According to MTV, the interview that Al Roker conducted with reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt on the "Today" show Monday quickly became acrimonious. And since the airing of the Al Roker Speidi interview, the Al Roker Speidi spat has only intensified. More on Today ...

by Laura Carlsen The recent clash between indigenous peoples and Peruvian national police sends a powerful message from the Amazon jungle straight to Washington: The enormous social, political, and environmental costs of the free-trade model are no longer acceptable. read more

Reader and frequent commenter JimB (he of Scoresby fame) sent me a few pictures, with some text.A walk down memory lane. Remember how the early M16 muzzle brake used to snag on everything in the jungle? Remember how troops used to break the prongs off using the muzzle brake to open (break the ...

An indigenous man in Peru is part of the indigenous rights movement protesting development in the Amazon jungle.

Tonight, 7:32 pm, during the Dodger game, regarding the LAPD: “The thin blue line between us and the jungle.” Not exactly the best choice of words, given some of the notorious chapters in the LAPD’s history. I’m sure he didn’t mean the implication. I’m sure ...

Props to Palau, for tentatively agreeing to take up to 13 of the Chinese Uighur muslims from Guantanamo. It is one of the world's smallest countries, with about 20,000 people scattered over islands of lush tropical jungle. Most work in tourism, construction and farming. China is not ...