This morning, 86-year-old Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden restaurant review for The Grand Forks Herald titillated the internet. "I don't get it," Marilyn said of the world's fascination with her earnest quest to evaluate the ubiquitous chain restaurant with a standardized menu.

New York State Senate majority leader Joe Bruno cancels his subscription to the Albany Times-Union because it published stories about his taking trips in a state helicopter. [City Room/NYT]