Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood Engaged

Marilyn Manson woke up on the morning of his birthday today engaged to girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. The couple only got back together in December after over a year apart. "Sources tell the UK Mirror that Manson decided to pop the question while performing on stage last night...

AP Georgia proposes cease fire in S Ossetia

" Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili proposed Saturday to declare a cease fire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Saakashvili, speaking at a news conference Saturday, also proposed that the warring parties be separated. Georgia's Security...

Could animals be transformed into medical devices?

I thought this was such a fascinating project. Not totally sure it is a good idea! But so thought provoking, as good design projects are, and I love the imagery that accompanies the project. " Revital Cohen's  final project at the Design Interactions department looked at...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

Canton Council proposes jail time for tall grass

"City Council wants to beef up its existing high-grass and weeds law by making a second offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail."

IBM Proposes One Computer to Run Entire Internet

"Dreaming big; IBM looks to host entire internet on a single modified Blue Gene supercomputer"

Give the Candidates the MLK Test

"Give the Candidates the MLK TestBARobamaClinton A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford "What would Dr. King do?" The corporate media-mangled Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton "debate" over the relative contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon...

Gonzales proposes new crime: "Attempted" copyright infringement

"Criminalize "attempting" to infringe copyright. Federal law currently punishes not-for-profit copyright infringement with between 1 and 10 years in prison, but there has to be actual infringement that takes place. The IPPA would eliminate that requirement. (The Justice...