digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/Funny_Sad_Typo_on_Robert_Novak_Retirement_Story_on_NYTimes'; They've already fixed it, but the error above in the Associated Press story about Robert Novak's immediate retirement was live on The New York Times web site for a short time earlier this afternoon. Yikes! The conservative columnist may be widely known as the "Prince of Darkness," but brain tumors are certainly no laughing matter. Except, it turns out, when they lead to mistakes like this. Too soon?......

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that conservative columnist Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement. He told the paper that his recent diagnosis of a brain tumor was "dire." Novak was involved in an accident on July 23 when he hit a pedestrian with his car and drove away. He was stopped a short distance later by a bicyclist who witnessed the incident. Novak claimed he didn't realize he had hit someone. He was diagnosed......

The Washington Post reported yesterday that D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Executive Director Tony Gittens will be retiring from his position at the end of July. Gittens has been the commission's director for almost 12 years, and has been active in the District's art scene since the 1960s. Most recently, he has also been the Director of the D.C. International Film Festival (Filmfest DC), a position he will continue to hold. The Post......