Paris Hilton...Jim Warren's fault? Our fault? Say it isn't so! According to Jim, it's the public's insatiable appetite for information on the hotel heiress' antics that feeds the 24-hour media monsters.

If you need to get or renew your passport soon, you'll want to read Jo Giraudo's July eLIFE column. Jo has the 411 on how to maneuver through the passport backlog as well as information on where the Queen Elizabeth 2 is cruising to next.