Iran's Sakineh Mohammadai Ashtiani to be stoned to death for adultery. Ashtiani is a 43 year old mother of two who has been in imprisoned since May 2006 for a conviction of adultery. Ashtiani was sentenced to 99 lashes and later that year was accused of murdering her husband. ...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
Nine years ago the RIAA won a groundbreaking suit against Napster.com in what would become the beginning of a nearly decade-long flood of litigation. The incident seemed to be a tipping point for the Entertainment Industry, as both the RIAA and MPAA up until then had enjoyed little success in...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
Call it luck, determination, the power of love or a mix of all three; here are 15 inspiring examples of happy reunions of lost pets and their families.
The internet is the great playing field leveler. On the internet, no one knows you're a dog, right? But it turns out that we have a pretty good idea if you're a paranoid schizophrenic with persecution complex — because that's what your website tells us about you. These 13 people are all crackpots...
Universally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” and “dumbness”.
Jon Stewart is an American actor, comedian, political satirist, writer, media critic, and television host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Stewart has gained fame and acclaim for his political stance and criticism of American media networks including CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC. Stewart has been...
