DOUBLE CLICK: Free Speech And Fair-Play

A pertinent question and analysis by Canada-based Pakistani, journalist Maheen Rashdi."Does our bigoted world allow free speech to all? No. Some always pay a price. Early November, the University of King’s...

Miss Nudie-verse

After winning this year’s Miss Universe crown, Dayana Mendoza is back in news - but this time its all for the wrong reasons. The beauty queen has been caught in a nude scandal after photos of her modelling naked...

Beijing wants dogs off the menu during Olympics

I have heard many horrifying stories about the stuff they eat in China. The worst is definitely raw monkey brains. I know I shouldn't be judging them because who is it to say that eating something is wrong and...

Royal row at Chelsea Flower Show

A Royal storm in a teacup has erupted at the usually genteel Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian gold-medal winner Jamie Durie found himself accidentally upsetting the Duke of Edinburgh as he toured his...

Jesus cosmetics line deemed unholy

What would Jesus do if he wore foundation, asked one Singapore cosmetics developer. Answer? The "Looking Good for Jesus" cosmetics line, duh."A leading retailer in Singapore has withdrawn a cosmetics range with a...

BBC Un-censors The Pogues' Christmas classic

UPDATE: Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt has reversed his decision to censor the Pogues Classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ Christmas single after receiving over 3000 emails protesting the decision."BBC Radio 1 has...

Spanish King Tells Chavez to “Shut Up”

At this point one might feel sorry for the Venezuelan people. To have such an undiplomatic man as their President. Is he an embarrassing example of Castroism? Will he isolate Venezuela the same way Castro isolated...

Bush: don't mention the genocide

"Between 1915 and 1917, the Ottoman Empire murdered up to 1.5 million Armenians in the twentieth century's first act of genocide. It's successor, the Turkish government, has been in denial ever since, but there is a growing movement around the world to recognise the crime,...

Issues surrounding the Impact of Migrant Workers on the Policing of Lincolnshire

"Lincolnshire Police responded today to comments made in the media by Ms Julie Spence, Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire, a neighbouring force. Like, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire has been affected in recent years by the impact of migrant workers on the county’s population....

Gere Apologizes for India Kissing Controversy, Shetty Fans Angry at Magistrate

A contrite Richard Gere has apologized for causing such a fuss by kissing superstar Shilpa Shetty, redirecting public attention towards the AIDS awareness and prevention program he was there to promote in the...

Arizona Congressman to Mubarak: Free Blogger

Several NowPublic commentators have written in recent weeks about the four year prison sentence imposed on Egyptian blogger Kareem Solimon, convicted of defaming Islam. Representative Trent Franks (R-Arizona) has entered the fray via a Washingon Post letter to the editor. The...

Che Guevara CD case pulled from shelves

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it had pulled a CD carrying case bearing Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian...

Spanish school cancels Christmas

"MADRID (Reuters) - A school in traditionally Catholic Spain has cancelled Christmas celebrations so as not to offend children who are not Christians, ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Hilarion Gimeno school in Zaragoza said teachers had put forward various reasons for...

Fact or fallacy: Sexy tree too much for some Westside neighbors

Phallic tree growing on neighbor's front lawn. Tree has testicle-bosoms.  (This is an unusual news story from the archives) Copy & Click this URL: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2002/May/08/local/stories/05local.htm   

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