Newsbreaks for Monday

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The government of Brazil has a new plan to save the Amazon rainforest: giving the Indian tribes there free Internet access. “Why do we think this will work?” asked a Brazilian official. “Because it’s impossible to chop down a tree one-handed.”

Speaking of online naughtiness, purveyors breathed a sigh of relief last week when the organization that sets the rules for domain names rejected a proposed “dot-xxx” extension. Porn people felt that “dot-xxx” had a negative connotation which unfairly stigmatized them. They’re now pushing for the alternative “dot-cum.”

And finally, an artist in New York is taking flack for creating a life-size, anatomically correct figure of Jesus out of chocolate. The artwork has caused outrage among local Catholics. They want it to be white chocolate.

Here’s a front view. Doesn’t look like what I expected. When I heard “Chocolate Jesus,” I naturally thought, “Barack Obama.”