Armstrong’s Lawyers Speak. Harshly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KJnIn0GZ0s Amid the flurry of reports that Lance Armstrong has admitted to blood doping, in a yet-unaired interview…
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¿Quién Es Más Verde? Canada or Mexico?
What country’s legislature made the greatest stride in attacking climate change last year? Perhaps Australia, where bills to…
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The Best Stuff You May Have Missed Last Week: A Coldplay-obsessed, Bieber-bodyguard-befriending, Vin Diesel-quoting, jet-setting American businessman is…
If Merriam-Webster Conducted Search and Rescue
A lot of folks were delighted this election season (words one rarely expects to see) when Joe Biden…
Naked Celebrities and (Sort-of) Giant Squid!
God forgive me, but some search-engine bait is just too delicious to pass up. In the eyeball-snatching tradition…
Wikipedia’s Political Slant Lessens
Eleven years old, Wikipedia is growing less lefty, more neutral, according to a new survey of political catch-phrases on the site.
Abridging A War of Words: Gazans Learn Hebrew
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. –Proverbs 15:2…
Social Work: How Dangerous Is It To Deliver Humanitarian Aid?
Yesterday in Geneva, the World Food Program, which is the UN’s food aid operation, admitted that its supply…
What A Healthy, Happy, Wailing Baby You Have!
Researchers at Philadelphia’s Temple University claim to have conclusively proven that tough love advocates are right, and the…
Cracking the Kraken Case: Giant Squid Caught on Film
A screen grab from the team’s cameras of a vibrant giant squid in its natural habitat. (PHOTO: NHK/NEP/Discovery…