Bye Pistol Pete?
First the violence-free pinata, now getting rid of New Mexico State University's
violent mascot, Pistol Pete. Link
[http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=19516&cat=NMSPORTS].
Eric Scheske
But Hey, We're Getting Their Consumers!
> Amnesty International, the well known human rights group, has issued its 2005
Amnesty International report which again shows China's continuing abuse of women
due to the one-child policy. Successive reports indicating such abuses have,
however, failed to convince the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to
abandon
Disease Respects No Bogus Civil Rights
> A rare sexually transmitted disease some are calling the "new AIDS" has made its
way to Canada.
> There have been 22 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) reported in Canada in
recent months, all in homosexual and bisexual men with high-risk sexual
practices, according to a
Reader's World
We earlier reported that general book sales are down. Link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1125/]
. But this NYT article [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/books/02book.html?]
says they're up:
> Sales of general-interest books are thriving, in sharp contrast to recent
downturns in other communications
We're Gonna Haffta See It
Cinderella Man is apparently a manly family man's movie. Link
[http://www.townhall.com/culture/moviereviews/CinderellaMan.html]. Excerpt:
> The fight scenes are gritty and exciting, often seen from Crowe's blurred
perspective as he lopes around the ring and grins through his mouthguard. But
Crowe
The Dark Museums
Interesting piece at Spiked about the dark museums (holocaust museums and other
exhibits of misery and conflict) that have been proliferating. Link
[http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAB4B.htm]. Excerpt:
> *This mania for memorial museums is a sign of a society with an unhealthy
obsession. These new museums
Many Houses, No Home
The NYT ran an interesting piece earlier this week about the white gypsies:
upper-middle-class folk who run for the money and constantly re-locate their
families. Link
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/01/national/class/01ALPHARETTA-FINAL.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=c11207ca2f82faf8&
No Swearing in the Netherlands?
> The name of the Lord may no longer be taken in vain in the Dutch village of
Staphorst.
> Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion
holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes.
Link
[http://news.
PSA
If you notice odd links at the bottom of our posts during the next few days,
just ignore them. We're experimenting with Technorati tags, and it may take us a
few days to figure out how they work.
1941 Redux
Japanese porn is coming . . . to Sony's PSP-friendly Universal Media Disc. Sony
says it has no control what producers make for the device. Some think Sony
doesn't object because its failure to embrace porn led to the demise of Betamax
twenty years ago. Link
[http://www.