This week in my B&C blog: The month in news and book reviews. LINK/ARCHIVE

Trimmed: Patriots win Super Bowl, Janet Jackson gives viewers more than they can bare, John Kerry rolls, Howard Dean drops out, Bush's Guard gaps, Bush and Kerry are 16th cousins, "Passion" is 5th largest Wednesday opening ever, "Rings" rules Oscars, ties record, New elements created, Gay marriages in San Fran., Comcast bids for Disney, Woodrow Wilson bridge unpopular, Cows ruled cheaters at Ohio State Fair.