A witchcraft rumor sparked a riot at a soccer game in Congo last week that left thirteen dead, providing yet more proof that our species has yet to fully evolve.
What in the world was Josh Howard, the talented forward for the Dallas Mavericks, thinking with these comments?
Those bastions of journalistic integrity – CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC – mentioned “lipstick” more often than Fannie Mae last week. Garbage in, garbage out.
The work of British artist Damien Hirst took in nearly $150 million in an auction of fifty-six lots held at Sotheby’s in London. Among other things, Hirst is famous for his penchant for pickled animals (corpses preserved in formaldehyde), and included in the list of items sold was “The Golden Calf”, which went for just under $20 million. The piece features a preserved Charolais calf with 18-carat gold horns and hooves. This confirms that: 1) some people have entirely too much money to spend; and 2) modern art might be the greatest scam of all time.
