Saying they chose the new names as a tribute to their Italian and German heritage, and to help with future business and political plans, identical twins Scott and Matthew Wurgler have changed their names to Sacco and Vanzetti Vandal. You…
In April, Phillip Carter reported in Slate magazine that some US military theorists have called attention to the possibility that the nation’s enemies may engage in "lawfare," which the Council on Foreign Relations defines as the "strategy of using or…
These days pretty much all courthouses prohibit cell phones, or at least require that they be turned off while in the courtroom. You should honor this rule at least in Chatham County, North Carolina. Sergio Cortez Herrera didn’t, and Judge…
Police in Cleveland reported this week that a man who had broken into a downtown church then went on a carjacking spree while wearing a black liturgical robe, a purple cape he had taken from a statue of Jesus, and…
On June 24, the Missouri State Highway Patrol pulled over two men in a 1990 Ford Thunderbird and discovered over $13,000 in cash riding along with them. They also discovered three pipe bombs in the trunk, as well as a…
Among other things, that she knows how to shed an ankle bracelet if need be.
As some of you may have heard by now, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, effective upon the confirmation of her replacement, and boy do we all have a fun few months coming…
The organizing committee of next year’s World Cup, a tournament in which teams from around the world apparently compete in games of something the committee called “soccer,” stated today that they would seek heavy fines for anyone caught streaking during…
On Wednesday, the Grand Ayatollah of Lebanon issued a fatwa banning the common local practice of shooting into the air in celebration, after three people were killed by stray bullets in Beirut. The gun-wielding celebrants were happy about the reelection…
The computer-game website Gamespot reported recently on a new game for the Nintendo DS game system called “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney,” in which players take the role of Phoenix Wright, “a nervous defense attorney who just recently passed the bar.”…