We’re all familiar with the standard hallmarks of cigarette smoke. Cancer, emphysema, bad breath, yellowing teeth and hands, stinky clothe… the list goes on and on. That’s why so many countries are trying to ban cigarettes. However, one Indonesian man discovered an unusual risk associated with smoking: the cigarettes might explode and blow six of […]
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Rodent Revenge!
Posted 2/03/2010 6:00 am by Ron HoganLet’s say you’re having some marital problems. You and your ex-wife are on bad terms, and you really want to do something to freak her out. (You’re not a very nice person in this hypothesis; I guess I should have warned you of that before I started you down this lane of thought.) Well, let’s […]
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Anatomy Of A News Report
Posted 2/02/2010 10:30 am by Ron HoganEveryone who has ever seen the news is vaguely familiar with the formula of how a standard news piece is put together. When it’s not a breaking news story, just something they want to push a report on, there’s a pretty standard template of how to do it. Newswipe, a BBC Four TV news satire […]
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Brand-Free Smokes In The UK
Posted 2/02/2010 10:00 am by Ron HoganOne of the world’s greatest health risks at the turn of the 21st Century was smoking, but thanks to numerous anti-smoking efforts, greater education, and increased governmental regulation against smoking, the tide seems to be turning. For example, in the UK, one of the major goals of the National Health was to cut the percentage […]
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7 Biggest Flops In TV History
Posted 2/02/2010 9:30 am by Ron HoganYou know, you’d think that NBC would eventually learn, wouldn’t you? As it turns out, no, they don’t learn. And they probably never will learn, either. The network that brought you the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien debacle, ticked off an army of affiliate stations and irritated Hollywood TV producers by eliminating 10PM dramas, and pretty much […]
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Groundhog Day 2010 Splits Again
Posted 2/02/2010 9:00 am by Ron HoganAnother year, another pair of dueling predictions from a pair of weather-forecasting groundhogs. The famous Punxatawny Phil, the fighting pride of Pennsylvania, and Staten Island Chuck, the mayor-biting whistle-pig from New York, don’t agree for the second year in a row. Will there be six more weeks of winter? Phil says there will be. Meanwhile, […]
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Delete Your Social Networking Accounts For Good
Posted 2/02/2010 8:30 am by Ron HoganSince the Web 2.0 Social Suicide Machine hit the net, the social networking giants have hit back hard, serving the company with cease and desist letters, changing how their services work to stop the automated “suicides,” and generally making it even more difficult for you to get yourself off their servers. After all, they want […]
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Frankenbears On The Loose
Posted 2/02/2010 8:00 am by Ron HoganSome might call the subject of Kent Rogowski’s photography cute, but that’s before Kent has his way with them. Kent’s photography book, Bears, contains a whole lot of pictures of stuffed teddy bears. They’re a classic, even iconic, children’s plaything, so what better way to get some shock than to take a teddy bear and […]
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Wendy’s Chili Is Worth Dying For
Posted 2/02/2010 7:30 am by Ron HoganThe one bad thing about eating while driving is that you never know what’s going to happen. If you’re like me, you end up covered in mustard or sauce or stray lettuce leaves. If you’re like one unlucky truck driver, then you end up choking on your spoon full of delicious Wendy’s chili, lose control […]
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Dueling Burgers
Posted 2/02/2010 7:00 am by Ron HoganJon Basso’s Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona, is a wildly successful restaurant. So much so that it inspired people completely across the country to open up their own unhealthy food restaurant. However, there comes a point in which imitation isn’t the sincerest form of flattery, but a direct assault on one’s business, and Basso […]
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9-Year-Old Girl’s 6-Pound Baby
Posted 2/02/2010 6:30 am by Ron HoganA 9-year-old girl checked into Changchun Hospital in the northeastern province of Jilin in China with an unusual complaint. Apparently, she was 9 months pregnant. Not long after that, she delivered a healthy 6-pound baby boy. This is a thorny legal issue, since in China, girls under 14 are incapable of consenting to sex, so […]
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Taylor’s Broken Grammy
Posted 2/02/2010 6:00 am by Ron HoganYou know, I’m really surprised this sort of thing doesn’t happen all the time. The media loves to have people pose with their arms full of awards. For example, after her four Grammy wins yesterday, Taylor Swift dutifully paraded around with her four Grammys in her arms. Then, a combination of her nervousness and the […]
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Always Drive Carefully When Hauling 238 Pounds Of Pot
Posted 2/01/2010 9:30 am by Ron HoganGiven the recent snow falls, it’s not surprising that police are responding to more and more calls of wrecked cars. When police responded to Henry Alan’s wrecked sedan near Tucumcari, New Mexico, they figured it was just a routine smash-up. He hit a patch of ice and spun off the road into a snow bank. […]
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Beards Are Back
Posted 2/01/2010 9:00 am by Ron HoganThroughout history, all the great men of the world have had beards. They’re dignified, keep your face warm, and are a classic sign of only the most intelligent and interesting of men. Unfortunately for those of us who like to have a little dignified facial pelt, society has frowned on the beard in recent years, […]
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Avatar: $2 Billion Dollars And Counting
Posted 2/01/2010 8:30 am by Ron HoganThe big blue aliens of Avatar might cause the blues for people in the audience, but James Cameron is laughing all the way to the bank. After all, the man is responsible for the two biggest money-makers in history, with Avatar and Titanic, which just goes to show you that sometimes you DO need to […]
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Leonardo Da Vinci Wants Your Job
Posted 2/01/2010 8:00 am by Ron HoganLeonardo Da Vinci was one of history’s greatest thinkers. He was a writer, an inventor, an architect, a painter, and, on one occasion, just another applicant. Written when Leonardo was 3o is this letter to the Duke of Milan, in which Leonardo mentions all the ways in which he is helpful to the Duke and […]
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Vicious Attack… Beagles?
Posted 2/01/2010 7:30 am by Ron HoganNew York isn’t normally thought to be an isolated place, but once you get outside of the Big Apple, it can get surprisingly wild. As it turns out, Long Island is a very popular destination for hunters. However, that has its problems, because oftentimes when hunters have a dog that isn’t very good at hunting, […]
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2010 Grammy Award Results
Posted 2/01/2010 7:00 am by Ron HoganIt was the music industry’s night to reward itself. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences held the 2010 Grammy Awards last night, and while Lady Gaga stole the spotlight with her crazy outfits, the bulk of the awards went to Beyonce Knowles, who brought home a record-setting six Grammys last night, besting her […]
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Pee-wee Herman’s New iPad
Posted 2/01/2010 6:30 am by Ron HoganThis is great. Pee-wee Herman is all excited about his new iPad, only to get dragged down to earth by his friends at the Playhouse, who point out just how non-revolutionary the Apple iPad has turned out to be. If you’re a fan of the old Pee-wee’s Playhouse, or if you’re just not a follower […]
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Rip, Torn, Arrested
Posted 2/01/2010 6:00 am by Ron HoganOh, wait, it’s Rip Torn arrested. One name and one word, not three verbs. Here’s a guy who just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Veteran character actor Rip Torn, from the Men in Black films among other famous roles, was arrested on Friday night by police in Salisbury, Connecticut. He was discovered in […]
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