Curious Times
Trippy News from a Dysfunctional Planet
8.17.2009
THE END IS HERE
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Well, it’s been a great run but after 10 years of Curious Times the market has spoken and it’s time to put this column down in a humane mann...
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7.29.2009
JUST SWEEP THOSE DESERTS UNDER A RUG OR SOMETHING
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While some mad scientists work on the idea of surrounding the Earth with a million mirrors to combat global warming others are planning to b...
7.27.2009
HOW TO GET AHEAD IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
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Australian research has discovered the same fact previously found in Britain and America -- that tall men earn more money than their shorter...
7.24.2009
WHAT WOULD JESUS SMOKE?
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An article in High Times magazine called “Was Jesus a Stoner?” argues that Jesus Christ may have used a cannabis-based anointing oil in orde...
“I’M ONLY HERE BECAUSE MY WELFARE WORKER FORCED ME TO GET AN INTERVIEW”
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Still looking for work? Take the advice of CNN which asked managers across the continent to send in the stupidest things people have said d...
7.23.2009
IT’S ALL FUN & GAMES UNTIL THE MEDIA GETS HYSTERICAL
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How did we ever survive our childhoods? Two separate news items this week warn not to let your children play at the beach or in their bathtu...
7.21.2009
WAIT TILL COLLEGE TO BECOME A USELESS DRUNK
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While Britain tries to get their kids to enjoy sex, Italy is trying to get their kids to stop enjoying alcohol. After centuries of teaching ...
WHERE ARE ALL THE RICH ESKIMOS?
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New research claims that it’s not a coincidence that countries in hot climates tend to lag behind in economic productivity. The study from M...
7.20.2009
“FEED ME YOU IDIOT”
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Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy has released an updated version of their “Bow-lingual” gadget which can translate your dog’s barking noises fo...
7.16.2009
HOW TO RUIN YOUR VACATION
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And from the “Tell Us Something We Don’t Already Know” department comes a study from the San Diego School of Medicine which warns men that h...
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