Faster, Higher, Stronger, Straighter?
Russia’s new punitive anti-gay laws provoke calls for an Olympic Boycott over fears that gay tourists and athletes could be fined or jailed
Requiem for the Glaciers
“I know its a Requiem, but I didn’t hear any shots.”
Orchestra and Chorus perform Paul Walde’s Requiem at Farnham Glacier in the Kootenays to draw attention to the world’s disappearing Glaciers
Re-emergence of the Pink Panther?
“Calling Inspector Clouseau!” Notorious “Pink Panther” gang strikes again stealing $53 million in jewels from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France.
Key of X-Flat
Wolverine: “I can’t seem to play anything except triads”
Robot Home-Invasion
Scientists predict that home robots will become common within 10 years
Celine Dion, Order of Canada
Celine Dion is elevated to Companion to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not donating free tickets for her Quebec concert to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic disaster, as Paul McCartney did last week.
Weiner Roast
Former congressman, Anthony Weiner, who resigned after sexting lewd photos of his groin, is facing demands that he withdraw from New York civic elections after it was revealed he was up to his old tricks, “sexting” under a pseudonym.
Cheaper than Laneway Housing?
BT is selling off iconic red telephone kiosks for £1950, a frugal option for Vancouver’s proposed mini “Laneway” housing?
“Rhinos-incest”: Heir necessity
A Cincinnati zoo will attempt to breed rare Sumatran rhino brother and sister in an effort to save the species from extinction.
Reef Madness
“Incoming!” US Airforce drops unarmed bombs, each carrying 2,000 pounds of concrete, on Great Barrier Reef
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 