Cities, states, and countries all over the world are banning smoking in public, and I couldn't be happier.In fact, it's such a rout, it's getting out of hand.Now public opinion and governments have turned against tobacco. picked by jenny 2 years ago

A city centre has introduced a zero-tolerance policy against swearing in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A man sued the New Orleans Police Department, claiming he was harassed by an officer who threatened to arrest him for wearing a black pinstriped skirt to municipal court. Jeremy Don Kerr is asking for $1 in damages, a ruling that his rights were violated, and an order against barring access to public facilities because of gender stereotyping. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Romas Kalanta (February 22, 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the subject of several books. Romas Kalanta set himself on fire in a public place in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas on May 14, 1972 in protest of the oppression of the Lithuanian language, culture and people by the government of the Soviet Union. At the time it was very difficult to tell the western ... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

A Chinese city suburb has set a bounty on dead flies in a bid to promote public hygiene picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Really a huge collection of children stories and poems picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Pictures inside this building where Detroit's public school system once stored its supplies, and then one day apparently walked away from it all, allowing everything to go to waste. picked by wildminou 2 years ago

Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for "obvious" public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: "Don't Commit Crime." picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

When asked if the girls planned on fighting in public again, Desiree had a sensible answer. "Not in public, but we're still going to fight like every other sister will," she said. picked by equinox 6 months ago

Anyone who happens to visit a public toilet in Klaipeda, Lithuania, should be careful not to spend longer than five minutes inside – after that time limit the doors will automatically be blocked. picked by kakana 5 months ago

For only the third time in five years, Easton police have ticketed someone for going topless in public.

Easton Police Lt. Gregory Wright said people without shirts are considered a public nuisance. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If it were not for public service announcements, would any of us know how to behave? I'm bored without my Plime. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

AN Italian deputy from the anti-immigration Northern League party has sparked controversy after he said public transport seats in his constituency of Milan should be reserved for Italians only. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

City of Villains is a massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCSoft. Released on 2005-10-31,the game is integrated with their previous release, City of Heroes. The gameplay centers on defeating a variety of computer controlled opponents within a three-dimensional world using various powers and a... read full post picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Two days after Interpol release this loser's face to the public, Wayne Nelson Corliss aka Casey Wane was arrested in Union City, New Jersey and confessed.

Awesome!

Update to this post picked by Moe 2 years ago

This is Russian city Norilsk. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city above the Arctic Circle. The extreme temperatures can go till -54°C. Therefore, it’s hard to see any homeless people there. When weathermen say that it will be warm, it means it will be -10°C. People have even known snow in June. And this is the bus in winter. It’s not thi... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

They're flush with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently-opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 32,290 square feet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Here's a public toilet idea where the outside walls appear to be mirrors but on the inside the walls appear as glass where you feel like you are being watched.

Think I'd still have a bad case of "stage fright" picked by Maiden 3 years ago

Touching and hilarious radio show is moving to Showtime. Check the preview video. picked by Fascha 3 years ago

We love public radio. We are fans of All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Car Talk, This American Life, Fresh Air, and Prarie Home Companion. We love them all dearly. But we also think they're begging to be made fun of. So here we are. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago