The Weekly Town Crier is simply a collection of links to some of the items that caught my eye over the past week. May they catch yours and may you sleep well (though not at the same time).

Read Michael Medved’s piece claiming that the New York Times article I linked last week claiming that 51% of women are now living without spouses is “journalistic malpractice” (thanks Taylor).

Read this article which claims that some parts of the brain may in fact be devoted to daydreaming.

Read this piece which wonders about the appearance of misdeed by R.C. Sproul in financial matters (thanks Mike).

Look at this piece which wonders about John Piper’s involvement with the Muppets.

By now most of you have probably seen this “Ode to Free Will.”

Read about both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama entering what promises to be a quite interesting presidential race for 2008.

See the week’s most interesting photographs from Yahoo.

Read about the divorced couple whose fight over their home resulted in a wall right down the middle of it.

Read about the international music conference struggling to keep up with the fast-approaching digital age of music.

Read this report that claims that many inmates actually live longer than the rest of the population.

Read this report stating that British Airways is now allowing its Christian employees to wear crosses while on duty.

Read about Cambodia’s captured “jungle woman.” Read this report about the alleged “while man” who may have kidnapped her.

Read Scot McKnight’s “Five Streams of Emerging Church” article for Christianity Today.

Download this sample track “Where’s the Music?” from Medeski Martin and Wood’s upcoming “children’s” album.

Read as the Chicago Tribune proviles music social netowrking site Last.fm.

Read Al Mohler’s first commentary since his surgery difficulties “Lessons Learned From a Crisis in Life.”

Browse Barna’s latest study about who considers themselves and who actually qualifies as being an “evangelical.”

Read about actor Tom Cruise being declared the “Christ” of Scientology (thanks Jim).

Read part three of Christianity Today’s series about “Christian” radio.

Read as USA Today wonders: “Evangelical: Can the ‘E’ Word be Saved?”

Read as Al Mohler reminds us of the importancy of not only literacy but actually reading books.

Visit their Myspace page to hear the new song from a recently reunited Five O’Clock People.

Read Yahoo’s story about “Chinglish.”

Read Brady’s report of his recent trip to Tanzania.

Read this article which wonders about the seemingly overboard depravity surrounding this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Read as Rick Pearcey analyzes the possibility of Hillary Clinton as president.

Read about S.C. Republican Duncan Hunter throwing his hat in the proverbial presidential ring.

Browse this collection of amazing “hand paintings” (ht: Challies).

Read about NBC cutting back on the editing of Veggie Tales.

Read about the U.S. woman who, at age 114, has now become the world’s oldest.

Read about New Jersey residents being warned not to eat the squirrels.

Read about the British couple who were rejected for adoption because of their Christian views.

Read Ben Stein’s piece claiming that the media is staging a coup against President Bush”

Read about the python that swallowed 11 guard dogs before finally being captured.

Read this piece by John Mark Reynolds in which he calls for supporting our troops while arguing that: “The Senate non-binding resolution is the worst of all positions. . . the act of cowards.”

Read as Rod Dreher wonders aloud how his own positions on the war in Iraq affect the “Crunchy Con” position.