10 Funniest Jokes From the Fringe
Aug 26, 2011 The world's largest arts festival, Edinburgh's Fringe, is best known for comedy. British humor isn't for everyone, but if it's your cup of tea you'll find this year's best jokes, as selected by a UKTV channel and the public, after the jump.
Stampede at German Music Festival Kills 19
Jul 25, 2010 Nineteen people were killed in a crowd panic at a free German dance music festival. Officials have launched an investigation into the deaths, which reportedly occurred after authorities repeatedly were warned about dangerous conditions. About 1.4 million people attended the event in Duisburg.
More Than 140 Killed in Stampede at Indian Temple
Oct 1, 2008 At least 147 people were killed and many more wounded when a wall collapsed at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, India, setting off a stampede of devotees there to observe the Hindu Navaratra festival on Tuesday.
Pilgrim Stampede Kills 140
Aug 4, 2008 A stampede of worshipers at an Indian temple killed at least 140 on Sunday, many of them women and children. Rumors of a landslide had caused thousands of pilgrims to flee the site, trampling others.
Jazz Fest ’08: Homecoming on Muddy Ground
May 27, 2008 It's easy in New Orleans these days to read meaning and purpose into every lyric or song choice -- was Sheryl Crow commenting on the housing crisis by covering "Gimme Shelter," or was she just doing a Stones tune? Also, it's impossible to take in all the music and all the messages emanating from the Jazz Fest's 10 stages. Still, a good deal of what I did catch was timely, topical and worth remembering.
Oliver Stone on Hollywood and the ?Machinery of War?
Sep 2, 2006 Oliver Stone, speaking at the Venice Film Festival, criticized Hollywood?s romance of war. ? 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Black Hawk Down' -- these movies worshipped the machinery of war and I think America went back to the concept of war too easily.?
It’s That Time of Year Again
Aug 22, 2006 Hordes of artists, free-thinkers, nudists and stoners are about to descend on the Nevada desert to worship a neon statue. Burning Man is back, and the event map?a work of art in and of itself?is now available for viewing.
A Right-Winger Reads The N.Y. Times
Aug 19, 2006 This animated feature is leading the pack at the Huffington Post's Contagious Festival; it's a satirical look at what conservatives see when they pick up The New York Times Check out last month's Jury Prize (it's the "Freeway Blogger").
Drudge Falsely Smears Gore
May 23, 2006 We usually don't like to point to mud fights, but on something as deadly serious as global warming, we thought it proper to call out conservative Internet kingpin Matt Drudge, who tried to peddle the apparently false story that Gore & Co. were hypocritically environmentally unfriendly at the Cannes Film Festival.
