Archive For April 2011
Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi, Libya Leader’s Son, Killed By NATO Airstrike: Spokesman
on April 30, 2011 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
TRIPOLI, April 30 (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike on Saturday night that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a […]
Philandering Senator Could Have Learned Janitorial Skills
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Sometimes news comes to me late. I read a New York Times article from February 24th indicating that John Ensign, the disgraced senator from Nevada, had introduced a bill in […]
YouTube To Live Stream Pope John Paul II’s Beatification Ceremony
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
On Sunday May 1 in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the Catholic Church will hold a Beatification ceremony for Pope John Paul II. For those who won’t be present […]
Iconoclasm and Iconolatry: A Review of Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
In the introduction to Reconsidering Jane Jacobs, a new book from the American Planning Association, co-editor Max Page writes that the book “is less about Jane Jacobs as an individual […]
Los Angeles Officers Caught In A Porn Film
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
A pair of Los Angeles traffic officers are in hot water after appearing in a pornographic film. NBC4 LA reports that the video shows uniformed, on-duty officers performing lewd acts […]
Please Clap For Bubbles: Funniest Sign Hack Ever? (PHOTO)
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
It’s a sign you probably see (and hopefully follow) everyday of the week: “Please wash hands before returning to work.” Usually, this simple mandate is accompanied by a graphic. And […]
The Oil War at Home
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Whom should we blame for high gasoline prices? The president? Oil companies? Price gougers? Protestors in the Arab Spring? People who drive Hummers? The answer to that question is one […]
One Giant Step Toward Greater Self-Confidence: Life Beyond Trying to Be Good Enough
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Stop picking on yourself! We do this over and over, determined to be different, better, more enlightened, wiser, or whatever we’re criticizing ourselves for at the moment. It’s the old […]
Rick Snyder’s Education Cuts Spark Protests At University Of Michigan Commencement
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
A day meant to celebrate higher learning was injected with the politics of K-12 public education on Saturday, as a mass of protesters rallied outside the University of Michigan’s commencement […]
Mayors To Washington: Stop Fooling Around, Help Us Create Jobs
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
CHICAGO — Near the end of a two-day summit here that brought together mayors and federal officials to talk about city design, the mood turned confrontational. It started when Philadelphia […]