The Islamists have also banned the cinema, music and bras because they say they are all un-Islamic. Such restrictions are influenced by foreign fighters practicing Wahhabi Islam, which is much stricter than Somalia's traditional Sufi Islam that incorporates a long tradition of poetry and song.

"The last time I listened a song or music was two years ago, before the insurgents managed the full control of my village," said Bile Hassan. Now, he says, even the memory of music makes him feel afraid.

This is the world in which we live today.

Sylvestor

(Do I want one? What? A Spanx? Oh no, not the spanx at least ;)

BODY-conscious blokes are pouring themselves into shapewear that reins in love handles and firms up chests.

Torso-trimming vests, uplifting undies and briefs with girdles - dubbed mirdles, man girdles - are moving into the mainstream as men catch on to the female desire for flab-smoothing smalls.

Spanx for Men, an extension of the popular US shapewear brand for women, began selling undershirts in David Jones last month, and has reported strong sales for the products, which claim to slim the stomach, firm the chest and support the lower back.

No other reason, just thought I should share ;)

Sylvestor

YESTERDAY, a news.com.au article incorrectly stated that the Star Trek starship USS Enterprise-E, otherwise known as model NNC-1701-E, was the successor to Captain Kirk's original USS Enterprise.

It has since been brought to our attention that the NNC-1701-E in fact came two models after Captain Kirk retired and was under the command of Captain Jean Luc Picard.

Read the original, poorly-researched article here

User "Your Mum's Lunch" led the charge of those who correctly pointed out that after losing the original Enterprise to the Klingons, Captain Kirk was given the Excelsior Class Enterprise-B as a stop-gap measure until the refit of the Enterprise-A was completed.

Once again, News Ltd's - news.com.au website is at it again. Its an article about one of its own articles! It may only be a "tech" story, but indeed, its a news article about one of the online news services own articles.

Of course it involves "Trekkies". Hence, it had to be run over two days with two different stories revolving around mistaken identity.

Since the second article, hoping to correct a mistake, would resolve the issue outlined in the reader comments, news.com.au will be disappointed. The second article itself incorrectly references some "trekkism" and one has to wonder if they will run a third article just as a matter of course.

Would they? No, surely not, well, maybe ;)

Sylvestor