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2 stories caught my eye the past couple of days both of which, for different reasons, seem completely ridiculous to me.  Short extracts from both below starting with ludicrous laws in Thailand and ending with celebrities fawning over themselves to be associated with (the very soon to be) President Obama.

Australian writer Harry Nicolaides has been sentenced to three years in a Thai jail for insulting the monarchy.

Nicolaides wrote a novel four years ago, which contained a brief passage referring to an unnamed crown prince. It sold just seven copies.

via BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Writer jailed for Thai ‘insult’.

Bono, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Jay-Z.

The names, a who’s who of the rich, famous and successful in the world of music and film, are just some of the stars who are descending on Washington DC this week.

They’re all here in town to celebrate the inauguration of a politician who has become a celebrity in his own right.

Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday is bringing with it a sense of glitz and glamour usually associated with Los Angeles and New York.

via BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Stars bring glitz to Washington