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Bare-Chested Acrobats Perform for Pope
The Pope may not have much use for anything provocative, but he didn’t seem to mind when a troupe of male acrobats stripped off and performed in front of him at the Vatican City last week.
Holy Human Head: French Retiree Had King Henri IV’s Mummified Remains in His Garage
The strangest things are turning up in the hands of French pensioners these days—including the disembodied heads of France’s former monarchy.
Line of Love: People Protest Westboro Protestors at Elizabeth Edwards’ Funeral
Choosing to fight fire with fire, dozens of protestors circled the church where Elizabeth Edwards’ funeral was held on Saturday. What were they protesting? Other protestors.
Meet the ‘Selfless’ Women of the ‘Stay at Home Daughters Movement’
Growing numbers of young women are forsaking education, forgoing employment and devoting themselves to their fathers with the goal of becoming “keepers of the home.” In your face, feminists!
‘Hacktivists’ Bring Down MasterCard to Support WikiLeaks
Here’s a priceless update for you. A group of anonymous online hacker activists (hacktivists) have initiated what they call Operation: Payback, a call to action to shut down websites of companies that have pulled the plug on …
Quotes: Bristol Palin on Why Margaret Cho Should Embrace Conservative Values
“You would embrace us faster than KD Lang at an Indigo Girls concert.”
—BRISTOL PALIN, in a Facebook memo to her former Dancing With the Stars co-star Margaret Cho, on what would happen if the liberal comedienne came to …
Kentucky Creates 900 New Jobs — By Building Noah’s Ark
Problem: high unemployment. Solution: build the ark.
Police: ‘Ugly Betty’ Actor Killed Mom With Samurai Sword
First off, NewsFeed knows firsthand that the Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Prospect Heights is a growing, friendly community with people of all stripes and does not typically have samurai sword-wielding homicidal religious …
More Ground Zero Drama, As Mosque Developers Apply For Federal Grant
After a summer of protests, blogosphere turbulence and cable news boxing matches, the developers at the proposed Park51 Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan seem to be ready for another round. And this time, they’re taking it to the bank.
The Pope Endorses Condoms? Not So Much
The biggest news of the weekend was the headline-perfect story that Pope Benedict XVI was endorsing condoms after the Vatican’s decades old stance against them. The problem? That’s not actually true. (via TIME)
Tennessee Mosque Gets OK Despite Sharia Law Fears of Opponents
A suburban Nashville Islamic group can build a new mosque, despite the objections of those who believe the house of worship will foster Sharia law in America.