It was bad enough when cartoons caused rioting in Muslim countries. As a native Bostonian, I am embarrassed at the level of hysteria caused by cartoons in my home city. In an effort to promote a late night Cartoon Network show called “Aqua Teen Hunger Forceâ€ÂÂÂ, Turner Broadcasting hired some “guerrilla†marketers to attach magnetic...
It was bad enough when cartoons caused rioting in Muslim countries. As a native Bostonian, I am embarrassed at the level of hysteria caused by cartoons in my home city. In an effort to promote a late night Cartoon Network show called “Aqua Teen Hunger Forceâ€ÂÂ, Turner Broadcasting hired some “guerrilla†marketers to attach...
It is very amusing to me that since November, when the Giants and Bonds verbally agreed to a contract, that nothing has been finalized yet. I have no doubt that he will be signed before spring training or soon after it begins. It was announced yesterday, that they had finally come to terms, and...
Nairobi (Kenya), SVM News, 31 January, 2007: Two US women aid workers were shot dead in Nairobi in Kenya were the retired Presbyterian Church missionaries of Pannsylvania (USA), known to thousands of Africans as “Mama Lois” Anderson, 79, and her 52 year old daughter Zelda White. They were murdered by carjackers on Saturday, the...
The recent census data finding that for the first time the majority of American women are unmarried is being greeted in a largely celebratory tone. One metro daily explains, “Who needs a man? Not most women.” MSNBC warns, “Watch out, men! More women opt to live alone.” CBS says, “More Women Saying ‘I Don’t.’”...
A year ago the Pentagon released its Quadrennial Defense Review. It was essentially a strategy for a 20-year “long war†and a generational battle plan designed to prepare the military for a Cold War type struggle against the forces of militant Islam. According to the official unveiling: “Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,...
Published in Chrysalis Quarterly Vol. 1, No.7, ’94 SPOILER ALERT: This article includes important plot lines from the movie “Homicidal.†“Homicidal,” a 1961 horror film, bent gender in a fascinating manner. It should be said at the outset that “Homicidal” is not a great, or even especially good, movie. It was directed by William...
Published in Chrysalis Quarterly Vol. 1, No.7, ’94 SPOILER ALERT: This article includes important plot lines from the movie “Homicidal.†“Homicidal,” a 1961 horror film, bent gender in a fascinating manner. It should be said at the outset that “Homicidal” is not a great, or even especially good, movie. It was directed by William...
A King County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against a 36-year-old Kent woman who is accused of letting two of her children starve, after she was found mentally incompetent and unable to stand trial.
THE chance discovery of an enormous chamber beneath the Indonesian cave where hobbit-like creatures were discovered promises to settle the debate about who – or what – the tiny creatures were.
Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.
A student teacher at South Valley Junior High School is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old Gilbert boy who attended Mesquite High School, police said.
From The Associated Press: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,†he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.†Sen. Joe Biden describing Sen. Barack Obama These words have unleashed a whirlwind of controversy, but I believe it’s a tempest in a...
A new cosmological model demonstrates the universe can endlessly expand and contract, providing a rival to Big Bang theories and solving a thorny modern physics problem, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill physicists
The US military is investigating whether Iranian agents were involved in a raid on an Iraqi compound in which five US soldiers were killed, US defense officials said.
Yoeli already has gotten a rudimentary vehicle off the ground – about three feet – and hopes to see a marketable version of his X-Hawk flying car by 2010.
Barack, you got some ‘splainin’ to do. Or so it seems as Senator Obama, a leading Democratic candidate, recently devoted time he could have spent on important stuff like fundraising to deny he was educated at an extremist Muslim school. Maybe Mr. Obama is kicking himself for writing “Dreams from My Father” a dozen...
Barbara Rose, Ph.D. knows what it feels like to have a missing child. Over a decade ago during a custody fight, her former husband disappeared with their children for over a week. Rose says, “My six year old son was emotionally devastated. Years later he told me when he asked, “Where’s my Mommy?”...
Barbara Rose, Ph.D. knows what it feels like to have a missing child. Over a decade ago during a custody fight, her former husband disappeared with their children for over a week. Rose says, “My six year old son was emotionally devastated. Years later he told me when he asked, “Where’s my Mommy?” he...
There was someone in the gallery during President George W. Bush’s State of the Union speech that he would not dare publicly recognize. Even though he knew she was there, I’m confident he never even bothered to look up at Gallery 5, Row B, Seat 9, because sitting in that seat was Monica Ramos,...
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