The Museum of Funeral Customs!

How could I not love a museum whose slogan is "Death Is Only The Beginning"? Whose gift shop sells casket paperweights, chocolate coffins (with removable lids), and a T-shirt that reads "Everybody's Gotta Go Sometime..."?
Much thanks to Sarah Vowell's book, Assassination Vacation, for the tip ( Read more... )

Money is a kind of poetry.-Wallace Stevens ( Read more... )

Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.

Six of the seven college students killed in a massive house fire Sunday morning in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, attended the University of South Carolina, a university official said Sunday.

Big back home bummer.

A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist "watch list," raising concerns the list may be becoming too large.

From the article: "Timothy Sparapani, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, urged Congress to tighten its oversight of the process "before we all ( Read more... )

During today's press conference about the economy, The Tyrant apparently said something to the effect that Congress needs to step up and take responsibility for the health care needs of America's poor children - no doubt in response to recent public statements by Presidential hopefuls Clinton and Obama regarding their proposed health care agendas ( Read more... )

Man kills self with DIY guillotine

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Canadian PM vows to defend Arctic - Canada's prime minister has begun a three-day trip to the Arctic in an effort to assert sovereignty over the region a week after Russia symbolically staked a claim to the North Pole by sending submarines.

Russia resumes nuke bomber sorties - Russia's strategic bombers have resumed the Soviet Union's Cold War ( Read more... )

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Featuring Sgt. Jason Lemieux, along with First Lieutenant Paul Rieckhoff, author of Chasing Ghosts - Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective.