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Obama Unwittingly Narrates Bizarre New Fable

Dan Warren, a 39-year-old scientist as well as a fan of Barack Obama's policies and his speaking voice, dissected the audiobook of the President's autobiography, "Dreams From My Father" and reconstituted it as a 32-minute audio fable entitled "Son of Strelka, Son of God." This "audio odyssey" takes thousands of one- to ten-word small phrases and uses them to tell the story of Stanley, an ugly dog-faced demigod who recreates the world after it is destroyed. (Via The BuzzBrewery)

Rupert Murdoch Withdraws Bid For Sky Broadcasting, Will Be Investigated For Spying On 9/11 Victims

In a major blow to News Corp., Rupert Murdoch has abandoned efforts to acquire British Sky Broadcasting, admitting that the fallout from the metastasizing phone hacking scandal has made the bid politically impossible. On another front in the fast-moving scandal, British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a thorough inquiry into allegations Murdoch's employees attempted to bribe a New York City police officer in order to obtain information on victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Original "Family Leader Marriage Vow" Before the Reference to Slavery Was Removed

The vow originally stated: “Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American president.” Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signed the pledge. more at Mother Jones.