Feeling a bit foggy? A bit groggy? A bit fuzzy? A bit wuzzy? A bit worn down, run down, down-trodden and under the weather? Don’t let the cares, concerns, criticisms and critiques of this world bring you down my little frowny friend. Turn that frown right upside-down. I’ve got the cure for what ails ‘ya (not what ales). Sit a spell, browse a while. Become informed and quite possibly, Reformed. Welcome to the majesty that is the Weekly Town Crier:

Read about the SMU professors protesting an intelligent design conference (ht: PR).

Read the New York Times‘ piece yet again lamenting the passing away of the album as a viable (and valuable) musical format.

Visit the obligatory Myspace page for John Medeski and Billy Martin as they celebrate their first duo recording together.

Read this piece which claims that young children who receive better care are smarter.

Read about the Australian sushi Hepatitis scare.

Read about the “conservative” Jewish seminary which recently voted to allow openly gay and lesbian students.

Browse Paul Schafer’s (him, not him) great collection of mp3 sermons and lectures. While you’re at it, don’t forget to browse Andy Naselli’s great collection of D.A. Carson mp3 files.

Read about the smugglers who threw hundreds of Somolian immigrants overboard into stormy seas.

Browse the week in photos from Yahoo.

See the world’s first $1,000,000 laptop (no, it’s not a Mac).

Read Time magazine’s interesting “Case For Teaching the Bible” which argues that it could and should be taught in schools.

Read this piece which claims that up to one-third of Americans not only don’t have internet access but have no plans to in the future.

Read about the street preacher protesting the new law which requires him to get written permission to preach on the street.

Read Al Mohler’s critique of The Secret. Read James White’s critique and read Donald Whitney’s.

Read Books & Culture’s annual baseball preview.

Browse this list of legal, free music resources.

Read two poems by Obama from his college days.

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Read about the controversy in the skateboarding world concerning “blank” decks and design your own deck while you’re at it.

Read about the world’s tallest man getting married.

Read this piece which argues that just because we can multitask doesn’t mean we should. Though we feel like we’re getting more done, we’re not doing things as well.

Read about the dog who performed the heimlich maneuver on its owner who was choking on an apple seed.

Read Al Mohler’s thoughts about why infanticide is on the rise in many European countries: “The logic of infanticide is just the logic of abortion pushed beyond the moment of birth.”

Read this interview with current favorite Nico Muhly (NOTE: he unfortunately curses twice in the interview).

Read about the pastors who were kidnapped in Bangalore.

Read about Al Gore’s struggle to continue with his planned concert for the environment.

Read Fox News’ discussion of the idea of “religious literacy” based on Stephen Prothero’s newest book: Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–And Doesn’t.

Read about President Bush’s response to the pork-laden war-funding bill.

Read about the famed “Tuskegee Airmen” receiving the Congressional Gold Medal.

Read about the British Catholic Bishop who claims that it’s actually “gay-rights” legislation that is intolerant and threatens to close nine Catholic adoption centers if they are forced to place children with homosexual couples.

Read this piece which questions why college and high school coaches who curse at their players in practice or games are not fired.

Read this article which labels presidential hopeful Mitt Romney a “big government conservative.”

Read about actor Sean Penn saying that President Bush has become our countries “most devastating enemy.”

Read about feminists demanding access to programs dedicated to fathers.

Read this piece which ponders about the different covers to the last Harry Potter installment.

Read about a rise in the practice of church discipline in SBC churches (ht: WT).

Browse Andreas Kostenberger’s list of favorite NT commentaries, and list of helpful biblical resources. While you’re at it, browse this list of helpful resources compiled by Craig Blomberg and William Klein (ht: JT).

Read this piece which wonders about the leaks of albums to blogs for publicity.

Read this interview with the director of Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Music about why artists Sufjan Stevens and Emmylou Harris were included.

Read this piece by Adam which calls for civil yet sincere dialogue between Evangelicals and homosexuals.