Mac Attacks, Poor Pluto, Lindsay Smells, and Swag Taxed

1. It's Macs' turn to burst into flames, as Apple today recalled 1.8 million battery packs from their iBook and PowerBook G4s. Again the fires were blamed on--the batteries were made by Sony, though there has been no serious damage to person or property, just "minor burns and some minor property damage." The lithium-ion batteries were in computers sold from October 2003 to August 2006 aka, uh, today. (NYT)

2. It's decided. "Puny" Pluto sucks and has been demoted to "dwarf planet, which is basically any round object that is not a planetary satellite and has failed to clean up its orbital path." This definition conjures up so many celebrities... (Scientific American)

3. Lindsay Lohan has been meeting with several fragrance manufacturers, as she attempts to make her first and very own scent for the skank in everyone of us. (TMZ)

4. Because the IRS is good on its word, presenters at August 27th's Emmy Awards had to sign a letter from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences saying they are well aware that their goodies are taxable, even if they're on CW. (Time)