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Geezer Bandit strikes again in San Diego

An OAP in the US known as "The Geezer Bandit", who has been linked to a string of bank robberies, has struck again, at a San Diego bank. . Report by Sophie Foster.

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Sydney Boys High School Gender Equality Project

A group of Year 10 students at Sydney Boys High School (an all-boys, selective, public high school in Sydney, Australia) chose, as part of their High Resolves Community Action Project, to raise awareness about gender equality. They created a compelling...

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Physiology of fear: why we love a good scare (from The Irish Times

What is it about scary movies that makes us want to watch them despite the fact they are so disturbing? Ghastly things happen and we can get scared out of our wits, but when a new horror film comes out the queues start to form. Our attraction to fear...

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Halloween (from The NY Times)

In an article from Oct. 30, 1892, "Customs From Halloween; An Observance That has Come From Pagan Times," The New York Times described "All Hallow Even or Halloween" as "undoubtedly a relic of pagan times." The article continues: Druids were accustomed...

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Oprah wishes Madiba a speedy recovery (from the South African Broadcasting Corporation)

International talk show host Oprah Winfrey has indicated that she would really like to visit ailing former president Nelson Mandela but respects the family's decision to grant him privacy during this difficult time. Winfrey, who is in the country, earlier...

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Lou Reed, A perfect Day (+lyrics)

Lyrics Just a perfect dayDrink sangria in the parkAnd then later, when it gets darkWe go home Just a perfect dayFeed animals in the zooThen later a movie, tooAnd then home Oh, it's such a perfect dayI'm glad I spent it with you Oh, such a perfect dayYou...

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Outsider Whose Dark, Lyrical Vision Helped Shape Rock ’n’ Roll (from the New York Times)

The cause was liver disease, said Dr. Charles Miller of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where Mr. Reed had liver transplant surgery this year and was being treated again until a few days ago. Mr. Reed brought dark themes and a mercurial, sometimes aggressive...

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Lou Reed, A Walk on the Wild Side (+lyrics)

Lyrics Holly came from miami f.l.a.Hitch-hiked her way across the u.s.a. Plucked her eyebrows on the wayShaved her leg and then he was a sheShe says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild sideSaid, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side Candy came from out...

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A joke

Sunday