|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By William F. Gavin
By Andy Borowitz
$22
|
|
|
|
Wikimedia Commons
|
India is about to enter taboo test mode as it prepares for the release of “Dunno Y ... Na Jaane Kyun,” a film many are calling India’s “Brokeback Mountain.” It’s hoped that the film’s depiction of a gay relationship between two men will help break down social anxieties toward homosexuality.
Posted on Apr 23, 2010
3 COMMENTS 
|
Wikimedia Commons / Simon Wedege
|
Bolivian President Evo Morales sure has some fanciful notions about nutrition. While it’s certainly possible that, say, hormone-laced chicken might cause certain side effects, Morales declared with scientific certainty ... (continued)
Posted on Apr 21, 2010
44 COMMENTS
|
southparkstudios.com
|
They’re no strangers to controversy after years of fine-tuning the art of contrarian cartooning, but “South Park” masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone are now the recipients of an ominous message posted on the Islamic website revolutionmuslim.com ... (continued)
Posted on Apr 20, 2010
54 COMMENTS
|
Flickr / Evil Erin
|
By now, we all ought to be aware that making like Tater Tots and browning ourselves, whether the natural way or on tanning beds, isn’t a recipe for optimal health. So why do some people still do it, sometimes to excess? Turns out aesthetics may not fully explain the tanning phenomenon.
Posted on Apr 20, 2010
2 COMMENTS
|
youtube.com
|
Maybe Dubai is onto something. Sarah Jessica Parker had hoped to give “Sex and the City 2” a different kind of cosmopolitan twist by setting the girlie gabfest in the Middle Eastern metropolis, but despite months of concerted effort the Arab emirate wasn’t, as they say, having it.
Posted on Apr 19, 2010
3 COMMENTS
|
AP / Shea Walsh
|
Might we expect a joke or two about the missionary position? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, aka the Mormon Church, is getting the “South Park” treatment once again—but a little differently this time.
Posted on Apr 15, 2010
9 COMMENTS
|
Flickr/tashmahal
|
Twitter users, you’ve been warned: Your thoughts while showering are about to be saved for posterity. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the venerable institution of record was acquiring the whole public Twitter archive, so watch what you overshare from now on.
Posted on Apr 15, 2010
1 COMMENT
|
AP
|
The Vatican continues to be rocked by a wide-ranging sex abuse scandal, and the pressure it’s under could have something to do with its newly revised opinion of The Beatles. Although the Holy See’s official newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, pointed to the potentially Satanic ... (continued) Updated
Posted on Apr 12, 2010
12 COMMENTS
|
Twitter.com / conanobrien
|
Late night chatterbox Conan O’Brien, whose career woes briefly made him the perfect entertainer for a nation of unemployed people, is headed back to work. TBS, which already has a late night show helmed by George Lopez, managed to secure the rights to Conan’s yuk-yuks ahead of Fox.
Posted on Apr 12, 2010
2 COMMENTS
|
AP
|
He had a major hand in the Sex Pistols’ success, serving as the seminal punk band’s manager, but Malcolm McLaren, who died of mesothelioma Thursday at 64, had a few other tricks up his sleeve at his prime.
Posted on Apr 8, 2010
4 COMMENTS
|
AP Video via USA Today
|
Tennis star Martina Navratilova has added her name to the list of women battling breast cancer in the public eye. On Wednesday, Navratilova announced that she has the disease on “Good Morning America.” Luckily, it’s of the noninvasive and highly treatable variety.
Posted on Apr 7, 2010
5 COMMENTS
|
yale.edu
|
After mulling over the issue for many years, the powers that be at Yale University have decided to ban sexual relationships between faculty members and undergraduate students, regardless of whether those students ever take their classes.
Posted on Apr 6, 2010
5 COMMENTS
|
Flickr / dierk schaefer
|
How about a little cognitive psychology with your English literature? Professors who normally spend their time thinking about Virginia Woolf’s characters and story structures are taking a page from scientific texts to add a new dimension to their exploration of fiction.
Posted on Apr 1, 2010
6 COMMENTS
|
Flickr / Gunnar Þór Hafdal's
|
The good news for chocolate aficionados is that a new study out of Germany, featuring a generous sample size of more than 19,000 people, suggests that there may be a link between chocolate consumption and lower blood pressure ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 30, 2010
5 COMMENTS
|
flickr / mauricesvay
|
Those who have ever suspected, after apparently taking leave of their reason in the face of their favorite junk food, that their guilt-inducing pleasure contained some highly addictive substance may not be too far off the mark, according to a new study.
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
13 COMMENTS
|
|
|
Acts of Love
Newsletter 
Become a Fan
Follow Us
Subscribe
