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After School Bans ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ Vonnegut Library Gives Copies for Free
Even after death, Kurt Vonnegut is circumventing the rules.
Skull Found at Pearl Harbor May Belong to Japanese Pilot
Almost 70 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an excavation crew may have found the skull of a Japanese pilot who died in action.
Take On the Taliban With a $250 Chess Set
Never has “King to E4” sounded so dramatic.
The SEAL Deal: Would You Pay $2000 For the Most Difficult Week of Your Life?
Sounds crazy, right? Well if you’ve got an extra $1900 lying around and are feeling adventurous (read: masochistic) you can spend a week at a Navy SEAL-inspired training camp in Chesapeake, Va.
Reading While Eating for May 4: A Collection of Countries
Today’s links feature “worldly” affairs.
Osama’s Death Announced Exactly Eight Years After ‘Mission Accomplished’ Speech
In addition to occurring the same day that Hitler was announced dead, Osama bin Laden’s death offers recent historical coincidence by marking the eighth anniversary of another significant event in the war on terror.
Sign of the Apocalypse? Bunker Sales Increase After Japan Earthquake
In times of natural disaster, war and nuclear fears — not to mention the Mayan calendar predicting that the world will end in 2012 — it’s only natural that people would consider buying space in luxury fallout shelters. Right?
Frank Buckles, Last Remaining American World War I Vet, Dies at 110
The last remaining World War I vet, Frank Buckles, died earlier Sunday morning at the old age of 110.
Musicians Killed in Violence-Torn Mexico After Refusing to Play Encore
The music business is a hard one to crack, especially for aspiring musicians in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Samuel T. Cohen, Inventor of Neutron Bomb, Dies at 89
The developer — and defender — of the controversial neutron bomb has died in Los Angeles due to complications from stomach cancer.
Quotes: U.S. Condemns Wikileaks’ Leak
“We are all bracing for what may be coming and condemn WikiLeaks for the release of classified material. It will place lives and interests at risk. It is irresponsible.”
–PJ CROWLEY, U.S. State Department spokesman on the …