Oh, San Francisco. You can live here forever and still not know all her wonders. There's the Eyeball Museum in North Beach. The parrots of Telegraph Hill. And now this. Catholic schoolboy legend has it that at 2 pm, a perfect B-cup shadow appears on the surface of St. Mary's Cathedral. And this is special because. . .there's such a shortage of breasts in our culture to view that we've gotta look to shadows on a church. Riiiight...
Think Italians are best known for hot cars and delicious food? How about their wild and wooly politics? Italians head to the polls again today in a second day of voting to elect Italy’s 63rd prime minister since the end of World War II. Keeping score at home? We’ve only had 11 presidents in that window. How about a break from the US election? Let’s take a peeksy at what the Italians have been up to — and then meet the top two candidates later today.
The Italians called early elections in January after the prime minister up and quit. This is not as sensational as it sounds: In the last 50 years, all but one government — that of conservative Silvio Berlusconi’s from 2001-2006 — have dissolved before their time. Why the revolving door? To find out, read more
In case you were sleeping, out, or sans fancy cable this weekend, I've got you covered. Bill Maher and SNL were both new with send ups of the Olympic Torch firestorm and the Petraeus hearings.
Did you catch cops on the Segways? How's that for a segue. . .? To see the SNL clip from last night, read more
A while ago I met this really nice guy. We went on several dates and got along great. Things were going really well and it felt like soon things would lead to a relationship. Well, unfortunately, I made the mistake of telling my family that I had started seeing someone new and that we were getting closer. I don't get into relationships often so they were really excited for me. The next week things started falling apart and he decided he didn't want to commit to a relationship.
Now every time I see my family they keep asking me how things are going with him. The first time they asked, I lied and said that we had both been too busy to get together recently. But now more time has passed and they still want to know. How do I break the news without feeling like a total loser?
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In Kenya today President Mwai Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga prime minister. The power-sharing deal became official after lengthy negotiations over the agreement they signed more than a month ago.
The two became locked in heated debate over the governing of Kenya following disputed elections between them last December. The official announcement of the agreement is a welcome finish line as deadly violence spurred by the election has left more than 1,000 people dead and around 300,000 displaced.
Another Kenyan crossed a triumphant finish line this morning at the London Marathon. Martin Lel won the London Marathon for the third time in four years, finishing in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 15 seconds.
Other Africans running in the marathon today included a group of Maasai warriors, hoping to raise money to build a well in their village, Eluai, in Tanzania. To see the distinctive athletes in action, read more
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