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Sasha and Malia Obama's long awaited puppy, Bo, has finally made his White House debut yesterday amid the cattle herd that is the White House press corps. But wait, a dog named Bo? As in Barack Obama's initials? With all the Harvard heavyweights manning the ship of state, no one could come up with a more creative name than Bo? FlyBy thinks B.O.'s claims to membership of the academic elite are seriously undermined by his utterly unimaginative choice of name...
...consumption of pornographic material—spoke candidly, frankly, and often humorously about the sensitive and potentially uncomfortable topic. “Can all the men who masturbated to pornography in the last 48 hours please come down to the front,” Jensen joked at one point amid laughter. “How about in the last ten minutes?” a male student quipped in response. Jensen warned of potentially graphic descriptions in his lecture, but when he launched into the description of the top five most commonly produced “sexual acts...
...seas surrounding it. Those are monitored by U.S. Central Command, also responsible for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This disconnect - Centcom if by sea, Africom if by land - highlights the challenge facing the Pentagon as it tries to grapple with 21st century pirates who thrive amid chaos...
Bring the Kids. If you're traveling to New York City with your brood, the Pod Hotel has five newly renovated Townhouse Suites that each sleep four. Less townhouses and more like lofts, the suites each have a queen bed and two trundle beds amid the groovy Lucite globe swing chairs, beanbags and rocking chairs, as well as flat-screen TVs and free wi-fi. If it's warm enough outside, you can hang out at the hotel's outdoor café or rooftop deck. Rates start at $199 per night. If you're traveling alone, you can book...
With its own supplies evaporating, Mexico City relies on the Cutzamala system, a network of reservoirs and treatment plants that pump in water from hundreds of miles around. However, this year Cutzamala itself is running dry amid low levels of rainfall in the area. Its main basin is only 47% full, compared to an annual average of 70% for early April. "This could be caused by climate change and deforestation. These are difficult factors to understand and predict," says Felipe Arreguin, under director of the National Water Commission. "We had to have the stoppages now to make sure that some...