Archive for August 26th, 2009
A recent article on SocialistWorker.org mentions the rather interesting and bizarre story of Caster Semenya, who won the 800-meter race in the IAAF World Championships about a week ago now. The bizarre twist is that Caster was forced to run despite strong controversy about her gender, or specifically, that she “may not be entirely female” [ READ MORE ]
Perhaps the most shocking news to hit the world in recent days, and I know I’m a bit late on this one as well. But better late than never, I say. MSNBC reports that the death of world-famous pop singer Michael Jackson has been ruled a homicide. While it does not necessarily imply that a crime [ READ MORE ]