This is actually a serious story and according to a BBC Online article, caused a commotion in very catholic Peru, with some arguing the young woman -- who didn't go through with it --  was just carrying out a publicity stunt.

Brett Lamb, one-half of the duo behind Better Living Centre (now on hiatus), has a blog about the HotDocs film festival. He's also the festival's art director.

Here's a link to the main HotDocs website.

After eight years of service, my printer is done. As a result, I thought I'd use part of my day off to shop for a new one.

It was not the best use of my afternoon.

Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena spoke with Democracy Now! on Wednesday about a coming report on a March 4 incident in which the car taking her to Baghdad International Airport was shot up by U.S. troops.

Nicola Calipari, a senior Italian intelligence agent who helped free Sgrena from some Iraqi militants, was killed in the incident. Sgrena is still recovering from her wounds.

The Democracy Now! blurb: Dahr Jamail, one of the few independent, unembedded journalists reporting in Iraq for months, joins us in our firehouse studio to discuss the siege of Fallujah, detention of Iraqis, so-called "reconstruction" and much more.

So you're not an adventure businessperson, and the thought of getting shot up in Baghdad or Orlando (see below) leaves you queasy.

So where are the really, really, really safe places to go in this crazy world and hawk your services and/or wares? Read this BBC article and find out!

The state of Florida has passed a "stand your ground law," which allows people to blast away at potential threats in public spaces without trying to escape first.

Okay, so dim sum only covers off a few parts of the food pyramid, like meat, seafood and rice noodles. But a claim by Hong Kong's government that eating certain types of dim sum a little too regularly is bad for you has provoked a backlash.

On April 13, global media titan Rupert Murdoch gave a speech to the American Association of Newspaper Editors that didn't paint an optimistic picture for the future of the newsprint medium.