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Weekly Review — December 25, 2012, 8:00 am
Apocalypse Not, an NRA nut, and Nutella shopping at the Vatican
Weekly Review — December 18, 2012, 8:00 am
Yet another tragic mass shooting in the United States
Weekly Review — December 11, 2012, 8:00 am
Typhoon tears, undiplomatic leg-crossing, and a fashionable Canadian macaque
Weekly Review — December 4, 2012, 8:00 am
Syria’s communications blackout, North Korea’s unicorn lair, and Iceland’s ram-penis economy
Weekly Review — November 27, 2012, 8:00 am
“There has never been a battle,” said a general of the Free Syrian Army, “with this much booty.”
Weekly Review — November 20, 2012, 8:00 am
Turmoil in Gaza, Republican hand-wringing, and a narcoleptic goat named Voldemort
Weekly Review — November 13, 2012, 8:00 am
The U.S. presidential election, Sandy sex, and the super perv powder of an antivirus pioneer
Weekly Review — November 6, 2012, 8:00 am
Americans prepare to choose a president, a blindfolded Egyptian child chooses a pope, and Siri refuses to help you find a prostitute in China.
Weekly Review — October 30, 2012, 12:03 pm
“San Diego is gorgeous this time of year!” tweeted Cindy McCain. “I’m in heaven!”
Weekly Review — October 23, 2012, 12:25 pm
“A paleoanthropologist determined that prehistoric man ate pandas, researchers disproved the Five-Second Rule, and a cat discovered 2,000-year-old catacombs in Rome.”
Weekly Review — October 15, 2012, 12:32 am
“Jean-François Copé, the secretary general of France’s center-right opposition, lamented what he said was widespread bullying of French youths by devout Muslims. ‘There are areas,’ said Copé, ‘where children cannot even eat their pains au chocolat because it’s Ramadan.’”
Weekly Review — October 8, 2012, 6:45 pm
“A pro-Kremlin youth group made a video for Vladimir Putin’s sixtieth birthday, set to ‘Blueberry Hill,’ that showed attractive young women riding on horseback, scoring in a hockey game against the United States, and retrieving an urn from the sea.”
Weekly Review — October 1, 2012, 5:39 pm
“Authorities in Idaho traced a finger discovered inside a trout to Haans Galassi, who lost four fingers in a wakeboarding accident two months ago. ‘There’s still three more,’ said the detective who identified the finger. ‘It’s hard to say where those are going to end up.’”
Weekly Review — September 24, 2012, 6:19 pm
“Two hunters, one in Utah and another in Bordeaux, France, were shot by their own dogs. ‘It wasn’t the dog’s fault,’ said the French sportsman, whose hand had to be amputated. ‘He’s adorable!’”
Weekly Review — September 17, 2012, 10:06 pm
“The Birmingham National Sea Life Center in England reported that a nurse shark named Florence had become a vegetarian following surgery three years ago to remove a rusty hook. 'We’re having to hide pieces of fish inside celery sticks, hollowed out cucumbers, and between the leaves of lettuces to get her to eat them,' said curator Graham Burrows.”
Weekly Review — September 10, 2012, 4:26 pm
Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for the 2012 presidential race at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Times have changed, and so have I,” said Obama in his acceptance speech. “I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the president.” Obama drew 35.7 million television viewers, 5.4 million more than did Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention one week earlier, but 2.7 million fewer than for his 2008 acceptance speech.[1][2] Hundreds demonstrated against Charlotte’s financial industry, and 25 protesters were arrested, as was a local man who tweeted that he would “hit president Obama with that Lee …
Weekly Review — September 3, 2012, 6:08 pm
Mitt Romney formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party’s national convention in Tampa, Florida. “What America needs is jobs,” said Romney. “Lots of jobs.” John Boehner suggested that Romney would be helped by low turnout among Hispanic and African American voters; Romney’s campaign held a party for top fundraisers aboard Cracker Bay, a yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands; and two conventioneers were ejected for heckling a black camerawoman. “This,” they said, tossing peanuts at her, “is how we feed animals.” Vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan was criticized for making false claims in his convention speech, notably …
Weekly Review — August 27, 2012, 5:28 pm
As Tropical Storm Isaac accelerated northward through the Gulf of Mexico, officials at the Republican National Convention in Tampa postponed the formal nomination of Mitt Romney as the party’s presidential candidate from Monday to Tuesday, and Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency. “Preparation is a key to success,” said Scott. “Cigarettes,” said one resident. “I’m stocking up on those.” The storm, which killed several people as it passed over Haiti and temporarily halted ferry service to the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, was expected to become a Category 1 or Category 2 hurricane by the time …
Amount of cash CNN reporter Peter Arnett says he wore sewn into his clothes while covering the Gulf War:
Babies prefer to look at attractive people.
A woman testified that prostitutes at the “bunga bunga” parties thrown by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had dressed up as President Obama.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”
