Month August 2006

Farewell, Pluto

Like many others, I read today that astronomers decided Pluto is not a planet. It’s not that it is no longer is a planet, but that under new definitions it never would have been. Truthfully, I don’t care too much–it’s…

No more strippers at funerals

According to an article from the BBC News, a Chinese province is cracking down on a custom of hiring strippers for funerals in order to increase attendance. Now it’s illegal, and you can be arrested for “funeral misdeeds.” Can you…