La Dolce Vita
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud. Now he faces a difficult choice: in which of his several Villas and Palazzos to serve his sentence!
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
Thatcher’s Canadian briefs revealed!
Briefs issued to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for her 1983 visit to Canada provide fascinating glimpse into Britain’s view of Canadians
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”
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.
Mike Duffy: Deflation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation inflates giant Mike Duffy balloon near Parliament Hill as part of a campaign to reform the Senate.
Prime Minister Harper compiles “enemy list”
Canadian Prime Minister’s office sends emails requesting that aides compile a list of “enemies” for distribution to new Cabinet
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 