Man has eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972

How many Big Macs do you think you could eat in a day…week…month…year…years??  One guy has managed to eat 23,000 Big Macs since 1972. Yes...23,000!  For those that have ever seen Super Size...

Eva Mendes' nipple ad banned

Is Eva Mendes too hot for TV? Apparently so! The sexy Latina actress  has a starring role in a new Calvin Klein fragrance commercial, but most U.S. broadcast networks have opted not to show the steamy perfume...

Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

Celebrity jogging: LA's latest fitness craze

Dressing up in spandex and jogging around celebrity haunts with your mobile phone poised to 'pap' (take photos of) any celebrity that passes by. This is an alternative to the bus tour of celebrity houses I guess...

To speak Flemish or French in Belgium?

" As a short introduction to my post I will tell you the followign story. I was born in Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking region of Belgium. In 1940 my parents and I go to Brussels to stay there. Quickly...

NY Times Goes Gaga for Gore

The NY Times reviewed Machine Girl.  I think they liked it:" The Japanese obsession with cavorting ninjas, cunning hardware and comely young avengers in abbreviated plaid skirts reaches some kind of climax with “The Machine Girl,” a riotous blend of arterial spray...

French serial killer couple handed life sentences

"CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, France (AP) -- A French court has convicted Michel Fourniret of murdering seven girls and young women and sentenced him to life in prison....

Wishing for an 'Extreme Productivity Seminar'?

Is more better I often wonder. Simple things like having a bad cold can bring your activities to a crawl as I was reminded last week. When I read about an Extreme Productivity Seminar offered by Ismael Ghalimi, I felt dismayed more than anything else...

I Think I Have an Obsession!

"If I ever wrote a song, or wrote a book, made a movie or made a TV commercial, it might focus on my healthy obsession with, and my fierce dedication to, the safety and care of your child. "

I Think I Have an Obsession!

"If I ever wrote a song, or wrote a book, made a movie or made a TV commercial, it might focus on my healthy obsession with, and my fierce dedication to, the safety and care of your child. "

The Far-Right Just Cannot Live Without Che Guevara

"I have no idea what it is about this Death-Cult that has been built around the Cuban Revolution that rightly freed itself from American imperial domination. While we hear much of the zealousness in Cuba under Dr....

The Self-Destruction of the CBC

"The Self-Destruction of the CBC Ira Wagman The new programming policy makes the CBC look like an old person in a FUBU sweatsuit The federal government recently announced it is reviewing the CBC’s mandate. This...

Addicted to Rock!

"A Swedish man is to receive sickness benefits for his addiction to heavy metal music. The lifestyle of 42-year-old dishwasher Roger Tullgren from Hässleholm in southern Sweden has been classified as a...

Pi fans have their day

"This is a story about love. About inscrutable complexity and remarkable simplicity, about the promise of forever. It is about obsession and devotion, and grand gestures and 4,000-word love...

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