'Karma' remark leads to boycott of Sharon Stone in China

"50-year old Hollywood siren of 'Basic Instict' is known for her affinity to Yoga and Budhism. Perhaps, it's her karma that led her to say nasty things against China. Now, China is gearing up to boycott Hollywood...

Samsung 256GB SSD is World's Fastest

While I have no idea what this clocks out to, how much time it will exactly save me, it still seems to be the shiznit. Everytime I see story like this it reminds me that we are one step closer to Rodenberry's Reality.So whether you edit photos, music or just save and load...

Make Sure to Pick up your Free Comic on May 3rd!

Free comics!To address the decline in comic book sales in early 2002, comic retailers and publishers came up with Free Comic Book Day. Basically, walk into any participating comic book store and you'll get at...

Manchesters epic and sometimes manic Football History

"Gary James' hard graft spanning most of a lifetime has produced another footballing history book called, "Manchester - A Football History." Although we haven't yet read the book, it looks like it could be a corking read. Gary's passion is Mancunian football and his book...

Citizen Journalism: Can We Trust it?

Over at the HuffPo, Tom Alderman weighed in on 'citizen journalism' today, calling out the practice for its tendency toward "gossip" and its lack of accuracy, reliability, and accepted standards of ethics and...

Odinga sworn in as Kenyan premier

Raila Odinga has officialy became the premier of Kenya. This was disclosed at the minister sworning ceremony held in Kenya. The BBC article has the detailed story of this phenominal move in Kenya."Kenya's...

Benedict XVI to Avoid U.S. Presidential Politics

" Church teaching doesn't fit neatly into any one political agenda, a hard lesson American presidential candidates have learned as they have courted Catholic voters in...

Olympic Torch in Argentina

The demonstrations in Argentina were a little more subdued than we have seen in other cities so far. Anti-China demonstrations were surprisingly quiet and it was reported that some even left and went home...

Can You Calculate Your Age by How Often You Eat Out?

"Can You Calculate Your Age by How Often You Eat Out?"

9/11 Commission’s Lee Hamilton Endorses Obama

9/11 Commission Chair Backs Obama"Obama Wins Backing of 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton By Julianna GoldmanApril 2 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the support of one of...

Home And Away 31st March - 4th April

"Episodes 4606 - 461031st March - 4th April 2008Monday 31st March:Jack gives Sam an ultimatum. Aden confronts his father about the years of abuse he suffered. Aden is involved in a terrible accident.Tuesday 1st April:Will Aden survive? Sally's fate unfolds.Wednesday 2nd...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

No re-vote in Florida

"First Read has obtained a letter from Florida Democratic Party chair Karen Thurman, in which she says there won't be a re-vote in her state."

Top Reasons Why Lesbian Must Be Thin!

"A study done by American Journal of Public Health stated that lesbians are twice as likely as heterosexual women to be overweight or obese, which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health problems and death.1. Men do not care about appearance as much as women. ...

Big names and celebs part of billionaire's club

Last spring's cover of New York Magazine featuring Steve Jobs was largely unremarkable, yet another glossy gusher about Apple and its founder. But beneath the trippy technicolor close-up of the face that launched millions of iPods read the simple, big-bullet headline:...

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