Russ McClintock - the blog

A Japanese speed-eating champion’s title could be at risk because he is suffering from an arthritic jaw. Takeru Kobayashi, 29, had been aiming for a seventh consecutive win at the annual 4 July US hot dog eating competition on Coney Island, Brooklyn.
The champion, who only weighs 11st 11lb (75kg), last year ate a then record […]

See if you can spot the ‘real’ news story from this week.
1. Tony Blair leaves office.
2. Paris Hilton gets out of jail.
3. The Spice Girls announce a reunion tour.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.
Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed “The Canadian Crippler” was unhinged by the […]

“We focus mainly on exhibiting emerging artists with a solid and innovative practice who look beyond established and conventional forms. We support work that has a strong thematic basis, that deals with contemporary issues - whether social or aesthetic - or which reassesses historical themes and traditional perspectives. The gallery aims to showcase a broad […]

The U.S. military also reported Saturday that seven insurgents Iraqis suspected of ties to al Qaeda Iraq were killed and 10 others captured by coalition forces in several operations across Iraq Friday and Saturday.
U.S. troops thwarted an apparent suicide bombing attempt during a raid to capture a senior al Qaeda in Iraq Iraqi leader in […]

A blog doesn’t stand a chance against this beast.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A five-acre glacial lake in Chile’s southern Andes has disappeared — and scientists want to know why. - June 21, 2007.

Asking the French for military help is rarely a good idea.

If you like drunken tourists, vomit, piss, overcrowded pubs and cheap fast food joints then you’ll probably love the area in Dublin known as Temple Bar.

The River Liffey runs right through the center of Dublin.

As I was having lunch yesterday I saw the pop star Jarvis Cocker walking down the street.

I had a dream that some dickhead art director used this image in a big time ad campaign.

Google lists 112,000 results for a search of ‘piehole’.
Google lists 40,500 results for the phrase ’shut your fucking piehole’.

Seven children were killed in a US-led coalition air strike against a suspected al-Qaeda hideout in eastern Afghanistan, the coalition has said. - BBC News - June 18, 2007.

In a stark demonstration of the new facts on the ground, a masked Hamas fighter sat down at the desk of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, and declared an end to the western-backed authority in the Gaza strip.
In an imaginary telephone call to the US, a fighter from the Islamist […]