Paul the Psychic Octopus Retires from Professional Predicting, Ponders Next Steps

— July 21, 2010 at 12:53 pm

OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY- In a surprise move, Paul, the Psychic Octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of all of Germany’s 2010 World Cup matches as well as the World Cup final, has announced his decision...

The Police Blogger: Computer Security and Recording Devices

By Joe Phillips, Policeman I’m Joe, but you can call me the “Police Blogger.” No, that’s not what my friends call me, it’s just what I call myself. This is my first blog post, so excuse the typos and ramblings. Normally,...

Security Forces Capture Part of Osama bin Laden

QANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN–Today the Pentagon reported that marines operational in the mountainous northeast regions of Afghanistan were able to bring a major piece of the 9/11 mastermind to justice. A toenail identified as formerly belonging...

Controversy: Queen of England Touches Herself

BUCKINGHAM PALACE—Last year, First Lady Michelle Obama opened a can of worms when she placed her hand on the back of Queen Elizabeth as they chatted at a reception. She was immediately criticized by the British and American media, which stated...

The Midnight Fryer: The Blowjob Scenario Part VIII

By Yanran Hu After several weeks of writing a column, I have been called “self-righteous masculinist,” “playa,” “pimp,” “thoughtless man-whore” and “shallow,” to which I proudly plead...

Tendency to Rationalize Is No Big Deal, Student Tells Self

Last Monday, Psych 1 got personal for freshman Carrie Messner. With each passing moment of Professor Gregory Walton’s lecture about rationalization as a defense mechanism, Messner grew more and more uneasy. “Professor Walton was describing...

The Stanford Flipside Video

Video: Vote

The Stanford Flipside has created a public service announcement to encourage the Stanford student body to get involved on campus and go vote.