So that’s all right then
An Israeli government inquiry into it’s own behaviour has concluded that it did nothing wrong in killing nine peace protesters in the commando raid on a peace flotilla last year.…
Dolphin-killing fishermen worried that film presents them as dolphin-killing fishermen
Fishermen in Taiji, Japan, who kill dolphins for a living, are worried that a documentary film about killing dolphins might give the impression that they kill dolphins for a living.…
The long, the short and the straw
I have a plastic straw here with the words “Long straw for drinking” printed on its packaging. I was unaware you could drink straws. If I look around, I wonder…
BP Portrait award 2010
A painting of a dead woman wins the BP Portrait Award, 2010 … surely the winning image in a BP show should be of dead pelicans and fish and dolphins…
Soviet-style education adopted by US
The board of education of Texas (which is in the USA) has adopted a politicised school curriculum on the model of the Soviet Union, communist China, Nazi Germany or North…
Coalition update
Q: What does Nick Clegg stand for? A: David Cameron entering the room. Update supplied by Nagaijin
Road to hell is paved with hamburgers
Would you like relish with that court ruling? A Dutch McDonald’s employee is fired for adding an unauthorised slice of cheese to a burger. But a Dutch court rules for…
Pat Robertson in deal with devil
It has been revealed that US televangelist Pat Robertson is cursed by a secret deal with the Devil. In return for unlimited power, riches and cable access, Robertson gave away…
Japan weather god wanted for crimes against humanity
The Japanese Shinto god of weather is wanted for crimes against humanity. The International Court of Human Rights in The Hague has issued a warrant for his arrest. The Japanese…
Grinning bastards and Weed
Life imitates art, or in this case damn near plagiarises it. Corporate bastards in Japan have evidently been reading this author’s fandoobly novel Weed and have shamelessly ripped it off.…