Yikes, the fanciest sushi in NY loaded with mercury.

When even one of the Nobu restaurants is caught up in a New York Times study of mercury in tuna in sushi, you just know that there will be freak-outs all over Manhattan today. But even for us regular peeps in other cities, what exactly is in that sushi we think is so healthy?

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Steve Jobs lost $219 million since Macworld.

Owning 5.4 million shares of Apple stock is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you have a huge fortune. On the other, you can lose a $219 million in a week. This is just one of the reasons I have chosen not to own 5.4 million shares of Apple stock.

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The 27 Most Hilarious Album Covers Of All Time With Pictures

The Handless Organist Truly Is A Miracle of God, mostly because it led to me looking for other bad album covers. And I found lots. So many it was tough to narrow down the list here, but here are the best (worst?) 27 of the bunch (we'’ll count Ms. Organist up top as number one).

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Story of the Year: The October Surprise

With Radiohead, Madonna, and Nine Inch Nails leading the charge against major labels, one month in 2007 may be remembered as birthing a revolution that shook the industry to its core. But have they truly created a brave new world?

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Napster goes back to MP3s

Napster has announced that it plans to convert its non-subscription music purchases over DRM-free MP3 files. It has yet to finalize agreements with some major labels, but it hopes that the early announcement will give it a competitive edge.

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