I am trying hard to imagine what the real Notre Dame, the Blessed Virgin Mary, would make of a Catholic university named in her honour, and I presume, relying on her patronage and intercession, inviting someone who publicy opposes […]
A group of Somali pirates attacked a French war ship near the Seychelles. The captain of the frigate Nivose, Lieutenant Commander Jean-Marc le Quilliec, sent out commandos in small boats, with a helicopter for air support. Within […]
Malcolm Turnbull is too weak to back the government’s proposed emissions trading legislation, according to hot air minister Penny Wong. Wrong. Malcolm Turnbull has yet to be convinced that global warming theory is bankrupt. But he […]
In Saudi Arabia women’s gyms can only operate legally inside hospitals, where they are called health centres. They are so expensive (over $250 per month) that only the very wealthy can afford them. Other, cheaper gyms for women […]
People aren’t scared enough, according to the World Hysteria Organisation. A spokeperson says the WHO may raise the global pandemic alert level to six – the highest possible. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El […]
That’s what the headline says: 3 Abus surrender, undergo grilling. That is, three members of terrorist organisation Abu Sayyaf have surrendered, and are assisting with investigations. Philippine officials say they expect to ‘extract information’ from the three terrorists […]
There’s always another reason to panic. According to Alzheimers Australia, we are facing an avalanche of dementia. If avalanche is not scary enough, try ‘dementia tsunami’, a reference to the ageing baby boomers who are living […]