Can we make Musetta a saint?

OK, it’s sort of old news, but according to Galleycat, the “I Can Haz Cheezburger” guy, Martin Grodin, has a book deal. What is new is that he’s created an open source site for people who want to create a LOLCats Bible and publish it. For all...

Take two kittens and call me in the morning

A new study from the University of Minnesota has found that people who cohabit with cats have a 40 percent lower risk of fatal heart attacks. Of course, the cats may be the result of a lower stress lifestyle, rather than vice versa. But still a nice bit of news.(P.S....

Hoarding in the headlines

If you’ve read my Mew is for Murder, you know something about animal hoarding, aka the “crazy cat lady” syndrome. Well, now Today on MSNBC is on it, too. This story has lots of good information, and there’s also a video clip that includes a...

Guest blog: Brett Milano

Brett Milano has done a lot of things in his life, many of which have to do with rock and roll and some with cats. So when I saw this stellar review of his new book, The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock, I knew I had to ask him to blog. Take it away, Brett!...

Library cats

It must be something in the air. I guest blogged over at Jungle Red today in praise of libraries. And then I heard that another blog was starting a “library cat” blog, the idea being to solicit library cat stories for an e-book celebrating National Library...

Addicted to cats?

According to this article in the New York Times, there may be a biological basis for cat hoarding (not animal hoarding in general, but specifically cats). It cites the Centers for Disease Control talking about how the common parasite, toxoplasma gondii, may make us...