Ten-second boxing match
I rarely watch professional boxing, but I did manage to work this short match into my schedule. [youtube]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5wEEFfer0&feature=related[/youtube]
New ideas for sports competitions
Japanese TV shows are legendary for coming up with wacky ideas. This one has to be the wackiest I've ever seen. I'm at a loss for words.
They’re bombing 1 1/2 million people in a cage.
"They're bombing 1 1/2 million people in a cage," says a Norwegian doctor working in Gaza. The attached video contains pointed commentary by Bill Moyers, who addresses massive media failure and indiscriminate death. So often, the human condition seems to be the same sad story over and over, ever so…
Accusations of pro-weather bias
The weather channel has now been accused of having a pro-weather bias. Weather Channel Accused of Pro-Weather Bias Also consider a more serious media-crit piece by the Onion: an interview of a hot air balloonist who keeps trying to make his point.
More on the corn ethanol fiasco
Corn ethanol is a terribly costly and damaging joke that has been inflicted on us by politicians looking for something that looks like a fix, rather than doing the much harder work to find real solutions to our energy problems. I've posted on corn ethanol before, and it's now time…