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One of the professional athlete’s favorite ways to raise money for charity is via cereal.  For whatever reason, athletes just love taking their face and jersey, putting those things on the cover of a box of off-brand cereal, and giving the money (or a portion of the money) to charity.  Doug Flutie did it with […]

How do you get three Nobel Prize-winning scientists to put bras on their faces?  Well, you make them presenters at the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize.  That’s where Roy Glauber (Physics, 2005), Sheldon Glashow (Physics, 1979), and James Muller (Peace, 1985), were caught modeling one of 2009’s winners, the gas-mask bra.  This year’s winners didn’t include […]

Jeez, it’s kind of a sad day today.  First, Tony Curtis passes on.  Then, I find out one of my favorite comedians, Greg Giraldo, died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at age 44.  It’s a bad time to be funny. I’ll be honest, I don’t really know what to say.  I didn’t know […]

In spite of his good looks, Tony Curtis was one of the finest actors of his lifetime, blessed with oodles of charisma and a wonderful undercurrent of street-smarts and toughness that comes with growing up in The Bronx and New York City in the 20’s.  He remained active in Hollywood and in charitable causes throughout […]

There’s a zone known as the Goldilocks Zone, where there may (or may not) be planets capable of supporting life.  They call it the Goldilocks Zone because it’s not too hot, it’s not too cold, it’s just right.  So far, scientists have not yet uncovered a planet that fits within that Goldilocks Zone, but with […]

Hey, guess what?  If we’re talking about professional bicycle racing, and we’re not talking about the now-retired Lance Armstrong, can you guess what happened?  Yep, that’s right smart cookie, another professional cycle racer has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.  In this case, it’s three-time and reigning Tour De France champion Alberto Contador who failed a […]

Among other things, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi was a talented violin player.  He was also homosexual, and that’s what eventually brought about his suicide, authorities say.  He didn’t kill himself because he was gay, he killed himself because his roommate made and broadcast a secret webcam video of him making out/having sex with another man on […]

When most college students roll out of bed, it’s not until later in the mornings or, if they’re lucky, the afternoon.  Then, they grab a slice of leftover pizza or whatever’s handy, chow down, and run to class.  However, if you’re an early riser near the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, you have a […]

It’s Wednesday, September 29, which means that it’s a very special day today.  That’s right, if you remember from last year, September 29 is Coffee Day, so suck back a cup of java in honor of the world’s most favorite (legal) morning pick-me-up.  In honor of Coffee Day and coffee in general, Career Builder and […]

Jessica Olmstead isn’t your average teenage girl, unless of course your average teenage girl is Buffy the Alligator Slayer or one of the other teen hunters who routinely shoots and kills dangerous animals like bears.  However, what sets Jessica apart from other bear-killing kids is that Jessica did her shooting from 16 yards away with […]

Elections are a joke, and nobody is laughing harder than supporters of Francisco Silva.  Silva, you see, is a clown.  Like he’s an actual clown and entertainment figure named Tiririca (loosely translated, that means Grumpy), and he’s poised to become the latest member of Brazil’s congress.  Unfortunately, there’s one problem for Silva.  Tiririca the clown […]

Justin Bieber is one of the hottest teen stars of his generation.  He’s the guy that the kids are going crazy for these days, picking up a pop-star torch once carried by New Kids on the Block and Duran Duran.  Now, like other teen idols, Justin Bieber is about to hit toy shelves with not […]

The HBO series The Wire is one of the best television programs to ever be on television.  Created by David Simon, the mastermind behind Homicide: Life on the Streets and Treme, the gritty drug-fueled urban drama The Wire was never properly appreciated while it was on the air, but Simon is now getting his just […]

The Commonwealth Games, an Olympics-style event held every four years for the nations of the former British Empire, is one of the most important events on the calendar for its hosts in the Indian city of New Delhi.  Unfortunately, it seems as though nobody really thought about India’s environment before they agreed to hold the […]