Blogorama! (Links & Highlights of the Week)

TimesUnion.com Blog Highlights:

• Press Start - Check out the newest TU Blog for Gamers. Finally, these guys get a forum for themselves on the internet. It’s about time!
• Serve Our Country: Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Libby Post on the controversial military policy concerning homosexuals.
• 35 Years After Vietnam – Roger Green reflects back on the war that never ended.
• “Mad Men” Star Embraces Minimalism (Simpler Living) – The actor playing Pete Campbell tells a magazine he lives so barebones he doesn’t even have a toilet. But is he serious?
• Hickory Dickory Dock: Albany’s Broken Clock – Rob Madeo on Albany’s most apt metaphor.
• on God – Teri Conroy (FarmLife) explores her own spirituality.
• The Newspaper Junkie Speaks (Again) - J. Eric Smith on newspapers. A must-read.
• A Transparent Win-Win – Jay Gallagher on phrases and words that need to go. Also see Part 2 and Part 3.
• Tulips in Washington Park – Prepare yourself for Tulip Fest with a photo essay from Chuck Miller.
• Closure, on Paper - Amanda Talar gets over a boyfriend with some modern art.

Elsewhere on the Internet:

• Apple Confirms Death of iPhone Worker in China – Last week, the tech blog Gizmodo got in some hot water for purchasing a prototype for the next generation iPhone that a Chinese worker had lost. Apparently, that worker ended up committing suicide, and information has come to light that indicates he was tortured by his employer.
• R.I.P. Guru (1966-2010) – The Jaded Scenester reflects on the passing of hip-hop pioneer Guru and shares an anecdote of his first ever hip-hop show.
• Letters of Note: Popeye’s Favorite Tree – A little girl receives a letter from Popeye himself.
• “SONY…no baloney!” – Quite possibly the greatest local commercial ever made in Tulsa for an electronics repair shop by a weird dude with a moustache.
• Justin Bieber Totally Looks Like Donny Osmond – So much so I wonder if he was grown from Donny’s hair samples.
• Slayer/Megadeth “American Carnage” Tour Turns Into 1990s Flashback – The upcoming tour co-headlined by Slayer & Megadeth (with opener Testament) will include them playing their 1990 albums “Seasons in the Abyss” and “Rust in Peace” in their entirety. And it’s coming to our area!
• Albany: The Board Game! - All Over Albany on the board game that’s older than the USA!