DoD planting rosy stories in the Iraqi press

This time, someone really does have to be fired. The revelation that Defense Department money, not even authorized by Congress...

Venezuelan Democracy under threat by US

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Democracy under threat In the background, at private meetings on the island of Aruba...

WiFi Research

Reading up on wireless networking at 1842 this morning. I’m trying to figure out an easy (and cheap) way to...

US Patent Office rejects remaining NTP vs RIM patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected another patent owned by Research in Motion sparring partner NTP, effectively rendering...

Urban Legend: The youngest mother on record was a five-year-old Peruvian girl.

True. Regardless of our squeamishness, we have to note that the claim of a five-year-old girl giving birth is apparently...

Cthulhu Image and Resource Gallery

A clever little resource for all things Cthulhu. It may not be “online the liveliest awfulness,” but it’s pretty darn...

Saddam’s lawyers challenge court’s legitimacy, security

Foreign lawyers defending Saddam Hussein challenged the legitimacy of the U.S.-backed Iraqi court trying him and demanded more security for...

Fossil strengthens dinosaur ancestry case

A perfectly preserved fossil of a feathered creature that lived 150 million years ago has provided further evidence to show...

NY Museum Exhibit Examines Evolution

Nearly 150 years after he proposed it, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution remains controversial, even though most scientists today accept...

Narnia’s lion really is Jesus

I’m sorry, but … Duh! Narnia’s lion really is Jesus – Sunday Times – Times Online AN unpublished letter from...