marriage and who he thinks should be governor. As he states in the interview: "The father is my friend. Leave me out of it, shilling for the kid. He’s gotta win; he’s gotta be the governor."

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Howard Zinn died of a heart attack today. Born in New York City Aug. 24, 1922, Zinn was a Boston University historian and political activist. He was traveling in Santa Monica, CA, when the heart attack occurred. As written in the Boston Globe: "He attended New York public schools and worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard before joining the Army Air Force during World War II. Serving as a bombardier in the Eighth Air Force, he won the Air Medal and attained the rank of second lieutenant." Zinn was heavily involved in the civil rights movement. But will probably be best remembered for his vocal activism surrounding the Vietnam War. 

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Yesterday, devastating news shook the world: Conan O'Brien announced that he'd be leaving his seat at the Tonight Show and breaking his ties with NBC.

This is at least what papers like the Post and AM New York found to be the most cover worthy story for this morning's papers. Oddly enough, if you only get your news from one of these two sources you may be unaware, but something far more important and saddening occurred in the world yesterday: The impoverished island nation of Haiti was reduced to rubble by a catastrophic earthquake.

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New Yorkers are always griping about the death of old New York as outsiders trickle in, turning old haunts into generic, overpriced condos. Cedar Tavern, at 82 University Place, was a legendary New York joint that’s now an almost empty nine-story condo building.

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