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Chrissy Love, Steve McKinney & the Future of ZNS - Bahama Pundit By far, my favourite blogger on all matters Bahamian. Well researched, most importantly, and well written. Thanks Bahama Pundit!

Ever since Christian Bale took over as Batman , the franchise's fortunes have changed for the better. Who can forget Heath Ledger's mesmerizing performance as The Joker ? If the latest promotional poster is anything to go by, the newest addition to the series should be phenomenal.

Have you seen our throne ? The throne pictured here (bottom left of photo) has apparently gone missing or been stolen. Usually, our Governor General , the Queen's  representative, uses it. It was recently used outside at another location for the swearing in ceremony of the new government and the ministers . It really is just tragically funny, given that we just had elections and one of the major issues that all our parties focused their rhetoric  upon was crime . Now, a tief  has run off with the symbolic chair of sovereignty . This happened almost on the same day as our former Prime Minister retired  after recently  losing the popular vote  in our last elections, which I'm proud to say were internationally observed, certified and, for the most part, peaceful. We are one of the oldest continuous Parliaments in the western hemisphere . That's kind of cool. In the mean time, have you seen our throne?

CNET.UK has reviewed the Samsung Galaxy S3 and have decided to use the words ' Ferrari of Android '. That about sums it up. Having used the Samsung Galaxy S2 , it's predecessor, I would agree.

Beach, Please! | Culture | Vanity Fair Some awesome photography for TGIF .

About 40 years ago, George Carlin fought for our civil liberties by challenging the ability of the FCC to censor freedom of speech . The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court .  Carlin stands as one of the greatest comedians  and counter-culture critics of our time. He began his challenge with an unlikely monologue about the 7 Words You Can Never Say on Television . At the time, they were: shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits Now, some might say, but those words are awful. Yes, I somewhat agree, but awful belongs in the realm of poor taste and societal censorship should suffice on such matters. It should never be the business of the government to harass, arrest or otherwise intimidate anyone for simply having poor taste. Speech that directly threatens another person or group of people is another matter, but that wasn't the issue with these words. In the end, the FCC established limits on speech designed to limit the exposure of children,...