Cruz Misled: NOT born in the USA!
Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz comes under fire from Republican hard-liners for being born in Canada.
School BYOB: Bring Your Own “De-vice”
Students now expected to bring their own computer device to school.
“My Kingdom for a Hearse!”
The War of the Roses and the Maple Leaf: The Canadian descendent of Richard III, who’s DNA was used to identify the king’s remains, joins the legal royal-battle over where to bury the monarch’s bones.
Row, Row, Rowing into the record books
The Richmond Maritime Festival set a Guinness World Record when 180 people successfully sang a collective relay rendition of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
A Brush with fame, bringing home a Bacon
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Paint Brushes belonging to Francis Bacon being auctioned by Christies are expected to fetch $25,000£.[Bacon’s paintings sell for up to 85 million]. The used brushes are in a paint-spattered bean tin, [Bacon and beans?]
Fifty Shades of Red
London Firefighters report a huge increase in calls to free people stuck in handcuffs, which they attribute to the popularity of the book “50 Shades of Grey”
The Commons Touch
Statues of British Prime Ministers Churchill and Thatcher are showing signs of wear because M.P.s touch the statues for luck when entering the House of Commons
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.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 