We’re glad to see that somebody at the Review-Journal has the balls to stand up to Magical Uber-Douche Criss Angel. R-J Publisher (and my corporate overlord-in-chief) Sherm Frederick has vowed that if Angel threatens columnist Norm Clarke again, it “will not be tolerated.”

Not bad, although it may have been even better had he demanded that the douchetastic magician apologize for threatening Norm. Angel allegedly committed assault by telling Norm he’d need a second eyepatch if he wrote another column like the one in which Clark reported Angel tried to influence a Miss USA pageant judge. (We assume Angel was irked after someone read it to him.)

Instead of circling the wagons and defending Clark, the R-J sent out a “news flash” on Thursday, announcing the name of Angel’s show and providing readers with ticket prices. In other words, they gave him a big sloppy wet kiss.

So we’re glad to see that somebody over at Nevada’s largest newspaper still appreciates the concept of standing by your people. Maybe a memo to the editors is in order?

It may have been lost among the 6,321 news flashes sent out by the Review-Journal yesterday in what we believe is being called Operation: RELEVANCE. PLEASE? C’MON, PLEASE?! But we eventually, thanks to an alert reader, got around to noticing that this news flash:

Supreme Court rules in foul ball case

The Nevada Supreme Court says stadium operators have a duty to protect spectators against injuries caused by foul balls that are errantly projected into the stands.

The ruling came from a case involving Las Vegas 51s fan Kathleen Turner, who was eating a sandwich in the Beer Garden at Cashman Field when a foul ball struck her between the eyes, breaking her nose and cutting her face.

…didn’t quite match up to this news story:

‘BASEBALL RULE’: Injured fan strikes out in court

Ruling protects stadium operators from lawsuits

CARSON CITY — Always keep your eye on the ball has taken on new meaning in Nevada.

On Thursday, the state Supreme Court handed down a decision establishing broad protections for stadium operators from lawsuits involving foul ball injuries.

In a 4-3 decision, the court said stadium operators have protections from lawsuits involving foul balls striking fans, even if an injury occurs outside of the stands.

In adopting the “baseball rule” for an entire stadium, the court majority dealt a death blow to a lawsuit filed by Las Vegas 51s fan Kathleen Turner, who was eating a sandwich in the Beer Garden at Cashman Field in 2002 when a foul ball struck her between the eyes, breaking her nose and cutting her face.

And by “didn’t quite match up,” of course, we mean “is totally the opposite.”

Hmmm. We don’t recall seeing a correction to that particular one. Did anybody else? Sure, we got the  correction to the “news” flash about how specialty grocer Fresh & Easy has 11 local stores, not 10. But no, we don’t recall the correction saying this news flash was 100 percent wrong.

Apparently, in addition to keeping one’s eye on the ball, one also needs to read the morning Review-Journal to find out which news flashes were bullshit.

Oh, my God! That’s it! They’re geniuses! This is a way to drive up subscriptions. Send out a bunch of news flashes, with a couple fake ones. Then, have a contest to see who can guess which news story is bullshit! Winner gets a free paper!

That’s brilliant.

Or something.

I’m talking about the latest installment of the Black Cab Sessions, a project that features well, a black cab, a camcorder and some of the most beautiful music you’ve never heard. A collaboration between Just So Films and Hidden Fruit Music, it’s just a matter-of-fact, impromptu recording sesh that happens to take place in a taxi — and yet so much more. But don’t take my word for it …

Here it is, amigos!