Two news fragments that caught my eye:
A Russian astrologer wants to sue NASA over their plan to blow up part of the Tempel 1 comet. Why? Because it will disrupt the natural balance of the universe (and not forgetting the comet's sentimental value). Cos, you know, objects in space never get damaged by anything but those meddling humans. Giant orbiting chunks of ice and minerals live together in cosmic harmony. (like ebony and ivory...)
And a school in America is banning the song "Louie, Louie" from their parade. Why? Because it has raunchy lyrics. I kid you not. This was mentioned by Neil Gaiman in his journal, where he helpfully points us in the direction of snopes.com for an explanation.
A Russian astrologer wants to sue NASA over their plan to blow up part of the Tempel 1 comet. Why? Because it will disrupt the natural balance of the universe (and not forgetting the comet's sentimental value). Cos, you know, objects in space never get damaged by anything but those meddling humans. Giant orbiting chunks of ice and minerals live together in cosmic harmony. (like ebony and ivory...)
And a school in America is banning the song "Louie, Louie" from their parade. Why? Because it has raunchy lyrics. I kid you not. This was mentioned by Neil Gaiman in his journal, where he helpfully points us in the direction of snopes.com for an explanation.