Monthly Archives: November 2003

Bostun University has been attracting attention for some rather dubious distinctions lately. First they won a $1.3 billion Federal contract to construct a high-security bioterror defense laboratory so they can cultivate and experiment on the world’s deadliest pathogens. Then there … Continue reading →

In indefatigable pursuit of the truth, I have decided, as usual to let someone else do the hard work.  I mean, who has time? Some of us have to earn a living, after all. That doesn’t mean we are abdicating our … Continue reading →

from the Boston Globe As noted here on its introduction back in June, the new Apple "Cheese-grater" model G-5 isn’t going to win any awards for aestetic design. But the Boston Globe’s technology columnist Hiawatha Bray got his hands on … Continue reading →

Tens of thousands of tourists are attending the world’s biggest camel fair, on the border between India and Pakistan. "We expect 20,000 international tourists to attend this fair," he said, putting at 500,000 the number of Indians expected at Pushkar. … Continue reading →

Nine illegal immigrants who worked as janitors at Wal-Mart until they were arrested during federal raids last month have sued the company, accusing it of discrimination. The nine say they were paid lower wages and offered fewer benefit because they … Continue reading →

VERY strange but oddly appealing site of Japanese soft-core animation of incredible shrinking women.  Dowbrigade’s personal fascination with this site may stem from the fact that the Sra. Dowbrigade has been shrinking and now weighs less than half of her … Continue reading →

A convicted marijuana grower has told prison authorities he is a man – after spending more than eight months locked up with women. An inquiry has been launched after Billie Jo Hawks told wardens at Kentucky’s Correctional Institution for Women … Continue reading →

A spokesman for California governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger says the film-star-turned-politician will name a private investigator to look into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The decision appears to have come after the state’s attorney general Bill Lockyer told Mr. Schwarzenegger that … Continue reading →

It took me a while to track down the sordid details of the latest Prince Charles scandal.  But how can you not? Is it not a universal truth that when someone announces "I have a secret but I’m not telling … Continue reading →

An exhausted tourist, left, waits for his girlfriend next to a mannequin in Paris’ most famous department store, Les Galeries Lafayette, Friday Nov.7, 2003. On Saturday, hundreds of women will flock the venerable store for free striptease lessons from two … Continue reading →

It took Donald Awalt six months to put his GI Joe Halloweeen costume together, ordering the components on the internet, and sewing and assembing them piece by piece.  It only took a few seconds for the whole thing to go … Continue reading →

Journalism is a risky business these days, with much of the media reporting on iteself in a serpentine circle jerk of objectivity, accountability and maoistic self-criticsm. What’s a columnist to do when a seemingly reliable source turns out to be … Continue reading →