Israel describes the Turkish trial as a kangaroo court, but Turkish lawyers pushing ahead and say an Interpol notice for the arrest of the former Israeli commanders will be issued if they fail to attend … Read More
Peggy The Wombat, Anzac The Kangaroo, Cupcake The Wallaby: Baby Marsupial Trio Stops Hearts (PHOTOS)
And then there were three. In August, The Huffington Post UK introduced us to baby best friends Peggy the wombat and Anzac the kangaroo. “Hairless, quivering and outrageously cute,” the delightful duo were reportedly taken in by the Wild About Wildlife Rescue Center in Victoria, Australia, after their mothers were suddenly killed. Now, ZooBorns writes, another adorable creature has been added to the mix.Read More…
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Ira Glass goes on Ask Me Anything
Ira Glass, host of “This American Life,” took questions today on Ask Me Anything, Reddit’s increasingly essential online questions forum. The following are a few excerpts from the exchange, formatted for easy readability. The punctuation and phrasing remains exactly as it appears on the freewheeling site.How is your dog doing, and what exotic meat are you feeding him now?Thanks so much for asking! We are transitioning from venison to ostrich.Every six or nine months his body develops an allergy to each new food and he can’t eat it. We made a choice to try to keep him alive, even if it’s ridiculous and expensive. Feel free to criticize.We’ve already gone through tuna, chick peas, pork, kangaroo, rabbit and some others I can’t remember right now.It’s only a matter of time before – like some characters in a Twilight Zone episode – the only meat that’s left is human flesh, and my wife and I feed ourselves to the dog.*What was the most compelling segment that never made it to air?Continue Reading… … Read More
