Ukraine Boxing Hero Eyes Political Title in Kiev

"Vitali Klitschko, the former WBC heavyweight champion and one of Ukraine's most popular public figures, is running for the post of mayor of Kiev in March elections."

A History of Italian Hip Hop

The artistic militancy of African American rap is a model for Italian youth to address a wide range of contemporary social issues, from neo-fascism to the exploitation of immigrants. In the early 1980s, hip hop emerged as the cultural expression of the self-described...

A Memo From the Vatican

"From: His Holiness To: All seminaries Subject: While the Church approves of ordaining “transitory” homosexuals—that is, those men willing to take subways and buses rather than taxis—according to our most recent directive we “cannot admit to the...

Yahoo! blamed for writer's jailing

"Internet giant Yahoo! has been accused for the second time of providing evidence to Chinese authorities that led to the imprisonment of a writer. Writer and veteran activist Liu Xiaobo said on Thursday that the...

Munitz Resigns

"Biggest news to hit LA so far this year... A mere nine minutes ago John Biggs, Chairman of the J. Paul Getty Trust Board of Trustees sent an email stating that Getty President and CEO, Barry Munitz has officially resigned. Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation,...

"Canada's Playlist" is Huge Bore

I would like to know if anyone cares at all about Gian Ghomeshi's CBC radio show, "Canada's Playlist", which seems constantly to haunt the airwaves, with no discernable beginning and therefore no possible end. I...

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