Santa, Jesus, and 9/11

The real meaning of the 9/11 tragedy: Santa, Jesus and 9/11

Memorial

On September 11 this year the world was moved my the memorials for the victims of the 2001 attacks on the US. It is always tragic when innocent people die because of larger political conflicts over which they have no control. Having remembered the 3,000 killed in the US, it is time we remembered the … Continue reading Memorial

The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima

After the disaster of the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami on March 11, 2011, many animals were abandoned or separated from their owners. Following the humanitarian aid, workers have been busy caring for the lost animals of the region. However, in the evacuated area around the crippled Fukushima power station, animals abandoned in the evacuation have starved and … Continue reading The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima

Google uses more power than Salt Lake City

Google Uses More Power than Salt Lake City: http://bit.ly/nBIBcY That means that we the users are using more power than Salt Lake City for searching, emailing, Google Plus-ing, photo sharing and page hosting. This revelation raises questions about how much energy Facebook and Twitter and MySpace are using through our use — not to mention WordPress … Continue reading Google uses more power than Salt Lake City

The Onion today

U.S. Commemorates 9/11 By Toasting Stable Afghan Government From Top Of Freedom Tower

Where there’s a willy, there’s a way

Two extracts from a recent Harper's Review. The first says something about commodity fetishism that perhaps Marx had not intended. The second just says something ... ... a Louisiana man told police he exposed his penis to a Ford because he's aroused by Walmart. A Texas jury sentenced religious fundamentalist Warren Jeffs to life in … Continue reading Where there’s a willy, there’s a way

Don’t breath the food

A woman has died and nine other people have received hospital treatment after breathing in toxic fumes at a McDonald's restaurant in the US.

Starved dogs eat owner in literary reference

In a moment where real life imitates literature, several dogs in Indonesia have eaten the owner who starved them. It might have been a homage to the novel The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek, but they were certainly just hungry.