We're only two and half months into the year -- this is right around the time I start going to movies again, waking from my Oscar hibernation -- and even though Watchmen didn't pan out, going from complex heady source material to a stiff 'eh?' as a film, we already have at least two fine candidates ...

It's hard times.  As our nation's needs soar, and charitable donations plunge, it is taking its toll on the nonprofit sector.  Foodbanks, soup kitchens, and many other nonprofits that address the hunger issue are being hit by a triple whammy.  Cash and food donations are dropping,&nbs...

A Man-Making blog reader, Charley M., sent along an article link from the Wall Street Journal asking a great question, Where in the World is Octodad? Octodad is the invisible, anonymous, non-participating, and possibly well-intended but victimized father of Nadya Suleman’s 14 children. Nadya is th...

Photographs of The Great Depression of the 1930's to 1940's (previously) , and an interview with a survivor growing up during those hard times... posted before on Mefi, here....

The Taepo Dong 2 (TD-2) (대�� 2호) missile launch(es) North Korea likely is preparing for, and recent voiding of all political-military deals with South Korea, are part of Pyongyang’s long-term strategy of regime survival. While these actions also have less important near-terms goals – exp...

Did you see the CNN story on last Monday about the growing number of Americans signing up for the Food Stamp program? Here's a taste of the report, "Touigh Choices for America's Hungry": As Walter Thomas knows, it's hard to look for a job when your stomach is rumbling. The 52-year-old from Washingto...

Everyone poops. It’s a truism that you can’t deny, and there’s even an entire book on the subject. In fact, there’s a whole slew of books in that department, ranging from What’s Your Poo Telling You? to It Hurts When I Poop: A Story For Children Who Are Scared To Use Th...

Via UPI: “A recent U.S. National Intelligence Commission report claiming that 1990s famines in the North have rendered many potential soldiers born during the period with “cognitive deficiencies” drew an angry official response from [the KCNA] Saturday… ‘They floated the cock-and-b...

Reports from people in the Rushinga area in Mt Darwin are that the starvation is taking a deadly grip on the area. Mealie meal can be purchased in limited amounts for US$15 for 10 kgs. People in urban areas struggle to withdraw Zimbabwean dollars from the banks, so you can imagine how hard it is to ...

I watch a lot of television. I’ve broken it down into 4 relatively arbitrary categories: Animated, Comedy, Drama and Sci Fi/Fantasy. I left Reality sows off the list because, really, no one cares. Some may argue with the categories, but, Hell, it’s my list, so screw ‘em. The programs on this l...