Should Teens be Screened for Depression?

Depression is a problem facing lots of families with an estimated 2 million teens in the United States suffering from depression, but less than half receive treatment, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental...

Assisted Suicide Televised in British Documentary Film

A British film that is scheduled to air on British T.V. depicts a man's death on screen. Craig Ewert, the man being filmed, was a retired university professor from Harrogate, Yorkshire. He traveled to Dignitas, an...

Hair prayer ad judged 'offensive'

A surprising decision for the UK."A TV advert for hair stylers featuring eroticised female imagery and an extract from the Lord's Prayer has been deemed offensive to Christians. The Advertising Standards Authority said the ad for ghd IV hair styling equipment could cause...

9 Films Vie for Foreign-Language Oscar

63 entries in the foreign-language Academy Award category become 9, which will then be trimmed to a final 5 nominees, set to be announced next Tuesday."Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.The films survived a first round of cuts by a group of...

George Clooney hits out at paparazzi `bounty-hunters`

""You look at the footage of Britney running the red light -- there's eight guys with cameras at night in the middle of the street. There are no rules now," the "Ocean's 13" and "Syriana" star was quoted by AFP as...

Women: The stinkier sex?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Pubic ContributorIn the case of "Farty Pants" Women normally diet, eat healthier and eat more Fart producing vegatables and little fatty meats. The result in my Scientitian opinion, Women...

Lucas tops American Film Institute's 40th anniversary.

"George Lucas and Julie Andrews are among stars introducing screenings of their films to celebrate the American Film Institute's 40th anniversary. Lucas will talk about Star Wars while Andrews will introduce the...

Channel 4 to launch HDTV service

"Channel 4 is to be broadcast in high definition later this year, the first time a UK terrestrial broadcaster has simulcast its output in this way. Viewers with a compatible TV and Sky HD box will be able to watch...

'Trespassing,' censored at Sundance, screening in Santa Barbara

Censorship has made a big return, even in the arts.  It seems that SUNDANCE, the film folks biggest American outlet for independents does not want the U.S. public to know that American Aboriginals are the...

Battle Royal: French Presidential Debate

Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal go toe to toe in a televised debate, vying for supremacy in the imminent French election."The two candidates vying to be French president have gone head-to-head in a highly...

Terror Jamming: Security Guru's Airline Threat Contest

I am not affiliated with this project, but I find it fascinating. Basically, Schneier is inviting the public to come up with their own far-fetched-yet-plausible "terror threat" along the lines of the Heathrow...

Now Kenya [to] seal off border with Somalia

Governance-2 / Islamist Rule (or any related element)-0 "Kenya has Friday sealed off its border with Somalia following intensified fighting in that country. Kenyan security agents are on high alert along stretches...

Veterans' Semen Causes Burning Sensation In Their Wives

Gulf War veterans have reported that exposures during military service have resulted in miscarriages and birth defects, as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse. The wife of a Gulf War veteran has described the miscarriage and pregnancy problems she had...

Debunking immigrations myths

It's acceptable to debunk immigration myths. But it's not acceptable to debunk terrorism myths. That continues to be a taboo.

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