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Harry Potter Condoms: Yes, They’re Real. Yes, Warner Bros. Is Suing
What’s that now? Harry Potter promoting safe sex? Don’t be ridiculous, this is Harry Popper, a bespectacled, wand brandishing, pink prophylactic that, according to its Swiss manufacturers Magic X, “has nothing to do with Harry …
French Parents Visit Cemetery, Discover Son Had Died
Talk about shocking discoveries.
Colbert to Honor Returning Iraq Troops
“He” may not always agree with the administration, but Stephen Colbert is nothing if not a proud citizen. And he plans to honor the returning troops by broadcasting two episodes of The Colbert Report next month with his audience …
Afghan In-Flight Magazine Is Realistic, Depressing
When you’re visiting Afghanistan, you’re probably not looking for the best theme parks or golf courses. So a new in-flight magazine serving the country doesn’t sugarcoat its travel tips.
Why Is the Bilderberg Group on Fidel Castro’s Summer Reading List?
The Communist Manifesto isn’t the only book on the former Cuban dictator’s mantel.
Police Arrest France’s ‘Booby Bandits’
Parisian police rounded up two 14-year-old girls accused of stealing hundreds of euros from locals at cash machines. How’d they do it? By using what their mommas gave ‘em.
2010: The Year of the Natural Disaster
NewsFeed is always reluctant to be morbid, but this has really been a banner year for catastrophe.
Quotes: France Deports Roma to Romania
“I am worried about the risks of populism and xenophobic reactions in a context of economic crisis.”
– TEODOR BASONSCHI, foreign minister of Romania, on France’s decision to begin deporting Roma, also known as Gypsies, to …
Last U.S. Combat Envoy Leaves Iraq
The last U.S. brigade combat team has left Iraq, leaving 56,000 American troops in the country. President Obama has stated that his goal is to have 50,000 troops in Iraq by September 1.
Chillax! Bromance! It Must Be New-Words-in-the-Dictionary Day!
Have you ever defriended someone, or organized a tweetup? Blown on a vuvuzela or bought something bargainous? If so, the Oxford Dictionary of English would like to recognize your achievements.
Behind Romania and Russia’s ‘Spy’ Tit-for-Tat
Who would have thought that 2010 would go down as the year of the spy? Memories of the Cold War and plots more at home in a James Bond story (not to mention those pictures of Anna Chapman) have been at the forefront of world …
