This comic strip reflects the racial diversity and complexity of our world. The main characters childish antics are combined with contemporary political and social satire.

A TV show was later made out of this great comic. picked by forgottenshorelines 2 years ago

Thailand is turing into a Gotham City situation with violence, fatalities, and social upheaval. It would seem a certain Batman has now come to the rescue, fighting crime and breaking tension in Bangkok. Although his alias is not Bruce Wayne, he is stepping up in a time of need for his country. Go Batman! picked by bingo 7 months ago

How do you explain the fact that Obama seems to be the favourite of the “rest of the world”?

he would represent a new vision of the US, one which is multicultural. At a time in global politics in which globalization and migration are raising concerns about multiethnicity and social cohesion people would see Obama’s election as a sign of progress on that front. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Why aren't we a friendly bunch? The word of the year is unfriend. And here we all thought social media will bring us all together. picked by Ankabout 1 week ago

A young mother who was judged too stupid to care for her own baby last night accused social workers of 'stealing' the child from her. Rachel is taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights in a last ditch attempt to halt the adoption of the child, now aged three. The adoption is going ahead despite a recent psychiatrist's report which declared that the 24-year-old has 'good literacy and ... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

Think back to long ago, way back to the beginning of 2008.

Eighteen months ago it seemed we didn’t have to deal with political spiel in social media all that much. But that was before an internet savvy presidential candidate came into the picture and Twitter went mainstream in a big way. picked by nickcobb 5 months ago

Okay, it’s official, Facebook is officially getting out of hand. Not only do employers use social networking tools such as Facebook or Myspace to check on prospective employees, but now Oxford University has actually used photos as evidence of students violating their code of conduct. picked by kye1111 2 years ago

It's not just people who watch their weight. It seems that Australia`s Goby fish do it too and the discovery is providing a whole new insight into the way animals maintain social order. Marine scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef off Lizard Island have found that Goby fish deliberately diet - just to maintain their position in the pecking orders and to ensure they do not antagonise bigger ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This was no social call, even though Clinton likes McCain enough to keeps his photo on the wall of her Senate office. The GOP nominee had already chatted with Bill Clinton about the mortgage crisis and wanted to pick the senator’s brain about her new proposal to have the federal government buy up bad mortgages and renegotiate terms more favorable to homeowners on verge of default. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

These 5 stellar services will transform your music listening experiences into music learning courses, and help you expand your auditory horizons. picked by cactushair 10 months ago

The archbishop of the Italian city of Modena wants young Catholics to give up text messaging, social networking websites and computer games for Lent. picked by Jerry520 9 months ago

Social workers in the Netherlands have taken legal action to try to stop a 13-year-old girl from sailing around the world on her own. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Now we all know that online videos and video marketing are the new big deal (and if you don't know, now you do). But for the most part, you have to do more than just upload a video to see any results. People need to find your videos. Would you rather spend countless hours networking to get your video spread around and found or would you rather utilize a new product that will make your video life ... read full post picked by areak 2 years ago

Rowan Williams, the principal leader of the Church of England, has today said that he believes that in the interests of social cohesion, Muslims in Britain should be bound not by civil law, but by sharia law. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Buried alive because her tribe thought she had no soul. Plucked from the grave at the last moment by her brother. Then forced to live as a social outcast for three long years until sickness and neglect brought her once again to the doorway of death. This is the story of Hakani – whose name means "smile" – one of hundreds of children who are targeted for death each year amongs... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 11 months ago

A new Firefox plugin called Identify makes the task of information-gathering easier, by displaying information and links to someone's blogs and social profiles with just one keypress. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

For six years, 49-year-old Thomas Prusik-Parkin of Brooklyn disguised himself as his deceased mother so he could collect some $115,000 in Social Security and rent subsidies. He also kept a casket in his living room.

*Follow-up to this post.* picked by suebe 5 months ago

It seems the older crowd—people 25 and older—has given social networks the unmistakable stench of being not cool. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Ari Versluis and stylist Ellie Uyttenbroek, inspired by a shared interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, have systematically documented numerous identities over the last 13 years. They call their series Exactitudes: a record of people's attempts to distinguish themselves from others by assuming a group identity. picked by queenofhearts 2 years ago

Social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are being targeted so often by cybercrooks and other mischief-makers that half of the information-technology specialists surveyed recently by Intel expressed concern about workers under 30, who disproportionately use such sites. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago