Doing something about the unthinkable | read this item
The title of this post obviously alludes to Herman Kahn’s book, Thinking About the Unthinkable . Kahn is famous for his contributions to strategic thought at the onset of the age of thermonuclear war. With the G-string concealed bias one comes to expect there, the Wikipedia article about him suggests that his influence [...]
The Miss USA 2010 pageant has produced a winner who some say is the first American of Arab-Muslim heritage to win the title. Apparently Miss Rima Fakih also attended a Catholic school and “told pageant organizers her family celebrates both Muslim and Christian faiths. This may reflect her Lebanese heritage, a reminder of [...]
Sandra Bullock in Custody Battle With Porn Star | read this item
America’s sweetheart, the actress Sandra Bullock, is being dragged into an unpleasant legal battle to prove that she is a better parent than her husbands former wife, the star of more than 100 pornographic movies, the Times of London reported.
Retrial Ordered in Travolta Extortion Case | read this item
The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas ended in a mistrial Wednesday after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.
