(Roughly) Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Readers may recall earlier missives (c.f. here and here) on Philogelos, the ancient Greek joke book. (See this New Yorker piece for an account of Philogelos in the context of “joke history.”) Lest we think that’s there’s anything new under the sun, Slashdot, citing a (London) Telegraph story, reports that: Monty Python’s [1969] “Dead Parrot sketch,” which [...]
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
•Actor Alan Young (“Mr. Ed”) is 89. •Talk show host Larry King is 75.
aids-write.org (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Court loosens Ottawa’s grip on access to medical marijuana The Canadian Press October 27, 2008 at 7:11 PM EDT TORONTO — A Federal Court of Appeal decision on Monday that upholds a lower-court ruling loosening Ottawa’s tight grip on access to medical marijuana is being reviewed, the federal government says. A three-judge panel dismissed an appeal from government lawyers [...]
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
LLOYD SALTMAN bounced back from a disastrous start to win the latest Edinburgh & East of Scotland Alliance event of the season.
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Alison Myrden, who eats, drinks, and smokes 50 grams a day of medical pot, couldn't be happier that the federal government's marijuana monopoly has gone up in smoke.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
A Federal Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a lower court ruling loosening Ottawa's tight grip on access to medical marijuana, and the federal government is reviewing the decision, a Health Department spokesman says.
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Lawyers representing medical marijuana users are praising the latest ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal. The court has upheld an earlier court ruling that loosened the rules for medicinal pot. The ...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
A court decision that effectively loosens Ottawa’s tight grip on access to medical marijuana has been upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
ANOTHER case of an ailing celebrity senior citizen at the mercy of squabbling children is heading for headlines. In the '50s comedian Alan Young won an Emmy for "The Alan Young Show." In the '60s he starred in the CBS-TV series about a talking...
Brooklyn Heights Blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
As BHB Community member “Yo” pointed out yesterday, there’s something going on at the site formerly known as Busy Chef at 60 Henry Street. There also seems to be activity at the old Wine Bar space at 50 Henry Street. BHB regular nabeguy commented yesterday, “I also saw the activity in the Wine Bar space. [...]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Film Reviews: Like a mouthful of honey, "The Secret Life of Bees" is cloyingly sweet and gooey, and you're not quite sure you can swallow it undiluted.
Shedworking (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Earlier in the year we ran a series of articles about the tax implications in the UK of buying and running a garden office written by tax expert Alan Young . Now June Walker, a specialist Tax & Financial Advisor to the Self-employed in the USA, has very kindly offered to do a similar occasional series for the many Shedworking readers based there. Here's her first Q&A column, How do I deduct the costs...
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
"Baby boomers have a soft spot in their hearts for filmmaker and special-effects pioneer George Pal," writes Susan King. His movies are so humanistic in a genre that frequently passes by that element," noted director Joe Dante (The Howling,...
Holly's Fight for Justice (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
August 24, 2008, EDT.By Jessica Mcdiarmid, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The number of charges laid for prostitution-related offences in Ontario decreased dramatically between 2000 and 2007, but advocates continue to warn the law puts sex workers at greater risk - regardless of whether or not it's enforced. Prostitution charges dropped by 24 per cent provincewide - 1,992 last year from 2,644
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
A Bridgewater woman threatened her children with a stun gun and bound them with handcuffs when they misbehaved, and a man described as her friend shocked one of the girls with the stun gun.
