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Be they large or small, there’s nothing quite like a spelling bee, and the Scripps National Spelling Bee is one of the most impressive displays of academic talent you’ll ever find broadcast on television.  While Jeopardy is a great test of general knowledge, there’s nothing quite like the specific test of brains that spelling the […]

In 2009, the National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves were roundly criticized for picking two point guards back to back in the form of Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn.  Minnesota GM David Kahn backed up this pick, saying that Minnesota wasn’t sure when (or if) Rubio would join the team.  Well, as is turns out, the […]

Lady Gaga has morphed from a dark-haired piano-rock singer named Stefani Germanotta into a full-fledged phenomenon.  Born This Way, Lady Gaga’s latest album sold over 1.1 million copies during its debut week, thanks to a staggering 662,000 digital downloads from Amazon.com.  Born This Way was sold for under $1 by Amazon.com’s MP3 downloading service in […]

There’s nothing like a weekend at the beach.  There’s something about the combination of sun, sand, and salt air that can turn an otherwise normal body of water into heaven on earth, unless of course the beach you’re frequenting is under assault from hordes of angry mauve stinger jellyfish, in which case your heaven can […]

Not content to take on other companies in pretty much every field from web browsers to operating systems, Google has also turned its attention to longtime rival PayPal.  Everyone, meet Google Wallet, Google’s attempt to turn your smartphone into a mobile credit card system.  Here’s five things you should know about Google Wallet, via Computer […]

Well, the May 21 rapture date has come and gone, and as far as I know, everyone’s still on Earth.  Well, people who didn’t pass away from natural causes are still on Earth, anyway.  Nobody got raptured, and rapture predictor Harold Camping is left with a tremendous amount of egg on his face.  That said, […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this before.  A powerful volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupts air travel across Europe.  If it sounds like 2010 all over again, that’s because it is.  However, there’s a small difference in that a different volcano is causing travel problems.  This time, the culprit is Iceland’s Grimsvoetn Volcano, which erupted over the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, still heart-broken by LeBron James’s decision to take his talents to South Beach, have been able to receive some small consolation last night at the NBA Draft lottery.  Thanks to a lucky bounce with the ping-pong balls, Cleveland has been able to draw the top pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, thereby […]

While it’s not quite a 19-pound baby, a 14-pound baby born right here in the United States of America is pretty spectacular.  Matthew Anthony Maldanado was born at a staggering 14 pounds 3.6 ounces.  Fortunately for his mother, Emily, he was born via C-section; unfortunately for Emily, she was in labor for two days.  At […]

Well, the show must go on, right?  When Charlie Sheen started to have his epic freak-outs, CBS pulled Two And A Half Men from its lineup and, eventually, announced that the show was over despite being the top show on TV and having the cast members under contract.  Well, not so fast my friend; Two […]

This is the way the world ends.  Not with surprise, but with billboards.  According to a series of billboards, May 21 will be the day the world ends.  As always with any apocalyptic billboard, your mileage may vary.  Still, the series of billboards, across the US and Canada, has some folks worried, even if the […]

Recently, I did a story on PopFi about a brand of wine that comes in aluminum bottles.  Dubbed Flasq Wines, at the time I thought it was a pretty cool idea, but I was dubious about the quality of the wine, if only because I’m skeptical of anything.  However, my skepticism was unfounded.  I had […]