Category Archives: World News

Stupid Baby Names Outlawed in New Zealand

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bert

New Zealand’s Birth Registrar bans “Lucifer” “Messiah” “General” and “*”  as Names As reported in the West Australian newspaper on July 19 the New Zealand  registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages have compiled a list of 102 names (so far) of … Continue reading →

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Rise in Graffiti Reported Across USA

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Bert

Graffiti is Vandalism, Not Art The New York Times story on the rise of graffiti in cities both large and small is disturbing. For those who say graffiti is art, I would like to be invited to your home and … Continue reading →

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Paul Gauguin Painting Attacked at the National Gallery

Posted on May 29, 2011 by B.P.

Lunatics Among Us This story of a woman attacking the Paul Gauguin painting “Two Tahitian Women” on April 1, 2011 got skipped over in a lot of newspapers or was a blurb in others. The 1899 painting is worth an … Continue reading →

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Guess What? The World Is NOT Ending May 21

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Bert

People Believing In Strange Things Maybe you’ve seen these people? The New York Times front page story on the people who believe in Harold Camping’s prophecy about the return of Jesus on May 21 and the end of the world … Continue reading →

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Our Silly World

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Max

Maybe you missed the Associated Press article about new laws being passed in Romania to punish witches (yes, witches) and fortune teller’s with fines and imprisonment if their predictions do not come true. The brief, published in the New York … Continue reading →

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