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And the most wanted game for April is...

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

A suprise number one this month - Final Fantasy, Bioshock and God of War all beaten by...

Mom accused of daring young teens to chug vodka

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

A mother is accused of providing alcohol to young teens at a party in Missouri and offering $10 to whomever could chug a glass of vodka the fastest. Two girls were hospitalized.

Immigrant Song - 1972

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

From the Led Zeppelin DVDwell apparently this was in 1972, not 1970

Dancing Utah Jazz Fan Gets Everyone's Attention

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Hilarious video of a dancing Utah Jazz fan in the stands trying to keep up with the Utah Jazz Girls Dance Team. Looking a bit Richard Simmons-ish

New York's Unemployed Olympians...Yup It's Real

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT

The Unemployment Olympics are the hastily planned brainchild of Nick Goddard, a gangly, angular man in small glasses and a navy blazer who runs from one event to the other, herding the 30-some-odd contestants around like an inexperienced babysitter at a children's birthday party.

MSNBC gives liberal radio host Ed Schultz the 6pm slot

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT

MSNBC is adding another liberal voice to it's evening line-up: The network has hired radio host Ed Schultz to take over the 6 p.m. spot currently held by David Shuster. A network source confirms the move, and it's expected that Keith Olbermann will make an announcement toward the end of "Countdown" tonight.

Mom drugged 13-year-old daughter so she’d get pregnant

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT

UNIONTOWN, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania mother has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman's boyfriend could get the girl pregnant, police said Thursday.

12 Weird and Pointless Phone Concepts

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT

These Concept Phone designs are no matter unique, but I bet no Normal Person will ever want to take these types of Phones with them in front of Public. Here are 12 Weird, Foolish and pointless Phone Concept design that no company will ever want to manufacture.

Speed Demon device promotes safe driving

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT

The U.S. inventor of the Speed Demon device that monitors drivers' speeds in relation to their location says it is intended to promote safe driving.

Illinois Cow Manure Leaves Jersey-Sized Dead Zone in Gulf

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Excess fertilizers and animal manure are flowing down the Mississippi River from Illinois, Indiana, and seven other states, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The excess fertilizer, and resulting nitrogen and oxygen, are leaving an increasingly large swath of the gulf completely lifeless.

Digg This: Tea Is the New Coffee

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT

The drink of choice for Web 2.0 zillionaires isn't a quad espresso anymore. It's a soothingly steeped tea harvested from a shaded mountainside half a world away.Captains of the internet like Digg's Kevin Rose and business guru Tim Ferriss (pictured above) are gravitating to the ancient drink.

Top Twenty Fictional Gadgets

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT

What do you get for that person who has everything? Or even the person who has nothing? If you ever watched a television show or movie and thought, "hey that would be cool" or "I want one of those", then this list is for you. These are the top twenty fictional gadgets that we wish we possessed.

Chicago Bears aquire QB Jay Cutler

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

The Chicago Bears pulled the big upset Thursday afternoon by acquiring Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, a source told ESPN.com.

Jenny McCarthy counts for something | Bad Astronomy | Discov

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Skeptic Phil Plait discusses the negative impact of the anti-vaccination movement, and how celebrity Jenny McCarthy's contribution has helped to ensure kids become sick and (sometimes) die.

iTalk vs SpeakEasy: Battle of the Best iPhone Recording Apps

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

In the race for best iPhone recording application, there are over a dozen contestants but few finalists. After surveying a handful, we're placing Griffin's iTalk and Zarboo's SpeakEasy in the winner's circle. While neither application is flawless, both get kudos for interface design, ease of use and file tagging.

Everglades Restoration Plan Shrinks

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

The Everglades have become yet another victim of the shrinking economy. Gov. Charlie Crist announced Wednesday that Florida would significantly scale back its $1.34 billion deal to restore the Everglades by buying 180,000 acres from the United States Sugar Corporation.

Men In Black and Ghostbusters Officially Going PART III

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Hollywood Reporter Film - Sony is officially rebooting the MIB and Ghostbusters franchises. It might not be as bad as it sounds, Ghostbusters has brought on writers from the hit show 'The Office' while MIB is rumored to be talking with 'Tropic Thunder' scribe Etan Cohen.

Stop Time Warner Cable's unfair bandwidth tier system

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Time Warner Cable is planning on introducing a tier based bandwidth allocation system in Austin TX, San Antonio TX and Rochester, N.Y.

A Visual Guide to Inflation (INFOGRAPHIC)

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Turns out the situation is not as straightforward as it first appears. In this first of a two-part series we take a look at inflation and examine the pros and cons of this important barometer of the health of the US economy. Stay tuned for part two next week where we look at inflation's alter ego, deflation.

Full-length Nerdgasm: 'Revenge of the Nerds' hits Hulu!

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:20 PM PDT

The 1984 cult classic "Revenge of the Nerds" joins "The Jewel of the Nile" and the mini-masterpiece "Sexy Beast" as the latest full-length, uncensored movies to go up on the premium video site Hulu. The site's freely available online movies has swollen to include more than 200 films from all eras.

29 Creative Movie Posters of 2008-09

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Ever wanted to collect best posters? You have a chance! Great collection of creative movie posters on one page!

It's a Great Big Universe, and We're All Really Puny

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Every now and then I remember how much I miss Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. I was a huge fan of Animaniacs, and, while my favorite segment was "Pinky and the Brain," there are some segments with the Warner brothers and the Warner sister that I still love.

And Then They Came for Koh ...

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT

If mainstream America can't stand up for Harold Koh, we will get precisely the government lawyers we deserve.

Shorten URLs with the Digg Bar

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Digg has their own nifty little toolbar that you can use to shorten URLs with, amongst other things.

IGN's Game of The Century VAVATRON, play now

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Steven Kent tracks down one of the videogame industry's missing relics -- and you can play it here for the first time.

Doctors Opting out of Medicare at an Alarming Rate

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:30 PM PDT

More and more doctors -- especially internists, gastroenterologists, gynecologists, and psychiatrists -- are refusing to accept Medicare. Why? The reimbursement rates are too low, and paperwork is too much of a hassle, they say. Of the 93 internists affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital, for example, only 37 accept Medicare.

2010 Immigration Hearing Set For Obama's Aunt

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

"Onyango, 56, first applied for asylum in 2002, but her request was rejected and she was ordered deported in 2004. She did not leave the country and continued to live in public housing in Boston. ... Obama has said he did not know his aunt was living here illegally and believes laws covering the situation should be followed."

Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreation

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

A new study suggests that an aggressive, take-charge kind of personality may facilitate baby-making. The study finds that adolescents who say they always take charge, tell others what to do, anger quickly, get into fights easily, and walk, talk and eat fast end up having more kids than others when they grow up.

Pimp Pays Teenage Prostitute with McNuggets

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

A man who along with his girlfriend, pimped out a 16-year-old schoolgirl to have sex with men by paying her with chicken nuggets. It apparently was all part of some master plan to afford rent on their downtown apartment. Gander would receive all the money, totaling in the thousands of dollars...so he gave her McNuggets

NVIDIA’s New $249 Mid-Range GeForce GTX 275, Launched

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

As the benchmarks show, with its MSRP of $249, the new GeForce GTX 275 is an interesting option that is a good $60 to $90 less expensive than most high-end GeForce GTX 285 cards, despite offering about 85% to 90% of the performance of NVIDIA's current flagship single-GPU.

12 Consumer Products That Should Not Have Exploded But Did

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT

If cleanliness is next to godliness, is your vacuum cleaner on a jihad? Here are a dozen consumer products (and one nuclear battleship) that should not have exploded but unfortunately did. Or, in the case of the ship, could. These are all true.

Why numbers no longer win arguments

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Numbers used to be cold, hard and clinical - a clincher in any argument. Now look at them: fluffy, soft and left meaningless by woolly-headed thinking, says Michael Blastland in his regular column.

Think of Your Poor Feet

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the Earth in a lifetime. That is enormous wear and tear on the 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles that make up the foot.

TV's 'Guiding Light' switching off after 72 years

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT

CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding Light" after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the economy and changed viewing habits.

Twittering & Watching YouTube Makes Workers More Productive

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Have you been caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? Well now you can tell your manager it actually makes you a harder worker. An Australian study found surfing the internet for fun during office hours actually increased employees productivity by nine per cent.

Six Worst Kid Health Habits

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Here are the most common mistakes parents make when it comes to creating a healthy environment for their children.

PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.70 Available Now

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Text chat, later file transfer, and movie backup join the growing list of features available for the PlayStation 3 gaming console

10 Shoes Uglier Than Kanye's New Air Yeezys

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT

All the shoe buzz this week is around the upcoming release of the Kanye West designed Air Yeezys. So now that we're talking hideous, let's look into other kicks-related eyesores.

Modern Warfare 2 Release Date Confirmed

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Seems like Activision is taking a big step on getting this game out, they've knocked out the Call of Duty and banged out a trailer.

A History of Gaming in Nine Influential Genres

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Here, we present the genres that helped evolve the industry from humble 8-bit beginnings to the multimillion dollar entertainment behemoth it is today.

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