Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

Artist paints tiny Mona Lisa a quarter the size of a postage stamp

"A Hampshire artist has painted the world's smallest Mona Lisa - and it's less than a quarter the size of a postage stamp. The tiny replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting is just 11mm high and seven millimetres wide."

When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities

Here is an 'entertaining' angle on problems associated with private donations to universities. I'm more concerned by donations that limit academic freedom. We all know about university "studies" which are paid for by vested interests.  Think how much better off we would...

Lonely farmer's wedding night letdown A German farmer who married a woman he ...

"Lonely farmer's wedding night letdown A German farmer who married a woman he met on the internet has asked for the marriage to be annulled after finding out 'she' was a he."

'Pigcasso' stuns art world

"""A pot-bellied pig that paints pictures has become a hit for his canvases of abstract expressionism."

Wanted: Donkey to help with shopping

"Gloucestershire villagers have applied for a council grant to buy a donkey to help them lug their shopping up a steep hill."