After 90 years, Pooh returns to Hundred Acre Wood in sequelSource: Guardian Unlimited
He might be almost 90 years old in real terms, but Christopher Robin and his bear of very little brain are set to make a literary comeback after the estate of AA Milne agreed to authorise the first-ever official sequel to the much-loved children's books.
Sotheby's Sets Auction Record for Pooh DrawingSource: Reuters
A collection of E.H. Shepard's original drawings for the Winnie-the-Pooh children's books by A.A. Milne fetched around 1.3 million pounds ($2.0 million) at auction on Wednesday, above the high pre-sale estimate.
Strange- Unusual- Weird- Odd NewsSource: Reuters
Japanese police have arrested a 20-year-old man who attacked and robbed two people after they stared at his Winnie-the-Pooh costume, officials said on Tuesday.
Masayuki Ishikawa was hanging out on a Tokyo street corner after midnight last month while wearing the cuddly costume, …

Ok, I have now tried coffee that had been pooped out of a cat, and now a bird. I may be partial to me, since I was able to roast the bird poop coffee, and was unable to roast the cat poop coffee. Gotta say, that the bird poop, was great.
The Obama/Pooh Photoshop collectionSource: Michelle Malkin
"In response to Barack Obama's foreign policy adviser endorsing Winnie the Pooh as a "fundamental text on national security" this week (yes, it's true), readers and bloggers are having brutal fun with Photoshop."

1958: U.S. launches first satellite
The U.S. launched its first successful satellite today as the Explorer-I was blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
'Oh, bother!': Pooh socks prove costly Source: metro.co.uk
School bosses have had to pay more than £47,000 for a pair of Winnie the Pooh socks.
They have been lumbered with the hefty lawyers' bills after being sued by five families over a school dress code.

Anybody else see this going on? Real estate and web-site optimization and hair removal... I shmell a rat...
Disney loses legal battle for Pooh rightsSource: United Press International
U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. has lost a court battle over the rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters held by Stephen Slesinger Inc.