Weekend roundup – 12/15/08
by graeme
Canada
- Ottawa’s answer to economic downturn: shipbuilding! No word of a lie, Elvis Costello wrote a song warning us against exactly this.
- Conrad Black seems to like Ignatieff. Perhaps not the best endorsement, but there you go.
World
- Thousands protest the imprisonment of the shoe-throwing journalist.
- Sarah Palin’s crazy church was badly damaged by fire. Officials suspect arson. Really? You think?
- The Clinton’s beloved cat, Boots, is at death’s door.
Media
- The Guardian declares a “Victory for Irony” as a spurious libel suit by Elton John is defeated.
Science & Tech
- The US Air Force fires its first airborne laser. That’s right, a frickin’ laser.
- Over 400 crocodiles are living in a Florida nuclear power plant. Teenage mutant ninja turtles may soon have competition.
Pop Culture
- Add the Benny Hill theme to any YouTube video. Finally.
- You’re the editor of Mexican Playboy. How do you piss off your entire country? Do a “Virgin Mary” themed covershoot.
- Gizmodo provides a handy list of snow-themed toys.