1. Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday

Comment #154739 by davidjn on April 3, 2008 at 4:30 pm

I marveled at the line from a Russian Orthodox Church official when the initial story first appeared on CNN in November:

"What we're seeing in Penza right now is a most vivid example of what could happen to a country, to a society, if this society is deprived of proper religious education."

2. Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?

Comment #127478 by davidjn on February 15, 2008 at 10:36 am

I love how the author of the article, when mentioning the anecdote about Pearl Harbor, felt it necessary to remind the readers what did happen there, just in case they were as clueless as the two men in suits at the bar. Nothing like dumbing down an article about the dumbing down of a country.