Amnesty International has launched a chilling and powerful new campaign aimed at educating people about human rights abuses taking place “elsewhere” — the tag line is “It’s not happening here, but it’s happening now.” Check it out. Full Article »

Have you ever heard anyone refer to something as a “virtuous cycle?” This was a new one to me, and yet I have encountered it no fewer than half a dozen times over the last couple of weeks. It’s as though some mystical authority decided that the well-worn term “vicious circle” needed a friendlier counterpart. Full Article »

Now I’ve seen everything. Shaveeverywhere.com goes where no product advertisement has dared to venture. How low does it go? Just below the navel. The web could not be a better place to advertise a razor that is not for your face but for “male body grooming” (i.e. your back, chest and ….uhm, your privates). Full Article »

The Internet’s regulatory body Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN, rejected a controversial plan for a new “.xxx” domain last week by a vote of 9 to 5. The decision proved to be as controversial as the proposal, which was actually first introduced by ICANN last June. Full Article »

If you don’t have at least 20 minutes to spare, don’t bother checking out Turnhere.com. It’s not that you need 20 minutes, it’s that you’ll want to hang out and peruse video after video of towns near and dear to your heart, places you’re thinking of visiting or interesting places you’ve heard about. Full Article »