Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravaganceAs demonstrations continued in Brazil for another night, President Dilma Rousseff attempted to co-ordinate a government response among senior officials who have been stunned by the scale of protests.Keeping the pressure on the auth […]
President accuses Washington of 'inconsistent statements and actions' with regard to bilateral security agreementAfghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has suspended talks on a long-term security deal to keep US troops in his country after Nato leaves in 2014, accusing Washington of duplicity in its efforts to start peace talks with the Taliba […]
British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's re […]
Dedicated website invites clergymen to utilise Superman myth as a mechanism for 'educating and uplifting' Christian audiences Hollywood studio Warner Bros is targeting Christian audiences in the US with a campaign for its superhero blockbuster Man of Steel that explicitly compares Superman to Jesus.The studio has teamed up with a specialist marketi […]
Ben Child
"No dress rehearsal,
This is our life." The Tragically Hip
"It's trauma surgery,
not rocket science." Dr. P. Fata
"This is a critical event." -Dr. Daniels, on just about everything in embryology
Hockey Night In Radio host Gord Stellick predicts Steven Stamkos merits the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP for a 60-goal season and Erik Karlsson will win Norris Trophy as top defenceman.
French forward Sacha Treille has been suspended five games at the IIHF World Hockey Championship for a vicious head shot on Roman Starchenko of Kazakhstan.
This week Jordan recommends a pair of Sabres - their mainstay in net and a young forward - and stays in the Northeast Division by selecting Boston's big defender as someone to consider.
Rabbit philosophy
The only possible reason to turn 30 is so that you can do the things you weren't allowed to do when you were 8 (like eat pie and ice-cream for breakfast on a Sunday morning)
"When you hear hoofbeats,
you really will need to think zebras."
-Sari, on international medicine