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Small Screen

Oliver Stone To Present ‘A Crazy People’s History Of The US’

7:58AM Pareene | We are actually super-excited for this: Oliver Stone is creating a “10-part documentary series for US network Showtime titled ‘Secret History of America.’” A ten-hour Oliver Stone history of America! Can you imagine how crazy wonderful this will be? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

90 Per Cent Of US Currency Laced With Cocaine

7:30PM the cajun boy | Americans love their cocaine! And apparently these same cocaine-loving Americans’ preferred method of snow ingestion is to snort it through rolled up cash bills, as a new analysis of currency in 18 US cities shows. More »

Little Old Lady No Longer A Threat

6:46AM Hamilton Nolan | Here is a video of a cop in Ohio violently slamming an old woman to the ground, in a Wal-Mart parking lot. [GlobalGrind]
Flotsam & Jetsam

The Unemployed’s Newest Enemy: Cheap Credit Reports

6:43PM the cajun boy | As if America’s jobless weren’t screwed enough — more employers are running credit checks on potential employees for jobs that involve no financial decisions, so you’d better pay your bills on time even if you don’t have a job! More »