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Top news on 2 September 2009 |
The Teen Brain: The More Mature, the More Reckless
The most common-sense explanation for teens' carelessness is that their brains just aren't developed enough to know better. But new research suggests that in the case of some teens, the culprit is just the opposite: the brain matures not too slowly but, perhaps, too quickly.
WTF: Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt...The Book?
Just when you thought the "two memes one shirt" phenomenon had hit its last iteration (how long before we see a "Three Wolves with Dead Kittens in their Mouths on a Moon" shirt?), The Mountain -- the company behind the world's first viral T-shirt -- is apparently looking for a book deal.
Teens Ding-Dong-Ditch Governor's House, Trooper Got Injured
Three teens did the oh-so-original ding-dong-ditch prank at Gov. Tim Pawlenty's family home in Eagan and their little joke ended with one State Patrol trooper in the hospital.
6 Mysterious Musical Deaths We'd Like to See ReOpened
Original Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool 40 years ago. It was declared "death by misadventure". This week, however, police in Sussex announced they will be reexamining the case based on as-yet undisclosed new evidence. Here are six more mysterious music deaths that should be reopened.
RIAA: $675,000 Richer But Still Bloodthirsty
The Recording Industry Association of America took the offensive against a college student whom a jury concluded must may $675,000 for file sharing 30 songs.The RIAA asked the Massachusetts judge to issue an injunction Tuesday preventing the 25-year-old Boston University graduate student from file sharing or assisting others in that endeavor.
Egg Industry Kills 200 Million Live Male Chicks Every Year
Male chicks are of no use to the industry because they can't lay eggs and don't grow large or quickly enough to be raised profitably for meat. That results in the killing of 200 million male chicks a year.
Drug Maker's Playbook Reveals a Marketing Plan
The pharmaceutical industry has developed thousands of medicines that have saved millions of lives, but it has also used its marketing muscle to successfully peddle expensive pills that are no more effective than older drugs sold at a fraction of the cost.
Pigs halt Coventry woods gay sex trysts
Rampaging pigs have put a stop to gay sex trysts in a picturesque wood on the outskirts of Coventry, England.
Bible Adventures: Ten Strange Comics Inspired By Scripture
A congregation of the strangest Biblically inspired moments in Comics History, from Battle Pope to Devil Dinosaur.
Judge Silences Defendant With Duct Tape
An Ohio judge unhappy with repeated interruptions from a robbery suspect ordered a deputy to put duct tape over the defendant's mouth. Canton Municipal Court Judge Stephen Belden says the taping last Thursday was the best way to restore order at a hearing for 51-year-old Harry Brown of Canton.
Another Year Pains the Orioles, but This Time There Is Hope
By acquiring pitching, signing core veterans, and grooming rookies, the Orioles believe that they are on a path to contention, despite having a record well below .500.
10 of the Baddest Cars Ever to Appear on Film & TV
#6 - 1970 Chevrolet Nova from ?Death Proof? ? ?It's better than safe. It's death proof.? ?Stuntman Mike...
Convict Injured While Breaking Into Jail
SHARPES, Fla. -- A convicted killer was seriously hurt while trying to break into the Brevard County Jail.
"Teen Wolf" Latest Victim of Reinvention Trend in Hollywood
Yesterday, MTV announced that it was developing a ?reinvention? of one of the most beloved franchises of the 1980s. No, not "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Not "Friday the 13th." Not even "RoboCop." They?re reinventing "Teen Wolf."
NFL Bans Tweeting Before, During, after Games
The National Football League releases an updated social-media policy that takes aim at Twitter and Facebook. But whether it's enforceable is up for debate.
5 Useless Pieces of Music Merchandise
There comes a point when a musician needs more than music to pay the bills. Record sales lag, concert halls are half empty, or worse yet, you're dead. A dead musician needs a new revenue stream more than anyone else. Merchandising is the best friend to a dead musician or one whose career has died.
T-Mobile users to be billed for bills
It will now charge customers $1.50 per month to receive paper bills mailed to their homes, or $3.50 per month for detailed bills.
FaceBook/Twitter Revolutionizing How Adults Stalk Their Kids
'E-Mom' Gloria Bianco shows Jim and Tracy how geographical distance is no longer a roadblock to shamelessly interfering with the lives of your children.
Underwear Index: What Underwear Says About the Economy
For one answer to the nation's most pressing economic question -- when will the recession end? -- just take a peek inside the American man's underwear drawer.
Use Facebook Chat from the Desktop without opening Facebook.
Learn how to use Facebook chat without opening the Facebook.com website. You can use Facebook chat in the browser, from the desktop or on your mobile phone.
Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get on the road
One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found.
Mac clone maker Psystar sues Apple over Snow Leopard
Mac clone maker Psystar last week sued Apple for a second time, charging that it illegally ties the new Snow Leopard operating system
Why AI is a dangerous dream
The robotics expert thinks artificial intelligence is an illusion that could lead to a future of unintelligent, unfeeling robot carers and soldiers.
25 Fears You Never Knew Existed
We?ve all seen the episodes of Maury, where the people with phobias come onstage and freak out about spiders and snakes. While the fear of snakes (ophiophobia) and spiders (arachnophobia) are fairly common and understandable, there are all kinds of weird phobias out there that defy explanation. Here are 25 of the strangest.
Is it Time for Twitter to Validate Account IDs?
Some news Web sites were caught with their trousers down earlier today when they reported that a hacker had broken into the Twitter account of Fox News and posted offensive messages.
New Japanese Watermelon Comes from the Heart
An enterprising farmer and his wife in Kumamoto, Japan have created a heart-shaped watermelon.
Re-Igniting the Forgotten Dreams of Space Travel
Is space travel a lost cause? Since the 60s, the final frontier has lost its allure. We must reignite interest in the opportunities of space travel.
"Fantastic Four" Films Series To Reboot
While Disney lays down a $4 billion bet on the future of Marvel's superheroes, 20th Century Fox has already begun overhauling one of its big Marvel franchises, Fantastic Four, to take the property beyond the two films already made. Fox controls "Fantastic Four" in perpetuity -- as long as it continues making the films.
Star Wars Origami: Modern Paper Art [Pics]
Origami is the Japanese art of creating paper sculptures (normally) without gluing or cutting the paper, as well as using only one piece of paper. This post is about representing the world of Star Wars with Origami sculptures. It is amazing how folded paper can render movements, emotions and even traits of character.
100 Cocktails To Try Before You Die
The list launches straight into the first cocktail -- an Absinthe Drip (just absinthe and water over sugar) -- and doesn't let up until the Zombie (which tastes better than it sounds, made with Jamaican rum, lime, lemon, pineapple, passion fruit syrup, brown sugar and angostura bitters). Along the way, you cross over 400 years of history...
There is Now a Scientific Way to Measure Smelly Farts
Ever wondered if your farts really are as bad as your girlfriend says they are? You're in luck!
50,000 Released Felons in Illinois Slip Through DNA Net
Felons freed without submitting DNA samples, potentially leaving many violent crimes unsolved.
5 Amazing New Inventions (That Will Doom Humanity)
Science is like heroin: It'll give you some of the best and worst times of your life, and occasionally they will be the exact same thing. Here are five inventions that will most likely revolutionize the modern way of life, right before they flush it down the toilet.
Chicks Being Ground Up Alive (Video)
An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted chicks by sending them alive into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor.
It's Not Just You: Gmail Is Down
It?s not just you: Gmail is indeed down. We?ve been unable to connect to the popular email service from Googleand receiving errors for at least 15-20 minutes (as of 4:00pm ET) and we?re not alone, as there are already thousands of tweets from frustrated users sharing the experience.
He Lied, She Lied
Both men and women fib, falsify and deceive. Just not about the same things. Any woman who has been online dating for awhile can tell you the story of meeting a man whose profile, which said he was 6-feet tall, ended up being several inches short of the truth. And most men can tell you about the woman whose reality was about 10 years older...
Cash4gold: The Article Cash4Gold Doesn't Want You To Read
Cash4Gold is suing Consumerist for posting confessions of an ex-employee. Consumerist isn't backing down, and has just posted a feature length investigation into Cash4Gold. Must be gluttons for punishment.
A Radical Solution to End the Drug War: LEGALIZE EVERYTHING
A cop, of all people, crunches the numbers to help discover that America's prohibition of narcotics may be costing more lives than Mexico's ? and nearly enough dollars to fund universal health care. So why NOT repeal our drug laws? This guy has the right idea.
Astronomy Picture of the Day Shadows of Saturn at Equinox
nusual shadows and dark rings appeared around Saturn near its equinox last month. At that time -- early August -- Saturn's ring plane pointed directly at the Sun. Visible above, Saturn's moon Tethys casts a shadow visible only on the far right. Saturn's own shadow blacks out a large swath of rings on the right. The night side of Saturn glows with r
Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings
Josef Stalin was in the dock on Monday when a Russian court held a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by his grandson over a newspaper story which said the tyrant had ordered the killings of Soviet citizens.
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