Friday Reading

"23 Minutes in Hell": Beliefnet has a segment of a new book whose author "claims that he was lying in bed at 3 a.m. when he was plunged into hell--not in a dream, but in actuality; not because he had died and was being punished, but because God wanted him to experience hell and warn others."

How did that dog get a press pass for the Final Four?: Wonkette asks, "What's wrong with this Washington Post photo?"

Why do girls go wild?: Time.com's Ana Marie Cox says, "Maybe it would be progress if we had a definition of femininity expansive enough to include shaking one's thing without raising one's top."

John Mellencamp needs a civics lesson: According to the Evansville Courier-Press, Mellencamp just finished recording a song targeted at President Bush titled "1900 Pennsylvania Avenue."

"Give Grumpy Gamers What They Want": A humorous look at what we have lost as video game technology has advanced.