I use the word "finally", but I realize other stories may have existed before this. It's just that this isn't publicized often enough, in my opinion.

Tonight on the NBC Nightly News, they aired a story from Ann Curry about Darfur. She's interviewing the Sudanese President ( Read more... )

Have you seen this in any of the many news outlets covering this story today? (oh, and it's the actual Swiss Army; not the Swiss Guard at the Vatican)

Swiss Accidentally Invade LiechtensteinBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ( Read more... )

February 2 is National Wear Red Day, in support of educating women about heart disease. Why should it just be "national", though? Why not international? Oh wait -- because "international" people are in bed. Well, there's always next year. I never even heard of it, but stumbled onto it by way of the Red Dress Collection at NY Fashion Week this ( Read more... )

Yay ( Read more... )

From the NY Times free subscription service:

Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim By MICHAEL SLACKMAN ( Read more... )

I should not be allowed to post in Chit-Chat before 7:00 AM. Most days I have the appropriate filters on (read: only post in light-hearted or vibe-request threads), but this morning I didn't. And now I'm hot under the collar ( Read more... )

Unk was just fast-forwarding through some TiVo'd Datelines, and made a comment about Benny Hinn. They did a special on him recently. Without even thinking, I said, "Benny Hinn . . . that man is a rash on the butt of Christianity ( Read more... )

Watching CNN and BBC coverage of Election Day in Iraq. One of the BBC reporters couldn't even be heard for the joyous singing, dancing and clapping behind her. She said it was like being at a wedding. They just said that the women are outnumbering the men about 3 to 1. I don't know if it's just in the Kurdish Autonomous region, or everywhere. ( Read more... )