I want him to have all the urine he needs

Lionsgate has picked up worldwide distribution rights to "Atlas Shrugged."

Ayn Rand enthusiast Angelina Jolie's name has been brought up for lead character Dagny Taggart. Brad Pitt, also a fan, is rumored to be among the names suggested for lead male character John Galt. [source]

Wonder how Objectivists reacted to the news…


Return of King draws crowds, joy

The opening should provide relief for some customers such as Debra Johnson, 44, who estimated that she ate at Burger King "every day, twice a day."

"We're tired of eating Taco Bell and McDonald's," she said. "We can't handle it anymore."

Yup, sounds like the nation's fattest city to me.

Either the Daily Northwestern is an embarrassment to journalism or Evanston is incredibly boring. A report on the re-opening of a Burger King? Seriously?


Lunch monitor tells student his eating habits are 'disgusting.'

When he eats with both a spoon and fork, instead of only one utensil, the lunch monitor moves him to a table to sit by himself.

"If your son eats like a pig he has to go to another table."

Upset over Luc's story, Gallardo telephoned the school's principal. "He said, 'Madame, you are in Canada. Here in Canada you should eat the way Canadians eat.'"

Apparently, Jeeves quit, so I didn't receive an answer, but scanning the search results, I learned:

—Recent statistics show that Canadians are some of the chubbier people on the planet.

—Canadians are more likely to than any other nationality to eat roadkill.

—Canadians eat more pizza per capita than Americans do.

—Canadians eat an average of 10 grams of trans fats a day – one of the highest rates in the world.

—Canadians now eat more than one meal in three outside of the home.

Strange how you never hear about the obesity epidemic in Canada.

Canada's Top 5 Fattest [sic] Cities


Attention those who feel United 93 is "too soon":

TSUNAMI (HBO) – Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo and Toni Collette are set to star in a movie about the disastrous flood that devastated the Andaman Coast in Thailand in late 2004.

Will Petra Nemcova play herself?


Snakes on United 93
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