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When it comes to national icons, there’s nothing more famous in Japan than a giant fire-breathing radioactive lizard with a distinctive roar and a signature pose.  That’s right, Godzilla… the rubber suit Godzilla is as famous as haiku, if not moreso, and is infinitely more recognizable to the average person on the street.  Despite Hollywood’s […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  It’s December, and that means it’s pretty much the beginning of the Christmas season, and there won’t be a non-twinkling light at the end of the tunnel until well into January’s doldrums.  But hey, why knock it when you can join right in?  There are 22 days […]

When it comes to the battle of the bulge, the Food and Drug Administration is not an agency to mess with.  If you lie about your calorie count, they’ll shut you down in a blink.  Americans are eating out more than they ever have, drinking massive sugary drinks and generally gorging themselves even further into […]

It doesn’t take a lot of snow to shut down places that aren’t used to snow.  The US South goes mad over six inches of snow; New Zealand closes down for ever less.  The heartier northern types are used to the cold white stuff, so a little snow doesn’t do a lot for them, but […]

Veterans make a lot of sacrifices for their country.  From missing time with family to giving up their lives and health in the service of the nation, they give up more so we can enjoy freedom and prosperity.  Lots of people respect them, even criminals.  So when Veterans Day rolls around, retailers line up for […]

Apple has a reputation for safety.  However, as phones get more and more sophisticated, the opportunity to pick over phones becomes more and more irresistible for those with bad intentions.  Android phones are at risk, and increasingly, Apple’s safety reputation is being proven to be nothing more than smoke and mirrors, created thanks to little […]

If you’re outside of the United States, feel free to disregard this.  If you’re inside the United States, listen up.  Today is the day in which you get to dust off your democratic republic skills and elect those who will represent you.  It’s Election Day, and while there’s no national election on the ballot, there […]

When you’re a famous author with a famous universe, it must be hard to get new projects off the ground.  If you’re George R.R. Martin, everyone wants more A Song of Ice and Fire work.  When you’re J.K. Rowling, everyone wants more Harry Potter stuff.  Sure, she’s had some success outside of the Potterverse with […]

Halloween is the time of year when the most macabre instincts in the human come out to play, and it’s not surprising.  The holiday is marked by skeletons and ghosts and dead bodies galore, when costumed kids roam the darkness shouting “Trick or Treat!” and threatening onlookers with mild peril should they refuse to come […]

Coming back from health missions to save people from the deadly Ebola virus, you’d expect a better welcome from the United States.  At least that’s what nurse Kari Wilcox expected when she came home from Africa via New Jersey.  However, she’s not getting a parade, but a giant plastic jail cell.  Since Wilcox was exposed […]

Everyone loves Taylor Swift and, for the moment, it seems that T-Swizzle can do no wrong.  Her last single broke download records, she’s got more Grammys than teeth, and everything she touches seems to turn to gold.  Or gold records.  Even when she puts out no music, her name alone is enough to generate hit […]

Whenever you see the band U2, lead singer Bono is wearing sunglasses.  Charity appearances, The Tonight Show, wherever Bono is, his eyes are shielded by his signature shades.  Just a rock star being a rock star, right?  No different than leather pants or crazy necklaces.  Well, not so fast.  Turns out, Bono wears his signature […]

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the hospital in Texas, think again.  After the announcement that a nurse contracted the ebola virus–blamed on improper equipment use–another case of ebola has hit the very same hospital, straining government promises that ebola is a difficult-to-catch disease.  A second health care worker at Dallas’s […]

If you’ve had Red Bull since 2002, then congratulations, you’re about to get a lawsuit settlement from a lawsuit you might not have known existed.  As it turns out, Red Bull might have been exaggerating about the benefits of its product (including the giving of wings), and as such, rather than fight the legal eagles, […]

It’s one of the rarest events in nature.  If you didn’t get up early in the morning to witness it, or if you were one of the few folks in the world who weren’t able to see it, then fortunately the internet has coverage for you of the beautiful, massive blood moon.  The blood moon […]