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| The Weirdest Olympic Events Throughout History Posted: 06 Aug 2008 09:40 PM CDT In any case, this summer's games promise tons of exciting, and sometimes strange events. And synchronized swimming is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most ridiculous contests in Olympic history. |
| 15 Haunting Ruins of War [w/Pics] Posted: 06 Aug 2008 09:40 PM CDT Our wars have left abandoned buildings all over the world as haunting memorials to our capacity for violence. |
| Here We Go: Britons Arrested in Beijing for Tibet Protests Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:55 PM CDT Four protesters including two Britons were arrested in Beijing this morning after attempting to hang a "Free Tibet" banner from a bridge near the Birds Nest stadium. |
| Shaun White's Incredible Winning Vert Run in Cleveland Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:40 PM CDT Shaun White taking home the vert title at the Cleveland Dew Tour Stop with his signature laid back style and insane rotations. It's really not fair this guy is so good at snowboarding AND skateboarding. |
| University wants cease-and-desist order for MediaSentry Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:30 PM CDT Central Michigan University has filed an official complaint against MediaSentry, accusing the RIAA's investigative arm of conducting illegal private investigations without the required license. |
| Comcast Offers You A $500 Credit After Digging Up Your Lawn Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:10 PM CDT F*ck Comcast. I took media attention just for them to lift a finger. |
| Monitor Who Views and Downloads Your Private Docs Online Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:10 PM CDT This seems much better than emailing around a PDF and potentially having it leave the circle. |
| How many cheerleaders can cram into an elevator? Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT Apparently not 26. |
| The Top 10 Videogame Armor/Bodysuits Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT If there's one thing that's been established in a video game, it's that you can rarely succeed without donning a full-bodied, hi-tech armored suit of some kind. Sometimes these very suits define the character; they are such iconic symbols that one immediately knows the game that they are from. In even rarer cases, the entire suit is ALL you. . . |
| The Best and Worst Rap Albums & Songs of 2008 (So Far) Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:50 PM CDT With the first 7 months of 2008 officially behind us, it's time to take a closer look at the very best hip-hop albums, songs, mixtapes, and collaborations of the year so far. Oh, and let's not forget the shitty ones. |
| The Brain on Exercise, How Your Workout Makes You Smart Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT People who exercise not only have better bods, they have better brains too, a host of studies have now firmly established. A review of studies published earlier this month, in fact, found that a balanced diet and regular exercise can protect the brain and ward off mental disorders. |
| What Does It Mean To Be A Conservative (Pic) Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:40 PM CDT |
| Would you like to play on this!!! Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:30 PM CDT Twenty-seven 67" HD monitors at an office. |
| Digg Toolbar for Firefox is 100% open source! Grab the code! Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:30 PM CDT Just wanted to let everyone in on a little tidbit not mentioned on the blog - The source for the new Firefox toolbar is totally open source and hosted by our friends over at Google Code. |
| Apple Recieves Six New Patents: New MacBook, Docks Coming ? Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT Apple today received not one but six patents for a variety of items, including an iPhone/iPod Touch stand, an amplification system, a form of speech synthesis, and something it calls a "computing device" that looks a lot like a MacBook to us. Also, a new earbud/lanyard design, and a new backlighting scheme. |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT Bernann McKinney of Hollywood says her beloved pit bull "Booger" saved her life when another dog attacked her. Now that he's passed on, she has five replacements, thanks to a South Korean cloning company. |
| How Hospitals Are Killing E.R. Patients Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:20 PM CDT What hospital would promote such a practice? Potentially, those that profit more from boarding, particularly in poorer communities with high numbers of uninsured and Medicaid patients. |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT Beautiful lightning images from a record-breaking storm in Chicago on Monday. |
| Badass: Powersliding In Traffic In a Ferrari F430 Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:10 PM CDT Sure it looks cool on Top Gear's test track, but there's something about this being pulled off in a real life situation that makes it so much more impressive. |
| Why Obama being a celebrity is great for him and America Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:00 PM CDT Perhaps it was jealously or desperation that forced John McCain to refer to Barack Obama as a celebrity like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. But McCain brings up an excellent point. Yeah, it back fired on him because Barack the celebrity is the greatest thing going for him and for the United States. |
| Why Craig Robinson is the next big comedy star Posted: 06 Aug 2008 06:40 PM CDT Pineapple Express star Craig Robinson is adding his cool aid to Judd Apatow's comedy mix. |
| The Most Egregious Beach Volleyball Photography Posted: 06 Aug 2008 06:20 PM CDT The Olympics are just around the corner, and some news outlets are using them as an excuse to dress up old-fashioned T&A in a flimsy frock of supposed sports coverage. |
| Explosive: WaPo Raises Serious McCain Fundraising Questions Posted: 06 Aug 2008 06:00 PM CDT This list of McCain's questionable donors continues to rise. On Monday, Dansac highlighted a TPM piece that revealed that Alice Rocchio, a Hess office manager, and Pasquale Rocchio, an Amtrak train foreman, together donated $57,000 to the RNC. Today, the Washington Post has a pretty explosive story about some more unlikely contributions... |
| Behind The Scenes at The Bob Saget Roast Posted: 06 Aug 2008 05:40 PM CDT Pictures and a show report from the Bob Saget Roast and Afterparty! |
| Ubuntu wins “Best Desktop Solution” at Linux World Expo 2008 Posted: 06 Aug 2008 05:20 PM CDT I just wanted to extended a huge "thank you!" to all of the Ubuntu community. Today Ubuntu won the "Best Desktop Solution" Product Excellence Award at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2008 in San Francisco, California for a second consecutive year. |
| 25 Tips to Make Your Apartment an Eco Friendly Paradise Posted: 06 Aug 2008 05:00 PM CDT Renting an apartment should not make you feel exempt from doing your part for the environment and saving yourself some money while you are at it. It may seem like most of the world is talking about "Going Green" but they are talking about their own homes and their cars. What about the apartment dwellers among us? |
| The A-B-C-D-E of Travel Photography Posted: 06 Aug 2008 05:00 PM CDT Ever glanced in exasperation at travel photographs wondering why yours taken of the same landscapes or subjects never turn out as stunning? |
| Scientists Discover the First Ever Virus that Can Get Sick Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:30 PM CDT The debate about what counts as a living thing is fuelled today by the discovery of the first virus that is able to fall "ill" by being infected with another virus. the discovery of a giant virus that itself falls ill through infection by another virus seems to suggest they too are alive, highlighting how there is no definition of what is 'living'. |
| 25 Well-Paying Jobs that Most People Overlook (and Why) Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:30 PM CDT NOTE: We realize that there are, technically, people who do want and perform these jobs. The point is to spotlight jobs with stigmas attached to them that pay more than the typical person would think and discuss why people don't want to take these jobs. |
| DEA Raids 4 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in California Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:20 PM CDT SAN DIEGO – Narcotics agents raided four San Diego marijuana dispensaries, made three arrests at the locations and seized about 20 pounds of pot yesterday, proving once again they have no intention of fulfilling the desires of the California Voters. 2 Voter-Approved measures are ignored by law enforcement who is still fighting Medical Marijuana. |
| Mexico and Brazil Now Top 10 Creditors to US Government! Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:10 PM CDT As the US external debt continues to spiral out of control, nations that were previously severely indebted to the US are now lending money to their former creditor.So when will the American public come to its senses and DEMAND major budget cuts and an end to the war? |
| Has McCain Walked Into An Energy Trap? Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:00 PM CDT A bipartisan effort in Congress has created headaches for both Barack Obama and John McCain. But while the presumptive Democratic nominee has been criticized for acquiescing to the idea of some off-shore drilling, his Republican counterpart finds himself in a more tenuous position: |
| Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet Posted: 06 Aug 2008 04:00 PM CDT In a statement made to reporters earlier this afternoon, local idiot Brandon Mylenek, 26, announced that at approximately 2:30 a.m. tonight, he plans to post an idiotic comment beneath a video on an Internet website. |
| So…How many guys have you slept with? Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT This golden question is inevitable. As time goes on, and curiosity builds, you're partner will end up slapping you in the face with this hum-dinger of a question. |
| Could Pandas be an Evolutionary Mistake? Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:50 PM CDT Pandas have been ridiculed for their decidedly non-bearlike vegetarian diets, their apparent lack of interest in—and aptitude for—sex, their tendency to spend the majority of their time sitting, eating, scratching, and defecating. These rather "unfit" characteristics have made the giant panda a favorite animal of creationists. |
| Surprise! Grand Theft Auto IV hitting PC on Nov. 18 Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:40 PM CDT So, who's very excited by confirmation that Rockstar's go-anywhere, shoot-anyone crime caper is coming to the PC? Well, the folks at Rockstar, obviously. "We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:30 PM CDT 20- and 30-somethings are in a financial mess. Is it because we're dumb, arrogant or simply uneducated? |
| Kick-Ass Guide to Write with Clarity Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT Have you ever read an email from someone that was too wordy, lacked focus, and left you confused? How do we compose emails and writings that others will actually want to read? |
| Dana White’s New UFC Video Blog Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT Dana White has started a daily video blog where he talks about upcoming fights and UFC news - check it out! |
| 10 of the Kookiest, Most Ludicrous Comedies of All Time Posted: 06 Aug 2008 03:20 PM CDT Since the dawn of time, man has loved to laugh…Even in the the early days of mankind, laughter was a necessity to deal with the hardships of hunting and gathering food. To celebrate this inherent need, we give you ten of the silliest, most hilarious, belly-laugh inducing comedies of all time. |
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