If Rap Songs Really Told It Like It Is
They rap on and on, but those ‘songs’ the rappers spill from their lips and their hips just seem to go in circles that lead nowhere. Isn’t it … Read more
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2012 Veepstakes
Since Gov. Romney has sewn up the nomination tighter than one of Chris Christie’s old suits, the only remaining Republican election drama is the Veepstakes — which name … Read more
Solving the War On Drugs Thing
Poor President Obama. Every day someone new piles on him about marijuana. First it was former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, then it was President Morales of Bolivia and former President Fox of Mexico. Now it’s Jimmy Kim…
Rupert Murdock Resigns From News Corp, Starts The Sun Acres Newsletter
WHITE PLAINS, NY — The news this week, that Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run News Corp as Chairman and CEO, has hit Murdoch pretty hard according … Read more
Smile, You’re On Surveillance Camera!
Pretty soon there will be no secrets: Welcome to Surveillance World I just read about an apartment complex that requires dog owners to submit a Q-Tip swab of … Read more
Biggest Moon This Year May Cause Record Drunkenness on Cinco de Mayo
A new warning from the Astronomers Sociological Studies (ASS) group is being circulated around college campuses nationwide advising that this month’s full moon on May 5th may have … Read more
Gathering Honey from a Cliff Face
Twice a year the Gurung tribesmen of Nepal lower themselves down the face of cliffs in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains using little more than rope ladders to collect honey.
In 1987, photographer Eri…
Kick-Starting the Baby Carriage
In 1923, Dunkley made the decision which was to earn them immortality: to produce a motor pram. The heart of this was a unit called the Pramotor, which was basically a scooter with the front’ wheel missing.The one-wheeled power pack could be fastene…
Baseball and Politics: The Not-So-Odd Couple
Baseball and politics have more in common than most spectator sports do Here are some similarities between America’s favorite pastimes: Baseball teams have managers, batting instructors, bullpen coaches, … Read more
Nice Doggie?
In 2005, photojournalist Pieter Hugo saw a cellphone pic of a group of men in Lagos, Nigeria walking down the street with chained hyenas. The picture intrigued him enough to track them down and eventually go visit them.
In Abuja …
