“Pill-popping makes perfect”
Study finds that the Epilepsy drug, Valproate, can give people the ability to acquire perfect pitch
Hide-a-tattoo?
Traditional Haida tattoos are making a comeback. [a design for every spot]
Neil Young vs Stephen Harper
Battle of the bards. Neil Young protests the Oils Sands development
“Are you working for Enbridge?”
Yet another train derailment spills hazardous materials into Burnaby creek. CN says beavers are partly to blame.
Couch-Surfing!
Large winter waves have eroded beaches at Oahu’s North Shore surfing mecca, Haleiwa, causing some houses to collapse
Enbridge CEO to Harper “At least we don’t have to contend with elves”
A massive road construction project in Iceland was halted as locals protested that it was disrupting an important elf church. Meanwhile in Canada, Harper seems determined to push through approval of the Enbridge Pipeline despite many real environmental concerns.
“It’s not attempted murder if you succeed”
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team contemplates Surrey’s crime statistics: Good news: attempted murder down 57%, Bad news, murder up 78%
Enigma no more
Alan Turing, who cracked the German Enigma code in WWII, thus shortening the war and saving thousands of lives, who was then convicted of being gay and committed suicide, at last receives a posthumous Royal Pardon.
Breaking Badder!
A fan of “Breaking Bad” who won a contest to watch the Series Finale with the Cast, has been arrested for making illegal drugs in a cement mixer and running a large drug distributing company.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 