by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on WordPress.com after a judicial court passed an order to close down a specific blog. Gabriela Zabo [pt] explains why: O motivo é uma decisão judicial expedida em março, que […]
HIV threat reels on
World Aids Day brings with it a mixture of joy and blues. This year marked 25 years since the first case study detailing an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases among gay men alerted the world to Aids. The optimism was rare this time and the statistics were startling. ILO warned that HIV/Aids threatened to […]
How far is too far when it comes to a prank?
When do practical jokes go too far? That comes to light when a 17 year old Wheaton, Illinois high school student had done when he decided to be incredibly stupid by contaminating a batch of salad dressing in his school’s cafeteria. He was given a $750 fine, 120 hours of community service and 2 years […]
Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda Rocks On
Eddie Ojeda Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda is a guitarist who rose to fame as one of two guitarists in the popular 80s heavy-metal band Twisted Sister. He joined the band in 1975, several years before they broke into commercial success with hits such as "We’re Not Gonna Take It," and "I Wanna Rock." Ojeda, born in Cuba and […]
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