In China, 'sweatshops' long derided by the left, have proven to be a great economic boon to the poorest segments of society.
In the United Kingdom, a school has begun using classical music as punishment against pupils who break school rules. Apparently teaching students to love the classics is no longer a requirement of eduction.
March 4 was National Grammar Day in the United States.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has published the contents of e-mail exchanges at the National Academies of Science that were first reported by the The Washington Times revealing plans for an "outlandishly aggressively partisan" campaign to attack climate change sceptics, including raising donations to publish an advertisement in the New York Times (h/t Justin Lee)
Swiss voters go to the polls today to determine if state-funded lawyers should be appointed to represent animals in court.
The results of a survey of the favourite books of Australian politicians was released (well worth a read!)
The British Government demands thicker chips to combat the 'obesity crisis'.
A teen in Victoria was arrested for listening to offensive rap music in public.
A recent editorial in the British Medical Journal discusses the efficacy and ethics of chemical castration for sex offenders.
An Australian 13-year-old boy accused of punching a school mate and robbing him of 46 cents won't be deported from the United States.
Economics is explained in this one, simple picture :)
Men should marry someone 27% smarter than them.
James Veneables, one of the two persons found guilty of the Bulger murder when he was aged just 10 years old, has been sent back to goal
Bloggers are now officially entitled to press credentials in New York City
And finally...fish rained from the sky in the Northern Territory
Did we miss anything good? Let us know in comments!
(List compiled by Timothy Andrews)
