Get Ready covers "Call Me Maybe"

Here at Get Ready, we're as big of fans of "Call Me Maybe" as anyone. We decided to write our own cover - about emergency prep...

Toronto Tarts: Cover Up - Muslim Cleric

Brings a whole new meaning to 'fuck me shoes' I guess. Just another misogynist Muslim headbanger sharing his Islamic wisdom with us,...

John Pilger: Blair Olympic Deals and the Glimpse of a Another Britain

Essential Pilger, scathing where necessary and gracious when addressing Josh Richards, a Brit activist who successfully defended his prosecu...

What Causes Type 2 Diabetes, and How Can it be Prevented?

In the comments of the last post, we've been discussing the relationship between body fatness and diabetes risk.  I think this is really...

USDA declares biggest natural disaster in history

Did you know we’re in the middle of the largest natural disaster in U.S. history? This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared tha...

TEPCO Fukushima You Cannot Be Serious Man!

If this is really the view and not just the rhetoric of Naomi Hirose, the new President of Tepco, then I seriously have to question his judg...

The Planet is Fucked

And so are we. As a species we are far too successful for our own good, especially when it comes to exploiting, with total disregard, our de...

Alabama: "Judicially Sanctioned Extortion Racket"

Alabama Judge Bars Local Authorities from Jailing Poor People Who Are Unable to Pay Fines July 18, 2012 A judge in Alabama last week ordered...

Portugal Decriminalized All Drugs Eleven Years Ago And The Results Are Staggering

The why and the where escapes me, but I mentioned Portugal's decriminalising of all recreational drugs, not some few days ago. But given...