Uplifting Moment of the Day: Nervous Autistic Anthem Singer Gets Help From Fenway Crowd

The news of Sean Taylor’s death has rocked the sports world. But just when you start losing your faith in humanity (or whatever is bothering you at the moment) we get a small glimmer of hope like this.

Disability Week took place in August, and a man with autism was chosen to sing the national anthem. He got a case of the nervous giggles halfway through; but listen to what the Fenway crowd does to support him.

I’m a Yankees fan but I gotta give it up to Red Sox fans for being extra classy when it counts:

Columbia University Gives Ahmadinejad A Harsh Education

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Columbia University President Lee Bollinger called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to task. When the terrorist turned President at long last made his appearance at the university, he was introduced to the crowd with a harsh scolding from Bollinger on his country’s human-rights record and his denial of the Holocaust.

Calling him a “petty and cruel dictator� whose Holocaust denial would only fool the “ignorant and illiterate�, Bollinger said Ahmadinejad was either “brazenly provocative or astonishingly uneducated.� Before he gave his prepared speech to the audience, Ahmadinejad responded by saying those statements were “an insult to information and to the knowledge of the audience� However, if anyone insulted the knowledge of the audience, it was Ahmadinejad himself.

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Yet Another Comic-Con Report

comic conKevin Smith to direct Heroes spin off… and more!
Friday and Saturday pass at the San Diego Comic-Con. Already we’ve had the unveiling of the teaser trailer for “The Dark Knight� and the casting of Spock in JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek�, so what’s next? Here are a few more highlights.

At a panel dedicated to the TV show “Heroesâ€? fans didn’t just get a teaser for season two. They also learned that a spin off series is coming out called “Heroes: Origins.â€? But the biggest surprise of all is that the debut episode will be directed by none other then Kevin Smith, who was on hand to receive a standing ovation from the crowd. Read More »