Which Vampires Are Better? Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries?

Vampires have long been a part of literature, popular culture, television shows and movies, but with the success of the Twilight frandchise, True Blood, the Vampire Diaries, Anne Rice and even the vampires from 30...

New Jersey Man Stops Sacramento Webcam Suicide

SACRAMENTO, CA - A young man is recovering, following an attempted suicide which was broadcast via webcam from his home.  He'd been chatting online with another young man from Camden, New Jersey and using a...

Pistorius wins 100 meters at Paralympic Games in Beijing

Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius won the 100 meter sprint earlier today at the Paralympic Games, and although he did not beat his own world record time, it was still an impressive run."Pistorius, nicknamed "Blade...

Japan shies away from shrine film

A Chinese made film about the the Yahukuni shrine in Tokyo is being shunned in Japan and is accused of being anti-Japanese."From a scabbard he pulls a long ceremonial sword. Calmly and with precision, he carves an...

Reporter carries knife and toy gun on to plane unchallenged

" JUST 24 hours after two pilots were stabbed in their cockpit over Christchurch, I boarded a plane at our largest airport with a knife and a fake revolver Nervously arriving at Auckland Airport yesterday for the 10.30am Air New Zealand flight to Napier, I expected to...

Man had sex with dead model

"Aspiring teenage model Sally Anne Bowman was "savagely and brutally" murdered only yards from her home by a man purely motivated by sex, a court has heard. The 18-year-old, whose dream was to appear on the front page of Vogue, was repeatedly stabbed, bitten and then...

Wesley Snipes Owed Taxes on $38 Million Income

Dear Mr Snipes, You were greedy. Now you gotta pay.Sincerely, The IRS"Actor Wesley Snipes paid no federal taxes on $37.9 million in income from 1999 to 2004, even after the Internal Revenue Service told him in...

Huckabee's dirty little secret...scandal?

Back in 1985 in Arkansas, a man by the name of Wayne Dumond was convicted of raping a 17 year old girl named Ashley Stephens (ironically a distant cousin of Bill Clinton- who was Govenor at the time). While he was awaiting trial in his home, masked men broke into his house,...

Sci-Fi Award Finalists Announced

Attention all sci-fi fans: the annual PKD Award finalists have been announced. But, if you're still new to the science-fiction game, perhaps start with something from the amazing and prolific back catalogue of the masterful writer after whom the award is named: Philip K....

"Fastest Man on No Legs": Double Amputee Just Misses Olympic Berth

Update: This chapter in Oscar Pistorius' Olympic story does not end happily, but the future is still bright for this super-determined athlete."On Wednesday, the athlete, nicknamed the "Blade Runner", ran his...

Pay-At-Table Systems Are Just Desserts :: Symblogogy

"Little by little, credit card skimming by restaurant table waiting staff is a problem creeping into some of the finer restaurants. This practice of “skimming”, where the waiter has the equipment to be able...

Was 'Blade Runner' Prophetic?

Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Blade Runner. The film's neo-noir production is cited as having influenced building design. Some argue that its dystopic setting of Los Angeles in 2019 is not far removed from life on the streets of downtown Los...

19th Cent. Weapon Fragment Found in Whale

The blubber on this whale's back saved him from a poachers attack almost 200 years ago. The harpoon is still lodged there. "A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment...

"Fastest Man on No Legs": Double Amputee Eyes Olympic Gold

The twist here is that Oscar Pistorius is seeking a berth in the Beijing  Summer Games in 2008, and not its cousin, the Paralympics. He faces obstacles beyond the physical though, as Olympic officials disagree over the "advantage" Pistorius' artificial limbs...

Rabid Religious Fervor

Flagellant contracts rabies, shares blade.Flagellation, self-mutilation and crucifixion re-enactments are widely practiced around the world, but such activities carry risks beyond the obvious: rabies is transmitted though blood infection. The frightening element here is the...

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