Canada and China sign strategic partnership, discuss human rights

The discussion went something like this:

China: Here's the pen.
Canada: Um, we'd really like it if you wouldn't mind improving the human rights situation in your esteemed country.
China: No.
Canada: Where do I sign?

Google recruits father of the internet

Al Gore works for Google now?

Russian craft delivers food to space station

The good news? The food is finally here! The bad news? It's Russian food!

Admiral to lead relief effort

Number one qualification for the job of cleaning up New Orleans? He's got his own boat.

Ang Lee's gay cowboy film wins Venice Golden Lion

That's one helluva cultural mish-mash. I've read it several times, and it's still more interesting than the average episode of Desperate Housewives.

Scientists create human embryo without a father

Wow. It's the day I officially became irrelevant. Byeeeeee!

Energy Firms' Profits to Keep Rising

It's good to know that Hurricane Katrina wasn't so bad after all.

California Legislature OKs Gay Marriage

I'll carry on the theme from yesterday's Liverpool headline:

All the leaves are pink
And the sky is gay...

Oil-for-Food Report Says UN Needs Total Overhaul

Stage one of the overhaul: renaming the United Nations the Bunch o' Cronies.

Liverpool Seeks To Build Gay Village

Proponents are planning to name the district the Pink Submarine in reference to the Beatles and, well, um, you know.

Bush Makes Return Visit; Two Levees Secured

What did he do? Plug them with his monumental hubris?