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| Lose All Faith In Humanity: 1 Star Reviews Of Classic Movies Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:50 PM PDT The Princess Bride: At one point they all go in a swamp and that is pretty terrific because they have to deal with large rats, who are clearly added in digitally. This movie would be a lot better if it had Sean Penn in it, working with his wife, and maybe if he were solving crimes instead of swordfighting or some such nonsense.  |
| Ex-CIA Official: Agency Brass Lied to Congress About Torture Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:50 PM PDT Former CIA official Mary O. McCarthy had accused senior agency officials of lying to members of Congress during an intelligence briefing in 2005 when they said the agency did not violate treaties that bar, cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of detainees during interrogations. In April 2006, 10 days before she was to retire, McCarthy was fired.  |
| the Smallest Man and his Cat [pic] Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:40 PM PDT Henry Behrens, the smallest man in the world (as of October 26th 1956) dances with his pet cat in the doorway of his Worthing home. Measuring only 30 inches high, Mr Behrens has been making a living by travelling the world with Burton Lester's midget troupe. I wonder what happened to him? Google doesn't seem to know the history of this man.  |
| Operation to cure blindness soon to be available Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:20 PM PDT Scientists in England have developed a revolutionary operation using stem cell technology that could cure blindness. The first procedures could be available in the next six months.  |
| Freed Pirate Hostage, Slams Disgusting Rush Limbaugh Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:00 PM PDT Shane Murphy, second-in-command aboard the ship seized by Somali pirates this month, is happy to be home. But he's not happy to be sharing turf with land-lubber Rush Limbaugh, who politicized the pirate affair by referring to the pirates as "black teenagers."  |
| Probably the Cutest Pair You'll See Today (PIC) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:50 PM PDT Polar bear twin cubs photographed at Hudson Bay, Canada. At birth the cubs weigh little more than a pound (half a kilogram), with hair so fine it's nearly invisible. (Photo by Flip Nicklin).  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:50 PM PDT Here's an ode to our cultural romance with eye patches and peg legs to help us remember the good times, when we all loved pirates.  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:50 PM PDT It was this day in 1988 that Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album finally dropped off the Billboard 200, ending a phenomenal, record-setting streak that has yet to be broken. Check out their staggering accomplishment and nine other Billboard 200milestones.  |
| The 6 Scariest Babies in Movie History Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:40 PM PDT 3. Rocky II - Pugilist Rocky Balboa and mousy pet-store proprietor Adrian have their first child in this sequel to the beloved 1976 original. Complications develop during Adrian's delivery, causing Rocky to reflect on his career in (surprise!) a montage. The infant finally emerges from Adrian's womb with a disturbingly full head of black hair.  |
| Men find abandoned safe thought to be century old Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:30 PM PDT No locks on the safe and they say that there is something in there, but what? Could really be Rosie O'Donnell's "Twinkies of The Lost Ark"?  |
| Anti-doping agency clears Armstrong for Tour de France Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:20 PM PDT Lance Armstrong was cleared Friday to ride in this year's Tour de France, health permitting, after the French anti-doping agency confirmed it would not be launching disciplinary procedures against the seven-time champion.  |
| British student buys African orphanage Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:00 PM PDT A student who visited a run-down African orphanage was so moved by the children's plight that she raised £30,000 to buy it.  |
| 7 Videogame Magazine Covers We Wish Existed Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:50 PM PDT It had a good run, but print media is dead. It's all good; that's what the Internet is for. Here are seven videogame magazine covers we'd love to see before print gets put out to pasture.  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:40 PM PDT This is a compelling couple of minutes Take them You won't regret it...  |
| Tomorrow's Computers Might Talk In Their Sleep Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:20 PM PDT With the increased focus on managing energy costs and reducing human impact on the environment in the form of carbon emissions, we're being encouraged now more than ever to turn our PCs off or let them sleep when they are not in use. But our digital lives are increasingly dependent on maintaining active network connections for communications...  |
| Hello Kitty Defiles All of Beer-kind Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:20 PM PDT "There's a Hello Kitty everything," but that doesn't mean there should be a Hello Kitty BEER, for the love of god.  |
| Obama will not use the word genocide in statement today Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT On the day that begun the genocide of Armenians in Turkey in 1915, Obama will not use the word genocide in his statement. Yet again we have a president refusing to back up his promises on finally declaring this what it is- one of the worst genocides in human history. So much for change.  |
| The 25 Most Essential Jobs During A Zombie Outbreak Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:50 PM PDT No one welcomes Z-Day, but if it were to occur, there's no question it would successfully reduce the unemployment rate (less humans means less unemployment) and it would create new jobs...  |
| Experts Debate Pandemic Potential of Swine Flu Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:40 PM PDT A top federal health official said the government's concern over the swine flu outbreaks in the United States and Mexico has grown since Thursday -- and a handful of influenza experts worry the deadly, never-before-seen hybrid strain may spur a pandemic.  |
| Kaiser Permanente Puts Med Records On USB Drives Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:30 PM PDT Kaiser Permanente, a health care system with 8.6 million members, is offering some of its members a USB flash drive containing all of their personal medical information.  |
| Cat + Big Boxes = Best Video Ever Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT *****  |
| Few Uninsured Willing To Pay Full Cost For Coverage Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT Some people can't buy health insurance because they have a pre-existing medical condition. But for most of the nation's 47 million uninsured, cost is the big obstacle — especially if they don't work for a company that pays part of the premium.  |
| Freemium Gaming (COMIC) - Penny Arcade Posted: 24 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Someone should make a chart to explain this.  |
| Keith Olbermann: "Hannity Volunteers to be Waterboarded" Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT From Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann (4/23/09). Keith takes right-wing, lunatic, Sean Hannity up on his offer to be waterboarded for charity and offers him $1000 for every second he can do it. Of course, he will never do it, so it's going to be interesting watching how he handles backing out of it. Lawrence O'Donnell joins Keith to rip into Sean.  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:50 PM PDT It is just something you have to see to really understand.  |
| Washington Post: Retired Auto Workers Face Big Hit Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:40 PM PDT As the Obama administration prepares to send Chrysler into bankruptcy court, with General Motors possibly to follow, one of the biggest losers may be the automakers' current and future retirees, a group of nearly 1 million people who could see their pensions and health-care funds slashed by tens of billions of dollars.  |
| Bizarre & Hilarious: Odd Advertising Gigs Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT Malt-enriched hair products? Sign me up!  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT Yahoo Answers is a goldmine for comedy. Why? Because there's a lot of stupid people out there. Either that or a ton of bored 13 year olds.  |
| 10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:20 PM PDT We expect the prowess of our joints and lungs to slowly decline as we age, but the thought of our minds doing the same is intolerable. Here are some top prevention tips worth their weight in wits, plus a few to forget.  |
| FBI agent who interrogated Al Queda says torture unnecessary Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:11 PM PDT A former F.B.I. agent who questioned Abu Zubaydah in 2002 says the terrorist operative provided important intelligence under traditional interrogation methods.  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT Another classic tirade against people who think vaccines cause autism... this time, The Bad Astronomer rails against a homeopath who endorses pro-disease activist Jenny McCarthy.  |
| New picture reveals head injury to G20 victim before death Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT A photo has emerged which reveals a head injury sustained by Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests before he died.  |
| New Finding: Smoking Can Cause Breast Cancer Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:11 PM PDT Smoking causes lung cancer and is implicated in a dozen other cancers, but scientists have generally dismissed its importance in breast cancer, saying it plays little role, if any. Not anymore...  |
| Why Do Young Techies Want To Be Werewolves? Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:21 PM PDT By day, Silicon Valley's young elite were scribbling frenetically on whiteboards in the conference rooms at O'Reilly Media's corporate complex here, with executives and engineers from normally competing companies working together to tackle problems from open-standard implementation to social-network privacy.  |
| The Most Ridiculous G.I. Joe Figures Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT I don't remember all of the G.I. Joe figures I had when I was a kid, but what I do recall is that for every Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes, Flint, and Scarlett, there were an equal number of completely bizarre and "What-the-Hell-were-they-thinking" figures just like the ones below. Enjoy the reminiscing.  |
| British Economy Shrinks At Fastest Rate For 30 Years Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:51 PM PDT The British economy shrank at the fastest rate in 30 years in the first three months of this year, showing the recession may be even worse than feared.Official figures released this morning showed GDP fell by 1.9% in the first quarter, the sharpest quarterly decline since the third quarter of 1979, the year when Margaret Thatcher came to power.  |
| South African Elections [Pics] Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:40 PM PDT Some 23 million people were registered to vote in South Africa, and turnout appeared huge.  |
| The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT There are now 46,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometre of the world's oceans, killing a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year. Worse still, there seems to be nothing we can do to clean it up. So how do we turn the tide?  |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:22 PM PDT *****  |
| Photochromic Material May Lead to More Powerful Computers Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT Scientists have developed a material, which quickly changes color when exposed to light, that could be used in various applications, from optical data storage in computers to improved sunglasses. Credit: Wikipedia Commons  |
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