Archive: March 23, 2008 - March 29, 2008
This Week In OFF/beat Crime
The weekly roundup of stupid crimes and those accused of committing them.
By Emil Steiner | March 28, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
No Pints for Chancellor of the Exchequer
British drinkers show distaste for beer tax.
By Emil Steiner | March 27, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
Thursday Breakfast Bender
From snake vodka to the newest shortest man on earth, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | March 27, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
Wednesday Breakfast Bender
From a botched surgery to a bad job, here is you morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | March 26, 2008; 6:15 AM ET | Email a Comment
Thomas Beatie: The First Man to Give Birth?
Thomas Beatie the transgender dad whose pregnancy has inspired curiosity and prejudice.
By Emil Steiner | March 25, 2008; 12:20 PM ET | Comments (88)
Tuesday Breakfast Bender
From a Zen prayer dog to mandatory sterilization for welfare recipients, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | March 25, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
British Family Told To Lose Weight or Lose Children
Can Social Workers Break Up a Family Over Obesity? There are many forms of child abuse, but allowing your kids to become overweight? Absolutely, say social workers in England, who are reportedly giving three children until June to shed several pounds -- or they and their other three siblings will be put into foster care. "I don't even own a deep-fat fryer," their mother was quoted saying during an "emotional" interview with The Daily Mail. She reported that rather than motivating the children to lose weight, the social workers' intervention has just caused stress. She said her 11-year-old daughter is starving herself to avoid separation and her 12-year-old son has developed "anger issues." Nadine Dorries, the conservative member of parliament for the area and a former nurse, described the social workers' approach as "draconian." But Britain is second only to America in obesity, and health experts caution that it is...
By Emil Steiner | March 24, 2008; 2:00 PM ET | Comments (7)
Monday Breakfast Bender
With reports from Australia to Hawaii, here is your morning dose of OFF/beat news.
By Emil Steiner | March 24, 2008; 8:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
