shock festive news unveiled

Those dogged journalists over at NewsBiscuit have the full !!ILLUSTRATED!! story of the Last Supper, but here's a taster:

Lego Bible latest: only nine disciples located

Children being taught Christianity with the use of the Lego Bible have reported that Jesus has now had the symbolic final meal with his nine disciples, although the occasion was slightly marred by several of them having an arm or leg missing.

‘It had actually been eight disciples until this morning, when Thomas was found in the dog basket with big teeth marks on his head.’ said the mother of seven year old Brad Jefferson from Tennessee.
 

and today's prize for gross stupidity goes to . . .

. . . them doughty bean-counters at the infotainment channel CNN:

CNN Cuts Entire Science, Tech Team

By Curtis Brainard

CNN, the Cable News Network, announced yesterday that it will cut its entire science, technology, and environment news staff, including Miles O’Brien, its chief technology and environment correspondent, as well as six executive producers.

“We want to integrate environmental, science and technology reporting into the general editorial structure rather than have a stand alone unit,” said CNN spokesperson Barbara Levin. “Now that the bulk of our environmental coverage is being offered through the Planet in Peril franchise, which is produced by the Anderson Cooper 360 program, there is no need for a separate unit.”

For more on this, see the report in Columbia Journalism Review. The BBC World News channel should, with luck, be a part of your cable/satellite tv package.