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Eric Scheske

When We Read the Headline . . .

. . . we knew who fired the shot: > It was bound to happen sooner or later, and in what newspapers in Kentucky are calling a first, one American has killed another in a dispute over the Iraq war. > It happened at Floyd County flea market on Thursday, when two friends,

Take It Like a Man

You know, if you're going to be a twisted pervert, could you at least be a shadow of a man about it? As far as we're concerned, this is like suing a bartender for serving you too many drinks or, perhaps more apt, suing a baseball

No Shocker Here

Throughout our country's history, politicians would give away beer and cider. Now, they give away sex: > With his campaign for city council going no place fast, Victor Bernace felt he needed something special to spark interest in his next fundraiser. How about exotic dancers? > The New

Forgive Us, Bill

> Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, two of Britain's greatest Shakespearean actors, are to star in a film adaptation of The Merchant of Venice set in modern-day Las Vegas. > The new Â£20 million movie will shift the action of the Bard's 1596

More Da Vinci Madness

> [Da Vinci Code] Film officials have held talks with Catholic groups and other organisations despite Dan Brown, the author, insisting that “it's only a novel and therefore a work of fiction”, The New York Times reported yesterday. > The Catholic League is calling for Ron Howard, the

More Meth

Newsweek has a feature article on methamphetamine (a/k/a "crank") and the government's ineffective war against it. We've always been lukewarm on the drug war, but this stuff needs to be ruthlessly stomped out with our heels. In Eric Scheske's small

100 Bad People?

They're bad people according to Bernard Goldberg's book, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. The list shows a little bit of Republican bias, to say the least, and our list would look considerably different, but we like lists, so we're reproducing it here.

Talking Causes Blindness

> Prolonged use of mobile phones can lead to permanent eye damage including cataracts, scientists believe. > Medical researchers have found that microwave radiation of the type emitted by mobile phones causes eye tissue to "bubble" - a precursor to the formation of cataracts - and can also interfere with

Almost Like Competing for the Olympics?

> Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson has been asked to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the streets of Sydney if the city is selected to host a major Catholic gathering in 2008, a newspaper reported Saturday. > Gibson's staging of the Stations of the Cross, a

Something Below Has Frozen Over

> [T]he Rolling Stones have hired a personal trainer and organised organic food for their upcoming tour. > Mick Jagger & Co have replaced the booze and drugs of their heyday with a healthy eating and exercise regime to keep them in shape. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/