From the weirder side of news:

Scott Krause crashed his car into a UPS truck, killing the driver. His defense will revolve around his belief that flesh-eating subterranean aliens called “hemadrones” were chasing him, and were planning to ship him in a cargo box to China where he would be eaten. (If anybody knows of other […]

Thanks to OTBT for pointing out this BBC news item: seems that a Catholic woman has been ordained in a secret ceremony. Her ordination of course goes against the doctrinal stance of the Catholic Church, and as such is most assuredly invalid. As such, she’s not technically allowed to perform any of the religious duties […]

This is totally wild…
NAIROBI - A 73-year-old Kenyan grandfather reached into the mouth of an attacking leopard and tore out its tongue to kill it, authorities said Wednesday.
Peasant farmer Daniel M’Mburugu was tending to his potato and bean crops in a rural area near Mount Kenya when the leopard charged out of the long grass […]

Jennifer Emick put together a great (if brief) FAQ on Scientology which covers a lot of the basics, and some of the “weirder” aspects in a pretty fair and even-handed way.
A reader also pointed me in the direction of a dude calling himself “The Pilot“. He’s a Free Zoner which means that he is […]