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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

When Smart Guys Watch TV

A site dedicated to complaining about, and pointing out errors in, TV programs [http://www.rev.net/~aloe/tv/entertainment.html]. Some are petty, some are clever, some are learned. Samples: > On 22 March 1999, it was announced that the last Oscar of the century was being awarded. It

All Aboard the Hell Express!

> Three armed bandits pushed their way into a Queens church last night, forced the priest to open the safe – and then stole $120 from him when they found it empty. NY Post Link [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/30212.htm].

Halloween is Bad for You

This is like the person who reminds you of a potential hangover when you're having a great time at a party: > As October 31 nears, excitement fills the air. Kids of all ages are planning their perfect Halloween costume while parents are out buying candy to hand

Women Rasslin'

Title IX paving the way: Shimmer Women Wrestling [http://www.shimmerwrestling.com/], at an Eagles Club just outside Chicago. Among the contenders: > CHEERLEADER MELISSA - Height: 5'8" Weight: 142 lbs. San Francisco, CA. Debut: August 1999. Melissa broke in on the California independent scene, and has earned

Europeans Starting to Dislike Halloween?

Lighten up, Francis: > "It's an American custom that's got nothing to do with our culture," Kohler wrote in letters sent out to households. By midweek, the mayors of eight neighboring villages had thrown their support behind the boycott. So had local police, annoyed

Womyn in Bed Poll

This has all the polling sample merit of a Kinsey Institute study: > Most twentysomething women prefer silence during sex and many would go all the way for money, a titillating new survey reveals. > Results of an Internet sex poll published in the November issue of Jane magazine also

War of the Circumcised

This sounds like a bad novel: > More than two-dozen Hasidic men are in a holy mess after allegedly breaking into a Brooklyn synagogue, apparently as part of an ongoing power struggle among warring Satmar sects. > Cops arrested 26 men who allegedly celebrated a holy day Tuesday by

Cell of Terror

> The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland covered up the sexual abuse of young people by priests over several decades in one diocese, a state probe concluded. > A 270-page report published on Tuesday details the Church's handling of 100 allegations of abuse against 21 priests dating

Movie Shock Moments

> Click on a title below to find the best shocks cinema has to offer. But before proceeding, please note that there are many spoilers, and of course check with a doctor to make sure your heart can take it. It's a neat collection. This is the description

Alien Abduction

Maybe they're just nuts, but not mentally ill. Kinda like Timothy Robbins: > [T]here is a striking similarity in alien abduction claims: such as big eyes, strange skin color of aliens, being "probed" by the aliens and telepathic communication. > Scientists argue that the reason