Andrew Sullivan is moving his blog to Time Warner and is keen to point out he is retaining editorial control. As he puts it:

...The blogosphere is a lot bigger now; and the distinction between the mainstream media and the blogosphere is diminishing a little. I won't be a Time staffer; I will retain ownership of my URL - www.andrewsullivan.com. This is a lease, not a sale. It's possible that at some point in the future, the blog could move again (although I certainly hope to stay at Time indefinitely). Others will perhaps be better able to describe what this kind of deal means, if anything. I like to think of it as a moment when the blogosphere and the MSM made touchdown. We're distinct but more connected. Maybe others will follow; others still may stay where they are. Good for them. May a thousand bloggy flowers bloom. But this one will now get a real gardener to nurture it.

From the wire:

A sparrow knocked over 23,000 dominoes in the Netherlands, nearly ruining a world record attempt before an exterminator shot it dead today. Only a system of 750 built-in gaps in the chain had prevented the bird from knocking most or all of the dominoes over ahead of schedule, Domino Day organisers were quoted as saying by the NOS news agency. The bird was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle while cowering in a corner.

Score one more absentee ballot right here.... Nicely argued piece.

(Hat-Tip to the BroadSheet)