Tips for Terrorists Wednesday, April 3

NOTW has noted the street-wise pointers offered by al-Qaida's online magazine Inspire, and the new February issue offers more tips for causing infidels mayhem. It ignores large-scale destructions …

Holy Handguns Wednesday, March 27

One of the many decisions greeting Pope Francis, as Salon.com pointed out, is whether to officially recognize a Patron Saint of Handgunners — as urged by a U.S. organization of activists …

Defending Free Speech About Drugs Wednesday, March 27

Americans may feel safe that the Food & Drug Administration approves a drug only for certain specific uses, but in December, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York ruled drug company salespeople …

Inaccessible Accessibility Complaints Wednesday, March 27

Denials of disability allowances in Basildon, England, near London, are handled at Acorn House courthouse, on the fourth floor, where afflicted people who believe they were wrongly rejected for …

Lock-picking 101 Wednesday, March 27

Among the helpful civic classes the Oakland, Calif., city government set up earlier this year for residents was one on how to pick locks, supposedly to aid folks who'd accidentally locked themselves …

Masses for Medical Marijuana Wednesday, March 27

In February, the North Carolina House of Representatives Rules Committee took the unusual step of pre-emptively burying a bill to legalize prescription marijuana (which 18 states so far have …

We’re Going to Disney — Not! Wednesday, March 27

Two teachers and three student teachers at a Windsor, Ontario, elementary school thought it would be a neat prank on their eighth-graders to have them think their class trip would be to Florida’s …

Solutions to Non-Problems Wednesday, March 27

Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo introduced a bill in March to ban the state’s restaurants from serving lion meat. Meanwhile, Georgia state Rep. Jay Neal introduced legislation in February to ban …

What the Hack?! Wednesday, March 27

Imprisoned British computer hacker Nicholas Webber, 21, serving time for computer fraud, hacked into the mainframe at his London prison after officials let him take a computer class. Like most …

I Wouldn’t Hurt You If You Married Me Wednesday, March 27

Dustin Coyle, 34, was charged with domestic abuse in Oklahoma City in January, but it wasn't his fault, he told police. His ex-girlfriend accused him (after she broke up with him) of swiping her cat …