Nicole Kidman Blows Aboriginal Shaft

Nicole Kidman has enraged Aboriginal leaders in her native Australia by breaking a centuries-old taboo against women playing the didgeridoo.

The actress was seen blowing into the wooden instrument on a German TV chat show last Saturday.

And several cultural leaders have now criticized her for the stunt, because tradition dictates that only men should play the didgeridoo.

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Sarkozy: Ireland must vote again on Lisbon

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today....lmao

Those of you who watched Popeye will remember the tubby-gutted dude always making this false promise.

Mr. Sarkozy believes the Irish should vote, yet again, on the Lisbon Treaty and not only that but vote "YES".

And..... he adds .... we will then think later about those trivial little points such as hmmm ... let me see ...

Neutrality, fiscal independence and family legislation... sometime in 2010 or 2011.

Is he feckin' mad!!!

He is going to have to do better than that.

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Golden Globe Nominations 2009

Golden Globe Nominations 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen, Award Show Season has officially arrived. Get the ballroom gowns and tuxedos out of the closets because its time to collect the golden statues. This morning the 66th Annual Golden Globe nominees was announced in ...

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Hitler's Former Maid Breaks Her Silence

Hitler's Former Maid Breaks Her Silence

History has condemned him as the megalomaniac who brought death and misery to millions.

But for one woman, the name Adolf Hitler evokes a smile not a shudder.

She is Rosa Mitterer, who worked as a maid for the Fuhrer at his mountain retreat in Bavaria in the 1930s.

Rosa is 91 and until now has kept a vow of silence about her experiences. She has chosen to break it after realizing she is the last survivor of the circle who served the tyrant in the years before he launched the Second World War.

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Woman 'pregnant' with monkey convicted of smuggling

A Washington woman who hid a sedated monkey under her blouse on a flight from Thailand was convicted of violating wildlife laws for smuggling the monkey into the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Gypsy Lawson, 28, and her mother, Fran Ogren, 56, were convicted of smuggling and conspiracy to smuggle the monkey in violation of the Endangered Species Act and other federal laws.

Lawson hid the young rhesus macaque monkey under a loose-fitting blouse on a flight from Bangkok, Thailand, to Los Angeles, California, International Airport, pretending she was pregnant, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Washington said.

Permits are required to possess rhesus monkeys and many other species of animals. Such permits are granted for research, enhancement and conservation purposes. Additionally, transporting such species into the United States requires a customs declaration. Lawson and Ogren had neither.

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A Rare Pygmy Hippo Born In England

A Rare Pygmy Hippo Born In England

They are usually thought of as large, lumbering – even intimidating – creatures.

But Monifa – the three-week-old pygmy hippo – will win over the even the greatest hippophobes.

Conservationists are excited about the arrival, which is the first birth of a pygmy hippo at Taronga zoo in Sydney, Australia, in 23 years.

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Military jet crashes in San Diego neighborhood

A military fighter jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California, today as its pilot tried to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, an FAA spokesman told CNN. Firefighters on the scene are battling blazes consuming several houses. The pilot ejected before the crash, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.

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