Day: August 1, 2007

In case your day didn’t suck enough, go ahead and find out why other people are luckier than you.

A Russian expedition is due to plant a flag on the North Pole today. Though the gesture is purely symbolic, the expedition’s mission is to prove that large portions of the polar region are connected to Mother Russia via an underwater mountain range, the Lomonosov Ridge.

Putin has already submitted plans to Kris Kringle for this winter’s hot toy.

Point: L.A. soccer fans are upset because David Beckham hasn’t played yet.

Counterpoint: An immigrant is doing horribly at an American job, thus assuring that most other Brits will remain at home or unemployed here.