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  • Kanye West’s “New Slaves” Is Right On Prisons And Consumer Culture But Weird On Women

    Kanye West’s debuted a new song, ';New Slaves,'; for a mass audience on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and as an art project last ...

  • Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast

    OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their ...

  • The Peculiar Politics of Karl Roves Outrage Over the IRS Flap

    Karl Rove addresses the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. (Steve Helber) Karl Rove is offering America a super-sized serving of political cynicism. Since the controversy over the targeting of grassroots tea party groups for extra scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service ...

  • Man climbs onto dome of St Peters to protest Italian politics

    ROME (Reuters) - A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high ...

  • Cartoons Lead the Way From Humour to Dialogue

    Willis is the pseudonym of Nadia Khiari, a cartoonist from Tunisia whose acerbic and ironic drawings are gaining an international following, mainly through social media and selected journals. Michel Kichka is the prominent Belgian-born, Israel-based cartoonist whose work is viewed eagerly in his adopted country. In Cannes, they joined fellow cartoonists Plantu of France and Dilem of Algeria to ...

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Funny People

Funny People

Well theyre some sad things known to man, sang Smokey Robinson, But aint too much sadder than the tears of a clown--an easy sentiment (no offense to Smokey) that is exactly what writer/director Judd Apatow is trying to undercut in Funny People, his third feature film. It has alre ... ...

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  • Toss burgers at kidnappers in Charles Ramsey video game

    "Burger Bash," developed by NMA-TV, lets you throw burgers at Ariel Castro -- the man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his Cleveland home for 10 ...

  • Mel Brooks lame sitcoms and the superiority of codger humour

    Video: Has Mad Men ruined the rest of TV? Jokes about these matters abound. Snippy comments, acid remarks, one-liners. Most can be found on Twitter, 140 characters at a time. One good joke gets repeated ceaselessly.Our current circumstance helps us put into perspective, I think, the dearth of good TV comedy these days. In recent weeks I've written about both Louis C.K. and Amy Schumer, ...

  • Gandhi blood sample up for auction in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from 10,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds ($15,200-$22,800). The slides were obtained in ...

  • Prague metro plans to launch love train for singles

    PRAGUE (Reuters) - Rail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for ...

  • Calif. suspects accidentally dial 911 during crime

    FRESNO, Calif. -; Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to ...

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