Artist Paul McCarthy (no, not McCartney) created a giant poo sculpture in a garden in Switzerland. The giant turd, described as “house-sized,” apparently escaped on July 31, wreaking havoc along its path. It even broke a window in an orphanage (poor kids!) Museum officials haven’t decided whether or not to return the sculpture to its […]
A North Texas school district has just ruled that teachers may carry concealed weapons: “When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that’s when all of these shootings started. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can’t defend themselves? That’s like saying ‘sic ’em’ to a dog,” Thweatt said […]
From IHT: Mahmoud Darwish, the world’s most recognized Palestinian poet, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died on Saturday in Houston, Texas. Darwish was my introduction to Palestine. I can imagine that’s true for a lot of people like myself who, as students, fell in love with either […]