Copyright laws threaten our online freedom |
By Christian Engström
Published: July 7 2009 18:10 | Last updated: July 7 2009 18:10
If you search for Elvis Presley in Wikipedia, you will find a lot of text and
a few pictures that h... Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:23:00 GMT |
Colo. Ludlow Massacre site to be historic landmark |
Jun 23, 1:09 PM EDT
LUDLOW, Colo. (AP) -- A southern Colorado site
where 19 striking coal miners and family members were killed in 1914 is being
dedicated as a National Historic Landmark.
... Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:37:00 GMT |
Boy chosen by Dalai Lama turns back on Buddhist order |
Dale Fuchs in Madrid
guardian.co.uk,
Sunday 31 May 2009 23.11 BST
As a toddler, he was put on a throne and worshipped by monks who treated him like a... Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:27:00 GMT |
Why the Faithful Approve of Torture |
Why the Faithful Approve of TortureThe more often you go to church, the more you approve of torture. This is a troubling finding of a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Shouldn't... Posted by on Sun, 03 May 2009 09:24:00 GMT |
The Forgotten Men |
Wow. I just read a review of "The Forgotten Men" a bullshit book written by a right wing fanatic about folks that had jobs during the Great Depression with particular sympathy upon the plight of those... Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:08:00 GMT |
The timeless allure of witch hunting. |
By Johann Hari Updated Monday, April 20, 2009, at 6:57 AM ET The first witch I ever met was 14 years old and shivering. Clarice was brought before metiny, frozen, and swaddled in a wide white cardiga... Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:27:00 GMT |
Woody Harrelson claims he mistook photographer for zombie |
By Alan Duke CNN.. ......(CNN) -- Woody Harrelson defended his clash with a photographer at a New York airport Wednesday night as a case of mistaken identity -- he says he mistook the cameraman fo... Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:38:00 GMT |
We Tried A War Like This Once Before |
By Mike GraySunday, April 12, 2009; Page B04 In 1932, Alphonse Capone, an influential businessman then living in Chicago, used to drive through the city in a caravan of armor-plated limos built to his... Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:22:00 GMT |
Santa Muerte, the Mexican death cult |
From Times Online..........April 3, 2009Santa Muerte, the Mexican death cult............Bess Twiston Davies ............div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited ... Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:22:00 GMT |
Douglas Adams was right! (I knew he was all along) |
AFTER pondering the weighty question of the mass of the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have come up with an answer: 42.That is, our galaxy weighs three times 10 to the power of 42kg - a number written ... Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:42:00 GMT |