This week saw the passing of a goth music legend. Rumored to have been in ill health in the days leading up to his death, which is suspected to have been caused by heart failure. Reports were initially received with disbelief following a hoax in 2005, but bandmates have confirmed the tragic news. He will [...]

A book called Tactile Minds has been released which appeals to the neglected market of pornography for the blind. Author Lisa Murphy said that she made the book after realising that the ‘blind have been left out in a culture saturated with sexual images’. Playboy did release copies of its monthly issues in raised braille [...]

Google & an alliance of privacy groups have come together to back Yahoo in refusing to hand over emails without a warrant. Kudos to these brave folks for upholding our 4th Amendment rights! The U.S. Attorney’s office declined to respond, as the feddies are wont to do.

Bolivia has released a new drink this week that it claims is the “real thing” – a cola spiked with the locally-grown ingredient Coca, the plant-based substance that is refined to produce cocaine. At such low doses, it’s equivalent to caffeine; it should also be noted that Coca Cola originally shared this ingredient. The Atlanta-based [...]

Some poor 16 year old girl was brutally drowned and then cooked (with potatoes, as the article repeatedly points out) & eaten. She loved this dude, and he killed her just because he was hungry. I am so glad I don’t live in Russia…

A trendy new dive bar with beauty salon decor and hair-style-themed drinks? Count me in!

March 14 & 15 were rare back-to-back fertility festivals in Japan this year. At the Hime-no-miya grand vagina festival, parents dress up their kids, pray for healthy babies, and celebrate with sake, beer and snacks galore. The following day is the penis festival, with the center attraction a parade. The phallus parade is rooted, says the [...]

After untold centuries of denying animal suicide as an actual occurrence, studies on similarities between animal and human behavior began in the 20th century. “You begin to challenge the definition of suicide. The body and mind are so damaged by stress and so it leads to self destruction. It’s not necessarily even a choice,” Ramsden [...]

Prince William’s girlfriend followed her dog around for days after suspecting him of eating her new pearl earrings. Otto eventually produced the evidence of his guilt, but the earrings were damaged beyond repair. The prince graciously offered to replace the gift.

“An objectively reasonable person would not think probable cause exists under the Minnesota disorderly conduct statue to arrest a group of peaceful people for engaging in an artistic protest by playing music, broadcasting statements (and) dressing as zombies,” the appeals court ruled. HA!