Tune in to Berkeley-based KPFA from 6 - 7 a.m. on weekdays for their new Al Jazeera English program. According to the Daily Clog, "[t]he show started broadcasting here and in New York and Houston [on Monday], but will continue to expand to LA and DC in January." more ›

We suppose not everyone really subscribes to the theory that Osama Bin Laden hasn't been alive and kicking for years, but in case you did, his Al Qaeda puppet-masters have released a new audio tape in which Bin Laden attacks the Obama Administration for recent crackdowns on militants in the Swat Valley of northwest Pakistan. In the tape, released on Al Jazeera, the allegedly alive terrorist leader says, "Obama and his administration have sown new seeds to increase hatred and revenge on America. The number of these seeds is equal to the number of displaced people from Swat Valley." So the old man is still sucking air someplace, and apparently has misplaced his video camera, but anyway... carry on. more ›

Proud son of the East Bay and noted environmental activist James Hetfield was held at a London airport upon arriving before Metallica's performance at the Live Earth concert. Apparently, airport authorities pulled him aside because with his new double pronged beard, he looked too Taliban-y. more ›