Miscellaneous

> Young Arabs will soon be poring over a new group - and new genre - of superheroes like Jabbar, Mumita and Ramzi Razem, all aimed specifically at young Muslim readers and focusing on Muslim virtues. > Mr. Mutawa's Teshkeel Media, based in Kuwait, says that in September

> A 73-year-old woman is being investigated for “kidnapping and maltreating a family member” after allegedly keeping her mentally disturbed daughter locked in a darkened bathroom for 30 years [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1995482,00.html]. The story has a judgmental tone to it. Has anyone considered

I'm not a big fan of the Americans with Disabilities Act (nice idea, but too many incidental casualties), but this is a bit much: > Two brothers with muscular dystrophy were made to crawl to their car after security guards at a Melbourne shopping centre refused to let

> Kevin Reeves, 40, was jailed for 15 months and ordered to pay £2,000 compensation after accepting £20,000 from a friend so depressed that she asked him to find a hitman to murder her. He even offered to do it himself, but got no further than

From Britain: > The law could be changed to allow two prostitutes and a receptionist or maid to work together legally in brothels, the government has confirmed. > Currently only lone prostitutes can offer sex from flats or other premises without breaking the law. Link [http://news.bbc.co.uk/

I'm gonna hurl: > A controversial exhibition displaying 20 skinned human cadavers will go on show in Melbourne [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0%2C5478%2C17839551%255e2862%2C00.html] . Organizers say it's educational. Or maybe artistic. Or maybe a type of prayer.

The fury over the Steelers/Colts call picked up a little steam. The Steelers' Joey Porter accused the refs of cheating. The NFL moved to do damage control, saying that the call rests within the ref's judgment (thanks for the enlightenment, NFL). The sports commentators who depend

I think outdoor urination is a great thing, but not in urban settings. That's just gross. > Ken Ortmann, an alderman who owns a local tavern wants to lower the penalties for public urination before the Feb. 25 Mardi Gras Parade. > Ortmann said his bill would allow

> The Church of Norway forced a priest to resign on Friday from a panel set to judge bikini-clad women competing to be the country's Miss Universe contestant [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060113/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_religion_missuniverse]. Why did Norway object? All the

Odd things that happen when adults don't mature, episode 1,323,009: > Mike Marlowe fully admits that he sometimes gave George Gillespie a hard time in that AOL chatroom. > But never in his wildest imagination did he expect to be sued in court for what he