09 July 2009 »
In news
‘I can’t stop thinking that if there had been no witnesses or CCTV to prove that she was lying I would have been in real trouble and would have been sent down. I would have lost my friends and everything I’ve got.’ [The other side of surveillance.]
Woman who cried rape after date with man she met in internet chatroom is jailed for a year | Mail Online
02 July 2009 »
In news
Andy Zaltzman’s love of cricket outshone his aptitude for the game by a humiliating margin.
Cricinfo – The Confectionery Stall
16 April 2009 »
In deaf, news, video
News and commentary in ASL
NetSignNews.com
01 April 2009 »
In news
The political correctness police are not welcome on my sidelines. [PC 1 Coach 0]
Scituate “Green Death” soccer coach resigns – Quincy, MA – The Patriot Ledger
14 March 2009 »
In news
He has been confined to a wheelchair for 20 years. Now a paraplegic man is walking again, and his doctors call it a miracle. CBS13 went to Manteca to find out how a spider bite helped get him back on his feet.
Paraplegic Man Suffers Spider Bite, Walks Again – cbs13.com
15 February 2009 »
In news, subgenius
A Tissue of Lies: The Stephen R. Glass Index [Invented journalism]
Stephen Glass Didn’t Pass | MetaFilter
13 February 2009 »
In news
This picture of a ready to explode Nadya Suleman was taken eight days before giving birth to the last eight of her fourteen kids.
Nadya Suleman’s Octuplet Pregnant Belly (PHOTO)
15 January 2009 »
In news
It is unclear why the children were removed from their parent’s home. Gilson said his department did not receive any reports of abuse or negligence.
Adolf Hitler, Sisters Taken from Parents’ Home – News- msnbc.com
08 January 2009 »
In news
01 January 2009 »
In news
In its original incarnation, neoconservatism’s salvation doctrine was to reconvert the Democratic Party to its anticommunist roots and a more sober view of social policy.
The American Conservative — Where Have All the Neocons Gone?
09 December 2008 »
In news, tools
09 December 2008 »
In news
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a deadly bank robbery plot — described by the judge in the case as “incredibly bizarre” — in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb affixed to his neck exploded.
Man sentenced in bizarre collar-bomb robbery plot – CNN.com
09 December 2008 »
In news
Anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV/Aids are being bought and smoked by teenagers in South Africa to get high. Reports suggest that the drugs are being sold by patients and even healthcare staff for money.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Getting high on HIV drugs in S Africa
04 December 2008 »
In news
A Long Island judge has dismissed charges of driving under the influence and illegally possessing a weapon against a 9/11 rescue worker, citing the man’s status as an “American hero.”
Law.com – Charges Dropped Against 9/11 Rescue Worker due to Hero Status
20 November 2008 »
In food, news
The Doody family from Wolverhampton has been crowned The Faggot Family in a national competition, and to kick off their reign they will launch National Faggot Week.
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Family of faggot fans fly the flag
15 November 2008 »
In news
Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell – or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead.
PETER HITCHENS: The night we waved goodbye to America…our last best hope on Earth | Mail Online
07 November 2008 »
In news
McPherson, 64, who has generated about $20 million in research funding since joining UCI in 1997, says he won’t attend the course, even if it leads to his suspension from a job that pays $148,740 a year.
ifeminists.com: UCI Prof. refuses sex har prevention training
28 September 2008 »
In news
McCain and Obama contradicted each other repeatedly during their first debate, and each volunteered some factual misstatements as well.
FactCheck.org: FactChecking Debate No. 1
24 September 2008 »
In news
Rusty Shackleford ties Obama to Winner & Associate smear campaign, Skygazer ties McCain to Winner & Associate smear campaign
EPIC FAIL: The Astroturf is always greener on the other side. | MetaFilter
08 September 2008 »
In news
American feminists have always had a tough sell to make. To the rest of the world, no females on earth have ever had it as easy as middle-class American women.
What Mrs. Palin Could Learn From Mrs. T – WSJ.com