Horrible Irony Aboard the Costa Concordia The story of the doomed cruise ship Costa Concordia keeps getting stranger and stranger. One passenger says that one of the restaurants was playing Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” (the theme from Titanic) when the ship ran…
Cancer Cell Thumbs Its Nose at Scientists Scientists in Australia have been studying a cancer protein for the past 12 years, but this week it did something they’ve never seen: It smiled at them. They detected the shape of a smiley face in the cell…
Artist, Descendants Big Winners at Golden Globes At last night’s Golden Globes, the big winners were The Artist and The Descendants. Both films won for best picture (in comedy/musical and drama categories, respectively) and a best actor. It’s expected these wins will increase both films’…
Ted “Golden Voice” Williams One Year Later Remember Ted Williams, the homeless man who became an overnight sensation because of his amazing voice? He had his ups and downs since escaping a life on the streets, and here’s a new video that gives an update…
Art, School Library Style Remember those little rubber date stamps that librarians used to stamp your library books with? Of course you do. Obviously, so does Italian artist Frederico Pietrella. He’s created entire, fairly large works of art using the rubber date stamps as his…
Making Sure People Know You’re an Elitist Jerk If you’ve ever wanted to immediately identify yourself to people as someone who has far too much money to spend on frivolous things, you’ll be excited to learn there’s a new business card on the market that…
Iran Sentences American to Death for “Spying” Iran has sentenced an American man to death for spying for the CIA—charges which the man’s family and the U.S. government both deny. Iran has officially charged Amir Mirzaei Hekmati with an “armed struggle against God” and found…
How Much a Lobbyist Is Really Worth A new study has found the true value of a Congressional lobbyist is 22,000 percent, meaning for every dollar paid to a lobbyist, sponsors gain $22,000 back. While analysts acknowledge not every bill has that kind of return…
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