Here’s the translation of a famous 1976 poem by Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller: When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a… Read More: First they came… »
Or could she? Apparently, a dozen or so city jails across the state of California offer pay-to-stay prison upgrades for offenders whose crimes are considered minor (not sure if this includes DUI and violation of probation) and who are willing to supplement their debt to society with cash. As with anything designed for the rich,… Read More: Paris Hilton could have stayed there »
“Life is short; play hard!” is the more common aphorism. But for Fetman, Garland & Associates Ltd, an all-female law firm in Chicago that specialises in divorce cases, its head-turning advertising billboard bears a blunt message: “Life’s Short. Get A Divorce.” The billboard, the brainchild of Corri Fetman, features the six-pack abs of a headless… Read More: Life’s Short. Get A Divorce »
Barry Finkel of Barry Finkel Photography had this to say about global warming in the “Letters” page of FORTUNE (May 14, 2007): “When the entire data set is examined it is clear that Earth’s climate has never been static and has often been warmer than today. Further, humankind’s contribution to the total greenhouse gas load… Read More: Debunking the skeptical environmentalists »
In 1975, the United States Chamber of Commerce gave a forecast of what wonders one could expect in the world of the future. Among its predictions (and the reality check in parenthesis):
Like an episode straight out of “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!”, it seems that some folks are taking the “art” of body modification a bit too far by inflicting it on their pets. I’m saying “inflict” because it’s fine for human beings to have multiple piercings, tattoos and what not, since those who choose to… Read More: Would you do this to your pet? »