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Irony in a Plastic Package [PIC]

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:50 PM CST

NBC Bans PETA's Lingerie Super Bowl Ad (Video)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST

NBC even gives an insane list of changes needed to make this barely NSFW playable.

Surviving the World's Weirdest Mexican Restaurant

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST

Featured in an episode of South Park, this multi-story, Mexican-themed behemoth includes a 30-foot-tall waterfall, cliff divers, fire jugglers, strolling mariachi bands, a pirate cave, magicians, puppet shows, skee-ball machines... you get the idea. It's like Disney had sex with Tijuana and left the goofy-looking bastard to fend for itself.

Shaq Loves His Hugs and Kisses [Video]

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST

Everyone knows Shaquille O'Neal is a comedian and sometimes a prankster. So just when you think you've seen and heard it all from the Big Diesel he does something else that surprises you and makes you laugh hysterically.

Beating Luekemia And Spreading Love Hope And Strength

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 07:20 PM CST

Jim Chippendale beat the odds by beating Leukemia. His Love Hope And Strength Foundation now spreads the word of hope through music.

Was High School Girl Possessed In Class?

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST

Students at a Mississippi high school said a fellow student spoke in tongues and made grave predictions for her classmates for three days. Where is Constantine when you need him?

Stop getting prerecorded telephone calls

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:51 PM CST

On the Do Not Call list, but still get prerecorded calls from "Heather" and her fellow drones? Terribly annoying, right? Herb Weisbaum, aka ConsumerMan at MSNBC, says you can now opt out of these calls -- and can do it quite easily.

Traces of mercury in high-fructose corn syrup

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST

A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury.

RAF 'ordered to shoot down UFOs'

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:31 PM CST

The RAF has tried to shoot down suspected UFOs as part of a Government directive, it has been claimed.

Shelby Ultimate Aero EV: World’s Fastest Electric Car

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST

Shelby Supercars first raised eyebrows several months ago with claims of building "the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen". According to Shelby, the Ultimate Aero EV will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower that will power the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds!

Scientists Zero In on Earth's Original Animal

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST

Sea sponges have been thought by some scientists to be the most primitive living animals, the closest living things to approximate Earth's original animal, down at the base of the tree of life for the animal kingdom.

New G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Posters!

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST

Check out 5 new poster that reader 'JimJ17' sent us for Stephen Sommer's big screen live-action adaptation of "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra."

Cross Gender Superheroes? [ART]

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST

I think many men can appreciate a good female superhero. Be it Wonder Woman, one of the female X-Men, or something in the video game world like Lara Croft. But imagine if some of your favorite heroes were women? Not just Wonder Woman, but let's say The Flash or Daredevil. Guess what? People already have.

Europe’s Grass-Lined Green Railways

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST

One way to ameliorate climate change is to replace concrete with green, growing stuff wherever possible. Europe is showing that its green-grass railways is a good way to go. Say goodbye to heat-releasing tarmac!

Citigroup Dies—But Slower with Richard Parsons

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 05:00 PM CST

Dick Parsons is now presiding over Citigroup, which means, as Michael Wolff says, that the institution will hang around longer, but the result won't be different. It'll fail. Parsons is a modern-day Zelig, a comforting, affable figure, who's brought in as sort of an undertaker of troubled businesses.

Battling Addiction: Are 12 Steps Too Many?

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST

AA's spirituality may put too much pressure on drinkers. The latest evidence suggests that those who think that spirituality or a pill alone can save them are wrong.

John Updike: Dead at 76

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:41 PM CST

The Legendary American author has passed away from lung cancer.

100 Hottest Women of 2009

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST

Our goal with making this list was to avoid the cliche as much as possible, while still picking out the hottest women in the world.

Navy Turbocharges Its Missiles

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:21 PM CST

The Navy is developing a new type of rocket engine to make missiles faster and more deadly.

10 Cancelled Games We Wish Were Released

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:10 PM CST

Sometimes budgets get slashed, timelines shift, milestones slip, the publisher just doesn't see it as a fit in the market at the time. Whatever the reason, some games just get canceled, here's ten games we most regret never having had the time to properly experience. They range from MMOs to RPGs to…well, lots of other acronym-friendly genres.

Sony denies touchscreen PSP 2 rumours

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 04:00 PM CST

Sony has flatly denied that a PSP mark 2 is in the works, despite usually-credible news source IGN claiming otherwise this week.

KDE 4.2.0 released

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:50 PM CST

January 27, 2009. The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of "The Answer", (a.k.a KDE 4.2.0), readying the Free Desktop for end users. KDE 4.2 builds on the technology introduced with KDE 4.0 in January 2008.

'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST

An 'immortal' jellyfish is swarming through the world's oceans, according to scientists.

Chinese Dissident Bao Tong Speaks Out

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST

Living under house arrest in Beijing, former Communist Party speechwriter Bao Tong vows not to give up his call for political reform in China

Apple releases new iPhone software version

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST

Apple on Tuesday released a software update for its iPhone and iPhone 3G devices. According to notes provided with the update, the new version addresses two issues...

Just How Secure Is Google Chrome?

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:19 PM CST

Google Chrome was built from the ground up to be a more secure Web browser, and Google and its Chromium developers should be applauded for the attention they have brought to browser security.

AP IMPACT: US bets on bank execs to fix this mess

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:10 PM CST

They've been bailed out, but not kicked out. At banks that are receiving federal bailout money nearly nine out of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press analysis of regulatory and company documents.

The BEST High School Basketball Buzzer Beater of 2009 !!!

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:00 PM CST

O.5 Seconds left the guy just tips it in from three point range, no look, over his head! Amazing Shot !! WOW!!

Global Warming Is Irreversible, Study Says

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:50 PM CST

Even if carbon dioxide emissions were halted today, global warming and the environmental disruption that comes with it would continue for 1,000 years, says a sobering study. Scientists are urging politicians to proceed with caution as they set new target levels for emissions.

The Ring of Death. No Holds Barred.

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:40 PM CST

Photographer: Marius Sabo

Obama Gives First Interview As Pres To Arabic TV: Al-Arabiya

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:30 PM CST

Barack Obama will do his first formal interview as president with an Arabic cable TV network. The interview is set to air at 11pm EST, it reports. Al Arabiya is a 24-hour Arabic news channel based in Dubai that broadcasts across five continents, according to its website. A 2003 BBC report said it was one of the top-rated pan-Arab network.

CompuServe: Party For Nine With One Glass to Clean (1983 Ad)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:20 PM CST

Early adopters!

US to have 'vigorous' Iran talks

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST

The new US envoy to the UN says Barack Obama's administration would make Iran's nuclear programme a diplomatic priority and pursue "vigorous diplomacy".

"Clothes to the Future" with Paul Scheer [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST

What happens when your past self is an ass to your future self?

Will it Shred? After this, You Will Forget 'Will it Blend'

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:50 PM CST

Grand Piano Edition.

Ex-Lehman boss 'sold' $14m mansion to wife for $100

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:40 PM CST

The disgraced chief executive of Lehman Brothers transferred ownership of a $14 million Florida mansion to his wife for $100 in a possible attempt to move assets beyond the reach of infuriated investors of the collapsed bank.

Calif. governor proposes taxing a round of golf

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to add taxing a round of golf to a series of new service fees to close a nearly $42 billion budget deficit.

How Brain Scans Show the Trauma of War

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:20 PM CST

MRI testing in America has revealed startling differences in the brains of soldiers with combat stress - and could take us closer to being able to identify those at risk.

Obama Officials Tells Citibank To Ditch $50M Plane Purchase

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:10 PM CST

ABC News has learned that Monday officials of the Obama administration called Citigroup about the company's new $50 million corporate jet and told execs to "fix it."

8 Customers Everyone Hates

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:10 PM CST

If you're on this list, anyone who's ever waited on you or been in line behind you would like to politely ask you to die.

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