Neuroskeptic (Free subscription) | yesterday
An intriguing and tragic story of brain damage is reported in the latest issue of Neurocase : Klüver-Bucy syndrome, hypersexuality, and the law . The authors are Devinsky, Sacks, and Devinsky - Sacks being neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks . Their anonymous patient, a 51 year old married American man, is currently serving a jail sentence for downloading child pornography. But he's not your...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Catholic Bishops of Ghana have condemned certain social crimes such as pedophilia, incest, homosexuality, greed, bribery, corruption, violence, killing of others for the power and wealth infamously referred to as " sakawa" which have been on the increase in recent times.
To the People (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's been awhile, so let's take a break on this rainy Monday to peer into the dark disturbing place that is the internet, with an installment of -- How You Got Here . As always, this is a list of some of the more popular daily internet searches that directed serial killers the world over to our little corner of the web. For past entries check here. Note : Some of TtP blog post have been included in...
Happy Famous Artists (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
italian polymath umberto eco in der spiegel : "i like lists for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia." click here to read the full article. (via crackunit )
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
After posting my T-Mobile blog post link on Twitter this morning I then had a look through the stories that had been running overnight and there was one that caught my eye, "Kirk votes against trainee gay clergy". Now, everyone that knows me well, knows I have a view on religion, which isn't good, however I do respect those who partake in religion of whatever faith. However, that aside, I...
Boy! Am I Cross! (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
. For some years as part of fundraising efforts for my local service club, I used to write personalised letters to children who sent their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. A number of service clubs still do this, and the letters received from innocent children are an absolute delight to read. But, alas, the dark shadow of paedophilia has fallen across the town of North Pole in Alaska, for the US Postal...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
North Carolina: Man Charged With Rape & Murder Of Shaniya Davis Anything less than the death penalty in this case is unjust. And the mother should be life imprisonment for offering her child up for sex in exchange for drugs. A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and strangled her, police said today. Mario Andrette McNeill is being charged...
Charles and Fred (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Pied Piper of Antwerpen , originally uploaded by CharlesFred . Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has dropped out of the race to be European Council President - just as EU leaders meet to decide who to appoint. The Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy is widely expected to get the job, with French and German support. So Sarkozy and Merkel get their way, by having someone who will not put them...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Dutch national William Heum, accused of uploading child pornography on the internet, was remanded in 15 days judicial custody by the XI metropolitan magistrate's court at Saidapet.
Ionian Enchantment (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The 78th edition of the mind/brain/psychology/etc. carnival Encephalon is out at Providentia . Posts to check out: Generally Thinking on the Buddhist brain , Brain Stimulant on neurorobotics , and The Neurocritic on unusual sexual changes due to various types of brain damage (including a kind of tumor-induced pedophilia). My posts on estimating formidability from bodies and faces were featured.
A Shaded View on Fashion (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Dear Shaded Viewers, I met Katrin Jakobsen in Hamburg and just interviewed her for the next issue of ZOO Magazine. Today we met for a tea. She took these images with my Samsung ST550. Katrin's latest art project is alles...
PSP Fanboy (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
It looks like some romance may be happening at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Two popular PlayStation mascots were seen on a date in Vienna. In this shocking video (after the break), you'll see Sackboy and Buzz shamelessly holding hands, eating lunch together, and riding the wiener risenrad . We're disgusted by Buzz's actions here. Yes, Sackboy is adorable -- but he's only one year old . Just...
Atheist Revolution (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
This bit of idiocy is perfect for pointing out the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, and while I expect you've already heard about it, I figured it could use additional publicity. The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has provided Washington D.C. with a simple ultimatum : change a proposed same-sex marriage law or the Catholics will stop providing social service programs to the city. I so wish the...
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Umberto Eco is currently curating an exhibition at the Louvre on the subjects of "the place lists hold in the history of culture." In an interview with Der Spiegel , he talks about that and about "the ways we try to avoid thinking about death and why Google is dangerous for young people." Wherever you look in cultural history, you will find lists. In fact, there is a dizzying array:...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
If you have a wife/daughter/girlfriend/sister, you're likely incredibly annoyed by their obsession with the Twilight Saga movies and their lame sparkle vampires. Now, Volvo wants to use this schlocky tween vamp romance to sell you a car. Gag. Having been forced to watch the original Twilight movie I can relate the plot to you very quickly: A high school girl with greasy hair falls in love with a 100-year-old,...
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