SELDOM n. (\ˈsel-dəm\): A discouraging word.

Shipment of 15,432 bongs disguised as lamps seized by US Customs officers

More than 15,400 bongs disguised as lamps were seized Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Houston.

What's the Difference Between Corn Syrup and Sugar?

The unpopularity and fear of high-fructose corn syrup have led the Corn Refiners Association to ask the federal government's permission to drop "high-fructose" and change the syrup's name to "corn sugar."

Bearded Lady Vivian Wheeler Finds Her Son After 33 Years

Every adopted child wonders who his biological mother is. Movie star? Rock star? Maybe a big-shot CEO? For Richard Lorenc, she turned out to be the last thing he ever imagined: a sideshow bearded lady.

Want a Pizza with That Pap Smear? Oh, and We're Anti-Choice

Question: Guess what genius new advertising tactic certain crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are using to get women in the door to their fake clinics?

What Do Social Conservatives Want?

Social conservatives tend to talk about issues like abortion and gay rights, stem-cell research and the role of religion "in the public square"

Missouri Judges Take Prison Costs Into Account in Sentencing

When judges here sentence convicted criminals, a new and unusual variable is available for them to consider: what a given punishment will cost the State of Missouri.

TARP: A success none dare mention

The Obama administration this week will mark the second anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing Wall Street meltdown with an ironic bit of bipartisanship: letters of thanks to some of the congressional Republicans who helped fashion the government's respo …

Taxes must rise to fight budget deficit: Greenspan

Taxes must rise while fiscal stimulus needs to be wound down in order to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and allow private investment to expand, said former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.

Wingnuts Score Big Upsets, but Will Theirs Be a Pyrrhic Victory?

Christine O'Donnell, who believes that Jesus rode a dinosaur, unseated Mike Castle, a very popular moderate Republican in a deep blue state.

Are Cuba's communist days finally over?

The media frenzy that has followed the announcement that Cuba is to reduce its state workforce by 500,000 by the middle of 2011, is similar to that which followed Fidel Castro's throwaway remark last week that the Cuban model isn't working - it has largely missed the point.

Steve Jobs Stopped at Japan Airport Over Ninja Stars

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said he'll never return to Japan after officials at an airport barred him from taking Ninja throwing stars aboard his private plane, SPA! magazine reported in its latest issue.

Ad Buying by G.O.P.-Leaning Groups Alarms Democrats.

Outside groups supporting Republican candidates in House and Senate races across the country have been swamping their Democratic-leaning counterparts on television since early August as the midterm election season has begun heating up.

Skateboarder Foils Would-Be Koran Burner In Texas (VIDEO)

A would-be Koran-burner in Amarillo, Texas was foiled by a 23-year-old Texas skateboarder named Jacob Isom, who was among a group of people protesting a planned burning on Saturday.

World's Most Cramped Airline Seat to Launch Next Week

The SkyRider is a saddle-style airplane seat which will allow airlines to squeeze even more passengers into already cramped cabins. The poor passenger will perch atop a sculpted squab that has more in common with a horse-saddle than a comfy chair.

Does Robert Rodriguez's "Machete" Advocate Race War?

For the more outraged conservative critics of "Machete," the spectacle of America's first Latino action hero laying waste to cartoon rednecks the way John Rambo once laid waste to cartoon commies is too much to bear.

God no longer male, Scottish Episcopal Church rules

A new order of service produced by the Scottish Episcopal Church has caused controversy by removing masculine references to God.

News Analysis - Tax Cuts May Be Good Politics but Poor Stimulus

"Tax cuts" is a phrase politicians love, especially in election season—but they may not do the economy much good at all.

Report: Blackwater created shell companies

The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.

America's History of Fear

A radio interviewer asked me the other day if I thought bigotry was the only reason why someone might oppose the Islamic center in Lower Manhattan. No, I don't.

Little Pulaski, Tenn., to Suffer Through Another Racist Event

Although it's a small town of about 7,800, Pulaski, Tenn. may well be the white supremacist epicenter of the nation — at least if the number of rallies held there by bigoted groups is any indication.

Lenny Bruce's Gay Naval Ruse

After serving 30 months in the Navy and participating in four overseas invasions during World War II, comedian Lenny Bruce went to the sick bay on the U.S.S. Brooklyn in May 1945 to report that he was feeling a little gay.

Focus on Family says anti-bullying efforts in schools push gay agenda

As kids head back to school, conservative Christian media ministry Focus on the Family perceives a bully on the playground: national gay-advocacy groups.

Another Rig Blows Up in the Gulf of Mexico

An oil rig in shallow water, about 80 miles from the Louisiana shore in Vermillion Bay, exploded today, in a scene eerily reminiscent of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Discovery Channel HQ Held Hostage By Eco-Terrorist

The gunman holding hostages in the Silver Spring, Md., headquarters of the Discovery Channel has been tentatively identified as James Jay Lee, an apparent eco-fascist who thinks that immigrants are breeding "filthy human children" and helping to wreck the planet.

In States Where "Gun Ed" Is Prevalent, Comprehensive Sex Ed Is Nowhere to Be Found

Judging from the turbulence caused by a sex ed curriculum under consideration by the School Board in Helena, MT, there are people who disagree.

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