A guy from Carrollton, GA was arrested for threatening Elton John: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_en_mu/us_video_threat_arrestRead more... )

I've long respected Canada's record on gay rights. But there are still those in Canada that oppose gay rights. Like the immigration minister, who deleted from an immigration pamphlet any references to Canada's advancement of gay rights: http://ca.news. ( Read more... )

According to today's article, a German family has received a request for political asylum in the US because they are prohibited from homeschooling their children in Germany: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100302/us_time/09171196809900Read more... )

So a famous Italian chef went on TV and admitted to eating cat stew: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100217/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_cat_stewRead more... )

Today's subject head is a quote from Louis Jette, a former judge of the Quebec Supreme Court ( Read more... )

Ok, yes this article is in French: http://www.tdg.ch/sperme-romands-superieur-alemaniques-2010-02-11. And in all likelihood the only one who will read it is Paula. But still, it's fascinating ( Read more... )

Vancouver has started the Olympic partying, and Sandra Oh officiated: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100211/national/oly_canada_flag_raising

Is she really the best actor that Canada's got? Me personally, after watching jPod, my vote would ( Read more... )

The international edition of Newsweek has published an article claiming that Switzerland has lost its luster: http://www.newsweek.com/id/233207/page/1Read more... )

For some reason, I find that perfectly normal things are always funnier in French. Take this headline from the Tribune de Geneve: "L'est des Etats-Unis se prépare pour le «snowmageddon»."

Plenty of US papers had basically the same headline yesterday. But it's way funnier in French.

Here's the full article (in case you're curious): Leave a comment

There's been a ticket scam in Canada involving the Olympics: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100204/national/oly_ticket_scamRead more... )