After Stampede, Concert Organizers Nix Future Love Parades
A deadly stampede at a storied music festival left 19 people dead this weekend and led concert organizers to nix any future performances.
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A Brief History of the Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch was found guilty Sunday of war crimes in Cambodia, sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the infamously cruel regime. See a brief history of the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge on TIME.com.
Quotes: Afghanistan’s Government Responds to Wikileaks
“The Afghan government is shocked with the report that has opened the reality of the Afghan war,”
— SIAMEK HERAWI, spokesman for the Afghan government, on the release of thousands of previously classified U.S. documents, …
Darth Vader Fights the iPhone 4 Power
When he’s not busy robbing banks, Darth Vader is complaining to Apple about his lousy iPhone reception. Watch the cartoon at TheDailyWh.at.
12 American Towns and Their Unusual Claims to Fame
From the world capital of lost luggage to the town with the most fire hydrants, Walletpop has assembled a list of the bizarre claims to fame of many American cities. (link)
Pornography Freed from Great Chinese Firewall
Is it a mistake? Chinese Internet users aren’t sure. All they know is that for the past eight weeks, pornography sites that had been blocked by government mandate are now available online.
QUOTES: Privacy Advocate on Wal-Mart RFID Tags
“There are two things you really don’t want to tag, clothing and identity documents, and ironically that’s where we are seeing adoption.”
— KATHERINE ALBRECHT, founder of Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and …
Don’t Eat With Your iPad. Eat On Your iPad.
All it requires is some plastic film, an Internet connection and a sense of reckless disregard for expensive, pretty things.
A New Monument Discovered at Stonehenge
Stonehenge has a (smaller, largely eroded) twin.
Facebook Hits 500 Million Users
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced his social networking behemoth passed 500 million active users today.
If You Really Knew Me and Teen Mom Reviews
Didn’t think MTV could replace The Hills? The network is managing generate a lot of buzz with a new pair of reality shows, both exploring different aspects of teenage life. Over at EW, Ken Tucker gives his take on the shows’ …
Why Reporters Shouldn’t Try to Play Frogger
See the video at TheDailyWh.at.