Eddie Vedder has penned a new song dedicated to the Chicago Cubs. Although he's been long associated with the city of Seattle, Vedder is originally from Illinois and is a huge fan of the Cubs, a team that has gone...
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Marking this story as 'culture' is a stretch :)"If you’ve never heard of it before, get ready to find a new world series to become obsessed or entertained with. Once a tournament makes it’s move to Las Vegas and...
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"A sick website is offering people the chance to win an iPod - if they can guess when Amy Winehouse will DIE.
The makers of whenwillamywinehousedie.com say the troubled singer is likely to pass away soon as a result of her well-documented drug abuse.
A form on the webpage...
This is great news. Although it could be a while before they are able to put this to real life use, it is a remarkable breakthrough in science.This quote from the article defines this find in a nutshell."It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold," said Dr. Robert...
Nikola Tesla actually worked on this, way back in the day (1890's), when he wasn't busy getting punk'd by Thomas Edison..."A team of scientists from MIT has come up with a way to light a 60-watt lightbulb. The trick...
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On May 2, I reported on the story of Ian Woodall's intentions to give final resting peace to Francys Arsentiev, a Colorado climber and mother who perished on Mount Everest in 1998 with her husband Sergei. A touching article came out today in The Rocky Mountain News detailing...
"Thelma and Louise Imperialism: Over the Cliff with George and Dick?
by Tom Engelhardt
Tom Dispatch
Let me make an argument about Bush administration Iran policy – about the possibility that a regime-change-style, shock-and-awe air assault might someday be launched on...
"The Washington Post reports that Saudi ambassador Turki al-Faisal has abruptly left the United States and ended his 15-month tenure at the embassy. He left so quickly and with so little notice that none of the niceties of diplomatic protocol could be observed â and with...
"After Google's deal, dotcoms are bubbling hot. What you need to know about Web 2.0. For
budding internet entrepreneurs, the moral of Google's $1.65 billion
purchase of video start-up YouTube is simple: Build a real,...