Three Headed Dragon

I'm greatly looking forward to the new Wes Anderson/ Bill Murray movie the 'Life Aquatic'. Here's an example of this movie's plot actually taking place right now. Will the Aussies get the shark that ate a surfer (Nick Peterson) this week? How will they even be sure they got the right shark?

No conjugal visits oppressing this rebel leader's rights? Here's an entertaining take on human rights while in jail. I don’t think too many people in the US would feel too compassionate for this guy...

For all you Lord of the Rings fans, here's a study of Gollum's heath. Looks like the poor guy was not just suffering from the effects of the One Ring, according to some British and French doctors. He had vitamin deficiency, anaemia, hyperthyroidism and a metabolic disease called porphyria as well.

Looks like Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin is determined to give Canada a larger role on the international stage. Not only is he going for a high profile trip to Libya this week, he's recently been to Mexico, the United States, Haiti, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Chile, Brazil, Russia, Hungary and France. Is he simple trying to differentiate Canada from the US or is he really trying to lead the world?

So Microsoft is now going to combat spyware as part of a Windows XP toolkit. That's great, guys, but how much extra are you gonna charge for this one component?

The US and the Saudis are still blocking any move towards reducing the greenhouse gas problem that Kyoto addresses for obvious reasons of vested interest. It seems that the world body is quite content to move on without these naysayers. Will the US be left behind with its head in the sand while other countries struggle to keep pace with the agreement?

Looks like the ultimate National Socialist cheated on his taxes. Perhaps the war was just a distraction for whatever scandal was brewing at home?

It's sad to see that the Canadian government is closing the loophole for Americans to buy cheap drugs from Canada over the internet. Perhaps this was one of the things Sire Bush and Mr. Martin discussed at Bush's recent visit? You know the pressure has to be coming from somewhere. Doesn't NAFTA play any role in this kind of commerce?

Looks like Vancouver Canucks power forward Todd Bertuzzi is not even allowed to play in the European Hockey League. I can't say I blame them after the Moore incident, since most European players are girlie men anyway (with a few notable exceptions like Foresberg).

Meanwhile, it looks like Gary Bettman and co may be cooking the books. The players Union recently released some alternative numbers on NHL economics.

An interesting article about Bush and Kofi Annan.