A pole-dancer, you say? Blimey!
Most middle-aged Brits keep fit by doing pint curls in the local pub. But this one‘s found another, and arguably healthier, exercise…which, coincidentally, is also done in a lot of…
All the Tea in China
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another satellite for Venezuela
Looks like Simón Bolívar will have even more company in orbit. In addition to his Bolivian and Ecuadorian counterparts, he’s going to be joined by another Venezuelan satellite, named after…
Chairman Mao rolls in his grave
150 computer factory workers had to be talked down from a “suicide jump” in protest of lousy working conditions at the infamous Foxconn. This would not have made the news…
China: A village fights back
The story, courtesy of the UK Telegraph: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing…
Toronto Zoo’s gay penguins go viral
By now you’ve surely heard of Buddy and Pedro, the two adorable little African penguins at the Toronto Zoo who’ve struck up an adorable little same-sex pair bond but are…
Grope & Flail blames Chinese news agency for Tory zipper problems
Ahem. A little mood music, maestro David: And now, the sordid story: In his short political career, Bob Dechert has risen through the ranks of the Harper government to assume…