"Social issues so volatile that the presidential campaigns sidestepped them will be on the ballots in several states next week, including measures that would criminalize most abortions, outlaw affirmative action and ban same-sex marriage in California, one of only three...
created by RayBanBro66 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 66 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright is currently touring England. He is very popular here, where his recent album, RELEASE THE STARS reached no 2 in the charts and turned...
created by Christina 123 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 346 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
In a land where old people will soon outnumber young by many to one this has to be good news! " Elderly people should no longer be denied NHS treatment, credit cards, travel insurance or even car hire because of their age, under government plans to outlaw age...
"Last April, the New York Times revealed that retired officers serving as military analysts on television news shows had regularly been briefed by the Pentagon and supplied with pro-war and pro-administration talking points.The program was "temporarily suspended" by the...
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"South Africa's sweeping legislation to outlaw mercenary activities might also hamper the country's peacekeeping efforts and affect non-governmental and aid organisations while targeting private military/security companies (PMCs)."The South Africa legislation is very...
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Gordon Ramsay has an interesting idea."Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay said restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables."I'd also like to see floggings instituted for...
created by Critical Todd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 496 views | 20 recommendations | 4 comments
Ned Kelly, an Australian outlaw famous for his homemade plate armor, was hanged for multiple murder in 1880. With that in mind, one could assume that finding his remains would be easy, but this is not the case....
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1527 views | 5 recommendations | 9 comments
"For a long time Brad Pitt was not a film-festival kind of guy, but this year he has gone into overdrive. Whether he was skylarking with his good friend George Clooney and his Ocean's 13 buddies in Cannes, supporting his beloved Angelina Jolie as the producer of A Mighty...
New Zealand's parliament votes itself a little brand protection:"New Zealand's Parliament has voted itself far-reaching powers to control satire and ridicule of MPs in Parliament, attracting a storm of media and academic criticism.
The new standing orders, voted in last...
"Most men really, really like women. That may seem a bit like telling you that water is wet, but it's true. If there is a God, men should bow down and thank him for blessing us with such beautiful creatures in the opposite sex. Of course, we usually aren't shy about showing...
As of today, Louisiana is the only US state to still allow cockfighting. A bill passed yesterday in New Mexico ended legal cockfighting in the state. The Louisiana ban has been hung up due to a related bill...
created by Kaitlin | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1178 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
As usual, education administrators are finally seeing potential in a "newfangled" tech toy even as it begins to dip in coolness. A UK company has developed a social networking tool similar to MySpace and Facebook, and schools are slowly but surely adopting it. "Some schools...
My fellow citizens, events in Iraq have now reached the final days of decision. For more than a decade, the United States and other nations have pursued patient and honorable efforts to disarm the Iraqi regime without war. That regime pledged to reveal and destroy all its...
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"Laws for an Outlaw Culture. Robert Greene is an unlikely guru for the Hip Hip Nation - a geeky white freelance writer & filmmaker. But his 48 Laws of Power have been embraced by the movers & shakers in the Hip Hop scene as their path to personal power. He's also written...
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