Oracle octopus gets own World Cup for winning streak (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 12, 2010
Reuters - Paul the oracle octopus was given a replica of the World Cup on Monday as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in picking matches as worldwide collected their winnings based on his selections.Posted in odd || No Comments »
Seer sucker: Octopus oracle picks Spain to win (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 9, 2010
AP - There's been plenty of ink for Paul the octopus lately, and why not?
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Book Talk: Sex, drugs and classic record covers (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 4, 2010
Reuters - A new book of record covers shows how musicians forged an identity and communicated with fans, using an art form that has sometimes endured longer than the music between the covers.Posted in odd || No Comments »
Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Mar 26, 2010
Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes."Posted in odd || No Comments »
Bookstore adds wine to its catalogue (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jan 7, 2010
Reuters - Australian bibliophiles have been offered a chance to combine their love of literature with their fondness for a quiet drink, with a boutique bookchain in Sydney adding wine to its shelves.Posted in odd || No Comments »
Goncourt winner Littell wins Bad Sex Award (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Nov 30, 2009
Reuters - Jonathan Littell, who won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for "The Kindly Ones," has picked up another prize for the same work -- the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award.Posted in odd || No Comments »
Parents lynch bookseller over abduction fear (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Oct 27, 2009
Reuters - A mob of angry parents lynched a book salesman and badly injured four of his colleagues after rumors spread that the men were part of a human smuggling ring, the official Xinhua agency said late Monday.Posted in odd || No Comments »