Since the launch of the iPad last year, there’s been great concern, amongst publishers and consumers alike, over the lack of subscription options for magazines and newspapers bought through the App Store. Prior to this week, such an option just didn’t exist, but Apple has finally taken steps to correct the problem by launching a […]
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Space Cadets Visit Mars Without Ever Leaving Home
Posted 2/15/2011 4:29 pm by Marcia FeltsMost scientists agree that man’s dream of setting foot on Mars is probably at least 20 years off. The technology just isn’t there yet. In fact, President Obama made an announcement last month, stating that it may be the 2030s before man even orbits the planet. But a small international crew of space cadets isn’t […]
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Divorce Rates Spike On Valentine’s Day
Posted 2/14/2011 2:13 am by Marcia FeltsValentine’s Day is widely touted as the most romantic day of the year. It’s supposed to be a day filled with flowers and candy, cards and sappy love songs—for couples, anyway. So, it probably comes as a surprise to most of us that Valentine’s Day is also a day when divorce inquiries skyrocket. According to […]
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Bambi Hates Your Shower Curtain
Posted 2/14/2011 1:55 am by Marcia FeltsIf bears breaking into cars to steal beer wasn’t bad enough, now we’ve got deer breaking into apartments. Over the weekend a deer burst through the window of an apartment in Eagan, Minnesota and wound up trapped in the bathroom. According to police officers who responded to the call Saturday morning, the animal was bleeding […]
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The Cat Who Must Not Be Named
Posted 2/12/2011 11:02 pm by Marcia FeltsMuch of the time, if a shelter animal is having a hard time finding a new home, it’s because she is no longer a cute and cuddly baby, or because he has some sort of special condition, such as heart worms. In the case of a British feline, dubbed “ugly stray Charlie,” it’s because he […]
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Roaches Are Forever
Posted 2/12/2011 10:42 pm by Marcia FeltsThe website reads: “Flowers wilt. Chocolates met. Roaches are forever.” No, that’s not a reference to the recent infestation of bedbugs in New York City. Nor to the city’s winter battle with garbage. It’s the Bronx Zoo’s unique take on Valentine’s Day: for a $10 donation, the zoo will allow lovers to name Madagascar hissing […]
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Yogi Rides Shotgun
Posted 2/12/2011 10:29 pm by Marcia FeltsImagine attempting to leave for work on a Friday morning, only to find a bear sitting in the passenger seat in your car and a big pile of its crap sitting in the driver’s seat. Sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke, doesn’t it? Strangely, it’s not. For one Jetta owner, who goes […]
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Guitar Hero Axed by Activision; True Crime Also Nixed
Posted 2/10/2011 2:10 am by Marcia FeltsIn a financial statement released Wednesday, Activision Publishing announced that it will discontinue development on its popular Guitar Hero game and completely disband the business unit devoted to the game. The statement cited “continued declines in the music genre” as the reasoning behind the decision, despite high ratings for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and […]
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Dog Voted Mayor of Kentucky Town
Posted 2/10/2011 12:32 am by Marcia FeltsRabbit Hash, Kentucky is really going to the dogs, and I mean that literally. This small, unincorporated spot along the Ohio River is run by a border collie by the name of Lucy Lou. Lucy Lou was elected “mayor for life” in a close election back in 2008, running against several other dogs, a cat, […]
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Confessing Your Sins? You’ve Still Gotta Go To Church For That
Posted 2/10/2011 12:18 am by Marcia FeltsHold on to your rosaries, boys and girls. In an unsurprising turnabout from last week’s reports that Catholics might soon be able to begin confessing their sins via iPhone, the Vatican has released an official statement on the matter, saying that no IT application can be an adequate substitute for a penitent person’s confession in […]
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Naked Chef Thrown Out of L.A. Schools
Posted 2/08/2011 5:56 pm by Marcia FeltsWith the proliferation of food celebrities in our culture, by now most people in America know the name Jamie Oliver. For those who’ve never heard of him, Mr. Oliver is a British chef turned activist, a cookbook commando lauded for fighting obesity by changing the way children in Britain eat, and who has turned his […]
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National Anthem Boasts First Fumble of Super Bowl XLV
Posted 2/06/2011 9:30 pm by Marcia FeltsIt’s been a night of musical missteps at Cowboys Stadium, starting with a lyrics failure before Super Bowl XLV‘s kickoff. Personally, I was looking forward to hearing Christina Aguilera’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” because that woman has some serious pipes. The performance was a little bit rough, though, considering how difficult it was at […]
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Why Bacon Tempts Even Vegetarians
Posted 2/06/2011 5:52 pm by Marcia Felts“Cult status” is usually the domain of bands, movies, beloved characters, authors, and other figures of popular culture. Foods don’t often acquire that kind of a following, but one notable exception to that rule is bacon. It seems like it turns up everywhere these days, from envelopes to Tweets, from candy to tee shirts, and […]
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Unpaid Bills Lead to Possible Trash Bin Repossession in Florida
Posted 2/05/2011 5:58 pm by Marcia FeltsIt seems like there’s been a lot of garbage in the news lately, beginning with the Christmas blizzard that left New York City awash in trash. And while that situation eventually proved strangely advantageous, saving the life of a suicidal jumper, citizens of Palm Bay, Florida probably won’t be looking for any upsides if municipal […]
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Comic-Con 2011 Online Ticket Registration Opens
Posted 2/05/2011 1:55 pm by Marcia FeltsComic-Con opened up its online ticket registration today—wait, you don’t know what Comic-Con is? What sort of self-respecting nerd are you? Comic-Con is a four day event celebrating the best (and most-niche) parts of popular culture. When it began in the 1970’s, the coordinators focused primarily on comic books, sci-fi and fantasy themes, and film […]
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What Are You Serving in Your Super Bowl?
Posted 2/05/2011 12:42 pm by Marcia FeltsLet’s be honest. The food you really want to eat at a Super Bowl party isn’t the healthiest. The only way most of us will eat crudites is if they’re plopped alongside a mound of hot wings. Or honey-BBQ wings, if that’s more your speed. But if you’re thinking about opening up a bag of […]
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Revenge In the Age of Memes
Posted 2/05/2011 11:12 am by Marcia FeltsMove over, Carrie Underwood. There’s another girl in town, making a name for herself while enacting retribution on an ex, and that girl’s name is… well, we don’t really know her name, but we know the name of the guy she’s pissed at: Jack Weppler. Or, rather, we know his face thanks to that girl. […]
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“Mummified” Body Found in Moscow
Posted 2/04/2011 3:02 pm by Marcia FeltsWhen you think of Russia, you probably don’t think of mummies. Those are more Egypt’s territory than anything else. But sources in Moscow report that preserved corpses have begun turning up in residential areas. On Thursday, Russian police uncovered the mummified body of an elderly man in an apartment in northeastern Moscow. Authorities believe this […]
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Homemade Icehouse Seats 15 People
Posted 2/04/2011 2:30 am by Marcia FeltsWith snow lingering on the ground in many parts of the U.S., and more turning up in the forecast, it’s very tempting to resign oneself to sitting the season out and just hibernating until spring arrives. Not happy with weather-limited social activities, a small group of students from northern Minneapolis has taken the initiative to […]
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