"God forbid I ever have to date again. Lurking men, this isn't true, is it??? (Stolen shamelessly...I mean, quoted from Salon .) Funny women a turnoff for most men We all know men are intimidated by smart women. Now there's proof that they're threatened by funny women, too. A study published this week in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior claims that while men might appreciate witty women, they don't want long-term relationships with them."

"http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/23/iraq_gallery/index_np.html"

"Red Scorpion, a B-movie dick flick starring Dolph Lundgren. On top of producing, Jack wrote the story. Joseph Zito, the mastermind behind Friday the 13th Part 4, directed the film. And according to Salon.com , South Africa's apartheid government provided props, locations, soldiers, and even funding. And the results of this bizarre collaboration? This is from Teddy Stern's post and this satirical trailer about Jack Abramoff's movie fiasco "Red Scorpion.""

"Syria to get into Iraq at the outbreak of war. During the siege of Najaf, he snuck into what had become a no-go area for journalists to report from behind the lines of the Shiite militias as the Americans pounded the city. More recently, for Salon, he tracked down the American sniper who killed his friend, Iraqi journalist Yasser Salihee (ad view req.). Recently, I talked with Phil about the seige of Najaf, the state of independent journalism in Iraq and his friend Jill Carroll. GNN: What is different about unembedded journalism v. embedded journalism?"

"they are North African or because they have “established their own enclaves entirely separate from the larger French culture.” They are rioting, at least as far as I can tell from here, here, here and here , out of rage and despair at overwhelming unemployment, lack of opportunity, blantant bigotry, and an inflexible French nationalism. Further oppression and alienation is the last thing France needs."