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Maybe the economy isn't your biggest problem: Meet the black hole

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:20:19 -0400

Maybe the economy isn't your biggest problem: Meet the black hole:

There’s a chance the Large Hadron Collider might cause a black hole, but if not we’ll learn a lot as Slate reports…

What about OJ?

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:44:12 -0400

With all this election coverage it’s easy to forget the important things going on in this country: Another OJ trial. CNN.com reports…

United Lenders of America

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:04:42 -0400

United Lenders of America:

The US government is taking over the troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac it created, as the Wall Street Journal reports…

Palin, Palin, Palin

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:09:53 -0400

Palin, Palin, Palin:

Love her or hate her, you’d better be prepared to talk about her. Slate answers all your questions…

Meet Google the browser

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:11:00 -0400

Meet Google the browser:

With the launch of its new browser, Chrome, Google aims to challenge Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and even Windows as Wired reports…

Grand Old Juno

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:55:48 -0400

Grand Old Juno:

The 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, the Republican VP candidate and Alaska governor, is pregnant. There’s not much else to do in Alaska as The New York Times leaves us wondering…

It's the economy, stupid

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:34:23 -0400

It's the economy, stupid:

The New York Times delivers age old advice to Obama in more words…

Eat local starting with the mini-cow in your backyard

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:42:00 -0400

Eat local starting with the mini-cow in your backyard:

Want to make sure your meat is raised wright? Raise it yourself with your very own mini-cow. It’s for the ultimate green meat eater, as The Times Online recommends…

Would you have trusted a "Rockefeller"?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:02:00 -0400

Would you have trusted a "Rockefeller"?:

Who do we trust? The Washington Post asks why we trust in the first place…

College students for a lower drinking age

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:37:33 -0400

College students for a lower drinking age:

Remember when you turned 21 and had your first drink? Neither does anyone else, The Washington Post reports…

Chew your caffeine

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:08:54 -0400

Chew your caffeine:

Starbucks ain’t cutting it anymore? Slate reviews seven caffeine-infused snacks…

Sex: It's not like riding a bike

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:15:56 -0400

Sex: It's not like riding a bike:

This article from the LA Times will surely get caught in your spam filter, but we’re sending it anyways…

Stewart News Network: The most trusted name in news

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:08:49 -0400

Stewart News Network: The most trusted name in news:

More than a decade after The Daily Show started taking a not-so-serious look at the news, The New York Times takes a serious look at the Daily Show…

A tale of two Georgias

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:07:00 -0400

A tale of two Georgias:

Georgia and Georgia have wreaked havoc on geography-learning grade school children throughout the ages by sharing the same name. Slate tells us how the two Georgias have managed to peacefully coexist for so long…

Star-crossed insurance plans

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:52:54 -0400

Star-crossed insurance plans:

Money can’t buy you love, but love can get you in on a great HMO as the New York Times reports…

Michael Phelps wins most Olympic gold medals ever while having a bad day

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:11:00 -0400

Michael Phelps wins most Olympic gold medals ever while having a bad day:

Phelps reached his 11th career gold medal Wednesday morning. He was pissed that he hadn’t won by more. According to his coach the swimmer performs “independently of his feelings”. Let’s hope your day is as good as Phelps’s bad day, as the Washington Post reports…

iThink different

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:19:06 -0400

iThink different:

Worried that carrying an iPhone won’t prove you “Think Different” (as Apple’s famous 1997 advertising slogan read) now that everyone willing to endure a mile-long line has an iPhone? It’s time to prove your uniqueness by buying some apps Steve Jobs’s iTunes store. Jobs tells the Wall Street Journal this may be a billion dollar market…

Putin doesn't let the Olympics get in the way of kicking ass

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:17:30 -0400

Putin doesn't let the Olympics get in the way of kicking ass:

Despite President Bush’s look into his “soul” in 2001 and “very firm” talks during the Olympics, Russian PM Vladimir Putin continues to press his military advantage against Georgia. Will this invaded former Soviet republic end up like the identically-named US state did after the civil war — defeated with its capital ablaze? There’s no end in sight, Reuters reports…

Olympics to also include sports

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:37:15 -0400

Olympics to also include sports:

With all the coverage highlighting China’s environmental and civil rights abuses, it’s easy to forget there will also be a few sporting events at the Olympics in between protests. This happy-go-lucky article from NBCOlympics.com reminds us about them…

Is Obama the new black?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0400

Is Obama the new black?:

Civil rights leader and former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young once said “Bill [Clinton] is every bit as black as Barack. He’s probably gone with more black women than Barack.” Despite his alleged inexperience and even without the full support of older black politicians, Obama beat the Clintons; prompting the New York Times Magazine to ask if black politics is ending…