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Some Unusual Sumo Photos What do Sumo wrestlers do when they are not competing in the dohyo?
Playing tug of war and dressing up like Sailor Moon. Cool.
posted by lheiskell at 10:36 PM PST - 10 comments

McVeigh says he's sorry --er--in a manner of speaking. "I am sorry these people had to lose their lives," [he said] "But that's the nature of the beast. It's understood going in what the human toll will be.''
posted by caraig at 9:44 PM PST - 32 comments

AV'S WIN THE CUP!!! Bourque finally hoists it over his head.
posted by crasspastor at 9:41 PM PST - 21 comments

WTF?
posted by RylandDotNet at 6:07 PM PST - 12 comments

Do you like watching digital video of beefy kung-fu skirmishes? Do you have a cable modem? Then check out The Kwoon! You can view trailers or full-length episodes, depending on your download speed and your passion for public-access television style pummeling.
posted by JDC8 at 5:31 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Slap Shot 2
The rumours are true. A sequel is coming.
posted by riley370 at 4:22 PM PST - 12 comments

No diploma for you! School official refuses to hand diploma to a girl onstage because the audience is noisy. Girl 'graduates' later, in school cafeteria. Die, public education, die.
posted by gsh at 3:34 PM PST - 33 comments

When is contraception not contraception? When is RU-486 a contraceptive pill and when is it a birth control pill?
posted by Steven Den Beste at 3:29 PM PST - 20 comments

"Ultimately, the system should be offering data that discloses a cell phone user's geographic location, mood and availability." Thought this might be something to think about and speculate on. Fascinating/Creepy, as so much is these days. Reminds me of Erik Davis's piece in the (possibly) late lamented Feed on the erosion of privacy.
posted by aflakete at 12:34 PM PST - 3 comments

The anti-Bobby Flay Jihad is quickly gathering momentum!!!
posted by revbrian at 12:07 PM PST - 28 comments

Am I the only one who thinks that it's really annoying how zillions of celebrities go to lakers games? Maybe I'm just bitter that all I have to look forward to is the occasional Bill Murray or Jon Malkovich sighting. Ah well.
posted by moz at 9:13 AM PST - 28 comments

Vote for Sweatshop Retailer of the Year As the Retail Council of Canada is poised to present its annual Retailer of the Year Award to another of their favourite corporations, the Maquila Solidarity Network is ready to follow suit with our second annual "Sweatshop Retailer of the Year Awards." Categories include Sweatshop Retailer of the Year Award, Sweatshop Smokesceen Award and Sweatshop Transparency Award. Voting is open until June 17th.
posted by elgoose at 8:49 AM PST - 4 comments

Meanwhile, fair and open elections in Iran lead to reformist win. Khatami seems to be headed for a 75% win in an election where voter turnout was the highest in years. I'll let others ponder the significance of that in comparison to, say, the hideously low turnout in American elections over the past two decades, or the win by Britain's Labour party, which also saw record low voter turnout. I'm sure someone smarter than me will figure out something to say about the idea that Iranians seem to care more about the political process than the big Western Republics do.
posted by Ezrael at 12:11 AM PST - 90 comments