Which may not be news to you, but it was to me.
Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card has identified the greatest threat ever to plague mankind, and you shall know it by its exceptional fashion sense and fondness for all things Judy Garland. From the Mormon Times, via laist.com:
The first and greatest threat from [...]
The short version: PZ Myers, Biologist and angry Atheist, gets angry. Why? Because a student who steals a communion wafer gets death threats from angry Catholics. Student presumably shits pants and returns wafer, prompting Myers to pick up the torch, upping the ante by offering to desecrate a wafer, or—we can only hope—build a 50 [...]
To really and truly appreciate the “Society for the Preservation of 1990’s era Geocities” madness that inspired this electric boogaloo, you simply must visit. But have your speakers down low before you get there.
I did not, as instructed, click on the “Listen Hi.” Just sayin’, if you do, you’re on your own there.
Still, it [...]
Starbucks new (retro, actually) logo is offensive:
The new retro logo at Starbucks is stirring controversy. The logo shows a mermaid with partially-covered breasts.
A Christian group based in San Diego called The Resistance says the logo looks like a naked woman with her legs spread like a prostitute.
(Caution: NSFW image follows!)
The Resistance, whose women presumably [...]
From an otherwise interesting story on Gawker (who are the boss of Kotaku) :
Gawker Media’s gaming site Kotaku, says editor Brian Crecente, goes out of its way to stop boy’s-club coverage. Both sites have enjoyed years of rising traffic.
(emphasis mine.)
O RLY?
The above NSFW link (hint: it has boobs) brought to you by Mr. Crecente, two [...]
From the press site for Quest for Middle Earth:
Ongoing recent discoveries by archaeologists and historians have found evidence that indicates that elves, giants, dragons and even hobbits once existed on earth. Norse legends, Sumerian texts and the discovery of hobbits and giant eagles on the island of Flores indicate that the Lord [...]
Get your rez’s now, because soon you’ll have to stand in a DMV-style line for it. And you’ll have to go to China to do it:
Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue - In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a [...]
Oklahoma has a new license plate design:
No, it’s not a joke.
Stephen Colbert’s job just got a lot harder.
The TSA is lifting the ban on cigarette lighters for airline travelers.
Water, shampoo, and breast milk still strictly controlled.
No punchline. Just thought you should know.
From Gamerush:
U.S. authorities say a couple from Reno, Nevada was so obsessed with playing video games online that they left their babies to starve.
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The children are now doing well and regaining weight in foster care. Their parents, Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, now face up to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors say the [...]