I’m not sure whether this is the disabled community’s equivalent of rappers reclaiming the word ‘nigga’, or just the most offensively named product ever.

"At best, the ECB has sent out mixed messages about Zimbabwe. I am not arguing that Robert Mugabe is a good guy, but the global cricketing view is that Zimbabwe should continue to feature on the international fixture lists. Only England has failed to fulfil fixtures in Zimbabwe (during the 2003 World Cup). The most recent tour went ahead only after much indecision." – Steve Busfield in today’s Guardian.

Yes, the fact that England is the only cricket team to make even token efforts at boycotting the genocidal craziness that is Zimbabwe means that they’re racially dubious. Good effort…

When I first saw this New York Times article on South Vietnam’s 1967 elections, I thought it was a cruel parody by some evil heartless liberal.

But no – it’s entirely real. Comment appears superfluous.