600,000 Dead: Wind farms are the natural enemy of the bat.
Wanna Know How Much Boeing Pays in State Taxes? So does Rep. Reuven Carlyle, who plans to introduce corporate tax transparency legislation this January.
Operation Happy Holidays: Netted 30 suspected drug dealers and gang members loitering in the Westlake Mall area, says the Seattle Police Department.
New Boundaries for Seattle Schools: The district’s school board voted unanimously last night to change school boundaries that will affect where families send their kids to school, and parents are pissed.
Who Makes Global Warming so Goddamn Warm? Chevron, Exxon, and BP among the 90 companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, according to new reports.
The Brutality of Boxing: One sports writer muses over the appeal of a violent fight while its loser lays in a medical-induced coma.
After the fight, sportswriters and promoters gathered at a nearby bar and recounted the match. I was among them. The consensus: great, action-packed fight.
At around the same time, Abdusalamov left the arena and vomited on the curb. A cab dropped Abdusalamov at the hospital. Doctors asked his brother to sign off on surgery. Abdusalamov, they said, had a half-hour to live.
A brain scan showed swelling and a blood clot. Doctors induced a coma and removed a portion of his skull. While in the coma, Abdusalamov had a stroke.
Condoms, the Next Generation: Eleven winners were announced yesterday for the Gates Foundation “build a better condom” contest, and they include condoms made of cow tendon and fish skin, condoms that you wrap like saran wrap, and condoms with easy-to-use pull tabs.
The First Women Ever to Complete Infantry Training: They graduate today!
Something to Ruin Your Morning: A man charged with a very brutal rape says he’s not worried because he’s got Jesus on his side.
Something to Make Up for Ruining Your Morning: That neo-nazi who wants to create a white-supremacist enclave in North Dakota was reportedly harassed with AC/DC lyrics because, it turns out, he’s got a little black in him.
Mars in Africa: A crusty Martian meteor found in Africa is very old, black, and full of water.
If I Were a Rich Man: I’d go stay at this underwater hotel off the coast of Africa. And then I’d open a savings account.
And finally, in honor of Toronto “mayor” Rob Ford and Trey Radel, the Republican Representative from Florida who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession yesterday and entered treatment, here’s your brain on crack cocaine:
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