Wise Man says, ‘keep contaminated water out of orifices.’

Maybe the Beach Boys should have sang, “Surfin’ POO-S-A.”

The number of U.S. beach closures and no-swim advisories reached a record high last year, according to a new study by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The study revealed that pollution and better monitoring of its effects caused more than 25,000 closures of beaches nationwide.

So, not only is global warming trying to kill us, but we can’t even chill out on the encroaching shores without wallowing in our feces.

Where does the human waste come into play? Well, this annual report’s ratings are based on bacteria levels that exceed the amounts the federal government has said are probably ok. Bacteria is mainly a reaction to pet and human poo, and other fertilizers, running into the water from storm drains and rainfall. Get your watery pig stye on.

Source: Story, Slideshow.

Featured Song: “Surfin’ USA” by The Jesus & Mary Chain

Oh, man. What’s the world coming to? What kind of world do we live in when we can’t trust the journalists whose work we never read in newspapers or whose broadcasts we ignore while watching the Heroes marathon on TV?

I mean, what’s this about graduate journalism students at Columbia cheating on their final exams? Editor and Publisher says that about 200 students enrolled in a class titled “Critical Issues in Journalism” have to attend a special session. If they don’t show up, they fail.

While graduate school is likely an option for us Culture Warriors, we find it tough to believe that anyone has to really try to cheat when

[t]he exam was an open-book, take-home exam in which students had 90 minutes to write a few essays.

By the way, a core part of the class dealt with journalism ethics.

Featured Music:

Slick Rick – “Teacher Teacher”