The big news today clearly is the death of Steve Jobs, one of the most successful and talented designers and businessman arguably ever. Apple, which Jobs owned, was probably the biggest technological innovator over the past decade, creating the iPad, the iPhone, the iPod while producing top-of-the-line computers.
But, of course there is other news as well. For example, a whale was found a half-mile inland in England, a man went all Oedipus and ripped out his own eyeballs, pics of Ashton Kutcher's mistress emerged and mortgage rates are the lowest ever.
Plus, one columnist argued Hugh Hefner had the worst year of his life.
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