20 October 2006
By The Morning News
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An adorably illustrated guide to sussing out liars.
American-style supermarkets are changing the way India shops, farms, and even invests--but the corner stores are suffering.
PDF of Johnny Cash's Christian comics from the '70s, compliments of WFMU.
Weekend project: Make fake political signs! Put them up around your neighborhood! Send us photos!
You don't just have your mother's nose--you also have the way she scrunches it when she's annoyed.
"Children are becoming increasingly precious and expensive, because nowadays they serve as symbols of their parents' wealth."
Want to know how to participate in the Haxley Hood game or master the ancient art of fen skating? This is the book for you. Billy Bragg's top 10 books on Englishness.
Sarah Hepola looks at what the cat dragged in in today's Digest.
Maj. Gen. Caldwell claims the current increase in Iraq violence is timed, obviously, with the run-up to U.S. midterm elections.
Never mind the insurgents, conservatives are already arguing over which of their own lost the election for everybody.
Orange County candidate acknowledges his campaign sent scare letters to Latino voters.
"Cloak of invisibility" doesn't make things visibly invisible--and it's not really a cloak either.
Study of Scottish bartenders shows the recent smoking ban has led to "rapid, marked improvement" in their health.
Retired priest admits being knackered on tranquilizers and playing with a young Mark Foley, but doesn't get what the big deal is.
Kim Jong Il reportedly tells Chinese envoy that he regrets the first nuke test, and no new tests are planned.
Kremlin says Putin's rape joke doesn't really come across in translation.
Construction workers find remains of Sept. 11 victims at northwest edge of World Trade Center site.
Russia orders Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and other foreign groups to cease activities until they get their papers in order.
In mp3 interview, Howard Zinn discusses our "addiction to massive violence."
Soccer + hacky-sack + dancing + Myanmar = Mystic Ball, the Movie.
Katrina-born romance ends in dismemberment, cooking, suicide--but no cannibalism.
Too much description is ruining your dinner, so shut up and eat before it gets cold.
Space etiquette for the discerning space tourist.
The Ultramarathon Man, whose goal is to run 50 marathons in 50 days, wants you to get up and run.
Underground pub-crawling in Iran.
