Go Moron Go!
Some people think gambling is a fool's pursuit. A new Indian casino in
California apparently agrees, dubbing itself "Morongo." Link
[http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/].
Eric Scheske
Ventriloquist
There's a museum or hall of fame for everything these days, so this doesn't
surprise us: A museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. It's in Kentucky.
Link [http://www.venthavenmuseum.net/index.html]. Some people find ventriloquism
annoying, but we enjoy it in
Your Brain on TV
TV hurts kids.
This is common sense to anyone who looks at himself honestly while watching TV
and compares it to his mental activity while conversing, playing, or reading.
Or, perhaps a better way to put it, such an assertion makes intuitive sense if
we look at ourselves honestly.
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Deep Impact Lawsuit
> Russian astrologist Marina Bai has filed suit in a Moscow asking for 8.7 billion
rubles (311 million U.S. dollars) because, she claims, the NASA Deep Impact
mission damaged her business by altering her ability to provide accurate
horoscopes, harmed her "system of spiritual values," and
Flushing at MSU
And if you're on an athletic scholarship, it'll count as three credits:
> Following the completion of a $64-million renovation, hundreds of volunteers
plan to help make sure Michigan State's football stadium has what it takes to
make it through game day.
>
Not Sure How We Missed This
First pets, now dolls:
> As Japan produces fewer children and more retirees, toymakers are designing new
dolls designed not for the young but for the lonely and elderly–companions which
can sleep next to them and offer caring words they may never hear otherwise.
> Talking toys have become
Cruisin' to the Defense
Charley Reese at Lew Rockwell comes to Tom Cruise's defense. We don't care for
Cruise, but most of Reese's points have merit. Link
[http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese206.html]. Excerpt:
> [P]sychiatry is a pseudo-science, just like so-called social science,
Anglicans Slaughtering Goats
> In South Africa, so the Church Times article by Michael Bleby explains, some
Christians like to involve their ancestors in worship, and, the argument goes,
since blood is symbolic of life, Christian worshippers can come into communion
with their ancestors through the fresh blood of a goat. . .
> "
One Comic Book Series + Sex
The director of the new X-Men movie is inventing his own character to, what
else?, add a large dose of sex. Link
[http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-07-04/#celeb7]. Excerpt:
> Brett Ratner is spicing up the new X-Men 3 movie with the addition of
Korean Wife Beaters
Mildly interesting article in The Korea Times about troubled marriages between
Korean men and Filipina women. Basically, it appears that Korean men tend to
abuse the wives. Link
[http://search.hankooki.com/times/times_view.php?terms=Korean+wives+code%3A+kt&path=hankooki3%2Ftimes%2Flpage%2Fspecial%2F200507%2Fkt2005070320064567650.