THE TENSION: The Decline and Fall of Western Civ. for 23 Aug

Here are some choice ditties:

CBS News reports that the next season of Survivor will be a "A Race Among Races." The teams will be split into four tribes, each divided by race. Now, tell me again about those swimming challenges....

Whatever you do, don't marry career women reports Forbes magazine. Included with the story is a slideshow illustrating deterrents such as: "If you do marry, you are more likely to get divorced." and "Your house will be dirtier." UPDATE: It would appear Forbes has agitated some folks with the article because it has vanished off the Forbes site! Click here for Rush Limbaugh's take on the whole tasteless mess.

AP reports that the U.S. ends a 'Catch-And-Release' practice that for years helped many illegal immigrants stay in the United States unhindered.
According to AP, a new service from Thomson Corp.'s Thomson Financial issues articles generated by computer software, using templates and "a rich thesaurus ... so no two stories are exactly the same," said Andrew Meagher, the company's director of content development. I just have to ask, is a liberal bias already written in to the software or is it something the computer picks up in college? Jayson Blair or software, Jayson Blair or software ... decisions, decisions.

In a story so far ignored or buried by the Washington Post, the Iranian government is training and equipping much of the Shiite insurgency in Iraq, a senior U.S. general said Wednesday, drawing one of the most direct links by the Pentagon, reports AP. Has anyone seen Jayson Blair?
CBS News reports that a leading medical firm has quietly recalled hundreds of human tissue products destined for transplants around the nation that were supplied by a North Carolina body parts broker believed to have a tainted history.