Why do the ladies of the world love roller skates?

According to Bret and Jermaine, a.k.a. the Flight of the Conchords, it's "the rhythm of the movement of the feel of the wheel of the rhythm of the feeling."  But you decide, as you watch the Kiwi roller kings' smooth moves in their new video for "Ladies of the World." 

Will the Internet cause newspapers to go extinct?  According to Jack Kapica of the Globe and Mail, as long as people want to see their name - or company name - in print, newspapers aren't dying anytime soon.  In Kapica's opinion, the real threat isn't the Internet, but rather investors who demand higher and higher profit margins.  What do you think?

Speaking at the AlwaysOn conference in February 2008, Jeff Jarvis, associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism, discusses the future of journalism and how a little cell phone may cause huge ripples in the news industry.

While print newspaper readership is declining, online newspapers are gaining readers, especially among people ages 25 to 34. Chris Saridakis, Chief Digital Officer of Gannett Company Inc., discusses the social and technical challenges involved when newspapers transfer content onto digital platforms.

In recent months, thousands of print journalists have lost their jobs.  Newspaper circulation is down, as well as advertising revenue, page counts and stock prices.  A new survey reveals that, for the first time, fewer than half of Americans are reading a newspaper on a daily basis.  Here, a look at the future of media and the challenges impacting the newspaper industry through interviews with several media makers who are creating their own content for their own niches on their own time, and foresee a future that will make traditional media obsolete.

Venezuelan-American Devendra Banhart is known for his eccentric dress, low-rise pants and surreal, often pretty songs. In the video for his new track, “Carmencita,” starring Natalie Portman, Banhart goes old Bollywood movie-style, complete with grainy footage and oddly translated subtitles.

McDonald's, an official sponsor of the Olympics since 1976, has committed more dollars to Beijing 2008 than any other Games. The fast food giant introduced new menu items, such as the Beijing Burger and Rice Sticks, in stores across the globe, sent 300 kids from 40 countries to the Beijing Games through its Champion Kids program, launched an online game called "The Lost Ring" and implemented a viral component allowing visitors to FacetheGlory.com to superimpose their heads on athletes' bodies and send the images to friends.