Move over Oprah – there’s a new literary-promotion-machine in town. The book is described as …”the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle and a chilling fable of unending guilt”. A surreal Irish novel which fleetingly appeared in an episode of hit drama Lost has seen an upsurge…
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Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his “wife”, after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000…
Quote of the Day…NY Times
Isn’t Sasha Cohen Ali G? cd “I was kind of in shock. It was difficult. I was in a good place and I didn’t feel nervous, but physically I just couldn’t execute when I needed to.” SASHA COHEN, after coming in second in women’s figure skating at the Olympics.
Saving The Neighborhood…Salon
The feature story for Salon this month covers the return to New Orleans and the problems, both socially and economically that it is causing… Salon.com – Home Hundreds of New Orleans residents are coaxing their exiled neighbors to return and convince City Hall to spare their homes from the wrecking ball. But will saving their…
regnyouth archives – great music
This is a great site…you guys may notice that I like this site so much I chose to sponsor it…check it out…. cd regnyouth archives This Is Lo-Fi Indie guys of folkOn ‘Dare to Be Surprised’, John Davis and Sebadoh mainman Lou Barlow concoct a collection of songs that could be superficially described in the…
I’m in love with a philosopher, and the worst part is…
(I am, by the way. -mh) Arj is in a Descartes-ian conundrum. He’s in a love with a philosopher. AtomFilms – Arj and Poopy: Philosopher
'Brokeback Mountain' Shirts Go for $100,000
Wonder if Kenny and Tom were bidding… LOS ANGELES (Feb. 22) – Tom Gregory just spent more than $100,000 on two used cowboy shirts. And he couldn’t be happier. The shirts are the ones worn by the ill-fated lovers, played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, in Oscar front-runner “Brokeback Mountain.” The shirts that represent…
Sex with a partner is 400% better
Sometimes it is more than 400%….. LOVERS know only too well that men usually need a “recovery period” after orgasm, and that sexual intercourse with orgasm is more satisfying than an orgasm from masturbation alone. Now scientists think the two phenomena might be linked. Following orgasm, the hormone prolactin is released into the bloodstream in…
Christians massacre Muslims , death toll 'at least 80'
Wow…it’s a good thing we have religion to give us an excuse to hack each other apart with machetes. Funny, how you never hear about a bunch of Scientologists being slain by a horde of Sub-Genii.. cd At least 80 people were killed when Christians turned on Muslims living among them in a southern Nigeria…
Shit! Thieves Steal $100,000 Of Equipment From Sewage Plant
In Hawai’i we live so close to each other that I hear my neighbors blowing their nose while I watch a movie in my house. Yet, someone can take a forklift and steal a 2000 pound piece of equipment with no one seeing them? Bullshit! This is the way Hawai’i works. A three year delay…