Apparently some guys on motorcycles rode into a London mall and stole some jewelry from a single store. They were out in under two minutes. This may sound like it could happen anywhere in America where there are action movie lovers, but this one’s all British, because the robbers were armed with axes and knives. Here in American we have the constitutional right to rob people at gunpoint. If you were busy saying you are moving to Canada this week, odds are you missed it.
Political ads drop off the charts
On Tuesday, America re-elected President Barack Obama by a slightly wider margin that some expected. If there’s one thing we learned from not just from the presidential election, it’s that this country has a very deep ideological split. On the one hand, we support decriminalizing marijuana and letting gays marry, but on the other hand, we like our porn with condoms, goggles, dental dams and rubber gloves.
The storm was worth it
Brooklyn residents haven’t had a lot to cheer about, what with the flooding and lack of electricity and all. But things were looking up for a few coastal residents when a marina bar ended up in the middle of the street two miles away, its wares intact. There’s no punchline here, just a tinge of flood envy.
Just in time for cold season
A study by scientists at the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan found that methamphetamine fights influenza in humans. The only side effect: being addicted to meth.