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The Sydney Morning Herald

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2011

    Plane Flies Into Ferris Wheel, Ferris Wheel Doesn't Budge

    An ultra-light airplane flew into a Ferris wheel in Australia after it couldn't gain enough altitude during take-off. How light is an "ultra-light" plane, you ask? Light enough to crash into a dinky festival Ferris wheel and not knock it over. Four people were trapped--two men in the plane and two c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Is It Time to Tax Junk Food?; Sex Toys Replace Food in Trucks

    ​Studies time and again reveal that foods high in sugar and fat and that are processed are bad for our health. Mark Bittman says it's time to start taxing them. [NY Times] Could the potato be fattening? We know that fries are, but a new study shows that ordinary potatoes eaten in moderation c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    80-Year-Old Grandma and Teenage Grandson Rescued After 9 Days in Tsunami Rubble

    via​Here's another bit of good news from Japan: An 80-year-old grandma and her 16-year-old grandson were rescued after 9 days spent trapped under tsunami rubble in the kitchen of their collapsed home. The teen, Jin Abe, was finally able to climb out of the wreckage on Sunday and draw the atten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Brits Trade in Scotch for Bourbon; Guinness Good For You, Scientists Say

    ​Scientists say that the future of winemaking depends on developing new varieties of grape that are resistant to disease. [BBC] Bottles of whiskey discovered last year from explorer Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic in the 1900s are being sent back to Scotland for analysis. [BBC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    'Modern Australian' Food Coming to the East Village

    fashionfoodfatale.comMorgan McGlone, with tats.​Although East Villagers are currently busy arguing over whether the closure of Mercadito Cantina is a good thing, they'll soon have the opportunity to debate the merits of Australia, or at least its edible manifestation on Second Avenue.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2010

    Pope Says Condoms Are Cool "In Certain Cases"

    Jimmy Hat​Pope Benedict XVI writes in his new book, out Tuesday, that condoms can be used "in certain cases" like "to reduce the risk of [HIV] infection," according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Last year in Africa, the Pope told reporters that AIDS "cannot be overcome through the distributio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Lance Armstrong's Bad Day on Cobbles

    Cyclingnews.com/Sirotti​It was supposed to be the lightweight climbers -- riders like Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck -- who would have the hardest time with the cobblestoned sections thrown at riders in yesterday's stage that crossed from Belgium into northern France. But Contador and Schl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Fat People Will Have To Pay Double To Fly!

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 13, 2006

    Horoscope

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2005

    Aussies Arrest American for Being Anti-Halliburton

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2005

    Morning Report 5/17/05
    Torture is 'Morally Justifiable,' Say Aussie Law Profs

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2005

    Morning Report 3/11/05
    Bomber Kills 50 in Mosul, But Who's Counting?

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2004

    Bush's Bitches

    via The Sydney Morning Herald​Don't you just hate it when you're seated on a flight next to a morbidly obese person, and their rolls of flesh spill onto your lap and interfere with your coffee drinking? Or perhaps you're a morbidly obsese person and you feel wildly embarrassed when your own b ... More >>

  • Film

    July 20, 2004

    Me-Ouch

    Catty critics find there's more than one way to skin a Catwoman

  • News

    October 22, 2002

    Uncle Sam's Crude Solution

    Our Expensive, Deadly Role as Global Oil Police

  • News

    September 18, 2001

    War Report

    Saddam Hussein Emerges as Possible Target

  • Specials

    July 6, 1999

    Letters

    Saddam Hussein Emerges as Possible Target

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