When the city’s Education Department said it would not let students from the Beacon School on the Upper West Side take a spring break trip to Cuba this year, the school turned to a powerful friend for help: Lt. Gov. … Continue reading
A retired New York couple who hailed a taxi for their 2,500-mile move to northern Arizona arrived with their two cats at their destination on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Neither Betty nor Bob Matas drive and they wanted to spare their cats, … Continue reading
You don’t think traffic is chaotic enough? Well, AutoWeek magazine reports that a Texas company called SameLane has developed software that would enable drivers to make connections with strangers on roadways via cellphones. Here’s how it would work: Motorists would … Continue reading
First of all let me state clearly and unequivocably that I wish the Edwards family all the best in getting through Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer. I have a great deal of respect for anyone who has the courage and strength to … Continue reading
Imagine being so boring that you don’t even have an interesting story to share? Candidates for British universities have been caught red-handed copying their applications from the Internet after hundreds mentioned “burning a hole in pajamas at age eight” on … Continue reading
Is the crappy cellphone / microcassette recording of movies a true problem these days? I’m not really down with movies so I don’t know for sure… via Ryan [tags]mpaa, piracy, strange[/tags]
In another case of “we misspoke,” we find a hippie band I’ve never heard of banning military members from their concerts. Of course the obscure hippie band’s manager had to explain that we are misinterpreting a poorly worded rider… This … Continue reading
…And some guy comes over to the seat next to you. He starts feeling you up and then leaves. Suddenly you feel a warm liquid on your back. When you tell a flight attendant, you’re told that the man is … Continue reading
To think that some people actually believe this crap… [N]ow, video games are being portrayed as the cause of a much graver threat; namely, the decline in Australian pet ownership. As Australian Veterinary Association President Kersti Seksel told the Sydney … Continue reading
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Anti-bullying advocates are beating up on the name chosen for the new professional basketball team in Syracuse, N.Y. The Syracuse Bullies will play in the American Basketball Association beginning this fall. People who run anti-bullying programs are … Continue reading
HotAir had an interesting quote from John Edwards… The aggressively photogenic John Edwards was cruising along, detailing his litany of liberal causes last week until, during question time, he invoked the “I” word — Israel. Perhaps the greatest short-term threat … Continue reading
A rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on. Nicky Janaway, a duck farmer in New Forest, Hampshire, 95 miles southwest of London, showed the duckling to reporters Saturday. “It … Continue reading
A special session of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is being held today at the Stanford University Law School where lawyers are arguing whether the words “natural family, marriage and family values” constitute “hate speech” that could intimidate … Continue reading
Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said. The girl, whose identity was withheld, was … Continue reading
Of course, he still has another one… Iguana erection update: vets at a zoo in Brussels have chopped off the penis of an iguana called Mozart, so he can walk again after suffering with a permanent erection. Mozart’s penis dilemma … Continue reading
ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) – Mozart, an iguana with an erection that has lasted for over a week, will have his penis amputated in the next couple of days. Veterinarians at Antwerp’s Aquatopia had sought to treat the animal’s problem, but … Continue reading
Engadget got a letter from the company that supposedly has a trademark on the word “Ant Farm.” Apparently, in talking about another product, they used the word Ant Farm to describe it. The Ant Farm folks didn’t like that. Name: … Continue reading
On one hand, it looks like someone hit the wrong switch while prepping commercials during the taping of the show. On the other hand, it’s the McDonald’s Logo and their stupid slogan, which really is a convenient mistake to make… … Continue reading
Reuters: Hundreds of chickens have been found dead in east China – and a court has ruled that the cause of death was the screaming of a four-year-old boy who in turn had been scared by a barking dog, state … Continue reading
This is just weird… From Gizmodo: A 30-pound Plexiglas display case containing 42 iPod nanos walked out of an Apple Store in Boulder, CO, courtesy of either very sneaky shoplifters, snoozing store clerks, or some devious combination of the two. … Continue reading