27 popular websites that became books

The A.V. Club reviews 27 popular blogs that spawned book deals. Some looks like a possible a good read, but some books are simply for coffee table displays or book shelves only. Maybe if most of us aspire bloggers try harder to blog some erratic or funny stuffs, we can have...

Bear runs marijuana growers out of secret Utah camp

Barry, you're gonna love this one. Just be sure to read the commentary on the original article."PANGUITCH, Utah — One Utah community is cheering a special bear — but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a...

Marijuana-Sniffing Black Bear is Utah's Drug Buster!

When your neighbour starts growing dope, who you gonna call?  Drug Buster!  The Black Bear!  How many of us can remember the time when a bear was content with honey?     " A BLACK...

Garfield the existentialist

This really creeped me out this morning. Someone figured out that if you remove Garfield from a Garfield comic strip, the result often becomes a dark statement about the 'empty desperation of modern life.' It's...

Real life Garfield

"Real life Garfield"

Journalist Plays out President Obama Assassination Scenario

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Anyone who has watched the Simpsons News Anchor Kent Brockman, a self important News Anchor who relishes in conspiracy theory and public paranoia will certainly see...

Labatt issues warning over tampered 2 year old beer

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe all know Beer has an expiry date, usually about 4-6 months from the time it hits the store shelves.  CFIA are making the news today recalling this 2 year old...

Colorado Wildfire Grows

Colorado's continuing to burn. 200 homes threatened today (after 90 were evacuated yesterday) -- 1060 acres burned so far. "A fire near New Castle increased in size Tuesday and threatened up to 200 homes in the...

The Nation's Capital to Pay Honors to Ford [a crowd-powered photo tribute]

A man of his day ... THE President for his time. May GOD continue to bless Gerald Ford. "WASHINGTON - The hallmarks of a presidential funeral, a rare and solemn spectacle, began to fall into place Wednesday as the...

Today in history - Nov. 19

"Today is Sunday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2006. There are 42 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in...

CronGrab the Comic Archiver

"CronGrab is a service that can be used to download daily pictures like comics or pictures of the day automaticly and store them at our server. This can be useful if you travel lots or don't have time to check your favourite comics everyday because CronGrab remembers which...

Today in history - Nov. 14

"Today is Tuesday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2006. There are 47 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1889, inspired by Jules Verne, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) set out to travel around the world in less than 80 days....

Better by design: Zaha Hadid's new Maggie's Centre

For people seriously ill with cancer, a positive outlook is essential. Yet so much of their time is spent in soul-destroying waiting rooms and strip-lit clinics. How much better for a patient to 'feel hugged by a building'. Simon Garfield reveals why Zaha Hadid's new Maggie's...

A Man Outstanding In Garfield

"Garfield, Deconstructed! An engaging, adoring daily analysis of Garfield?behold such a lens through which even Jim Davis' legacy starts to seem redeemable."

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