Unusual Stuff

Sometimes, you have to play fashion police to get something done.  In the case of Pottstown Middle School, part of a suburban Philadelphia school system, the key in this case was the ubiquity and size of the Uggs worn by the students.  Pottstown Middle School banned Ugg boots because students were hiding cell phones in […]

For four and a half months, Canadian high school students Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammed spent every Saturday working on a project.  No, it wasn’t restoring an old car, it was building a homemade satellite/space vehicle.  Somehow, they not only managed to build their spacecraft, they managed to send a Lego minifigure into space.  It’s […]

Twitter is caving to pressure.  Once, Twitter was a big mass of jumbled Tweets of various intents, meanings, and purposes.  Some were funny, some were self-promotional, some were blatantly bought and paid for, and some were just plain useless.  Well, in situations where Twitter posts come into foul with local decency laws, Twitter has something […]

If you want to talk about the secret lives of game show hosts, you might want to talk about Pat Sajak.  Apparently, the suit in charge of Wheel of Fortune used to have quite a bit of fun during tapings, and by fun I mean booze.  That’s right, Pat Sajak confessed on ESPN2 that he […]

So that big solar storm we had the other day actually had some repercussions in the real world, namely for airline companies.  As the magnetic activity continues, commercial airlines are being forced to make adjustments on the fly to many of their so-called polar routes.  Typically, a flight from Detroit to Asia means that the […]

It’s been a long time since Earth was hit by a solar storm of the magnitude of the solar storm that hit Earth’s atmostphere over the weekend; according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, the earth was hit by the largest solar storm since 2003 beginning on late Sunday night and stretching into Tuesday […]

Demi Moore, the 49-year-old who made waves by first marrying and then seeking divorce from Ashton Kutcher, is having a little trouble adjusting to the single life.  Since her marriage fell apart, she’s been looking increasingly thin and frail (which is impressive for an actress of her previous thinness).  Her personal and health problems came […]

Starbucks, it’s not just for coffee anymore. That’s not the official new Starbucks slogan, but the company’s latest announcement, one year after changing its iconic mermaid logo, means the coffee giant is expanding the list of its liquid offerings. The world’s biggest chain of cozy coffee shops is going to begin offering beer and wine […]

Senator Rand Paul, from my home state of Kentucky, is a growing conservative leader and a libertarian chip off the old block of his father, Ron Paul.  In addition, both Pauls are doctors, Senators, and generally all around well-behaved gentlemen.  Except when their civil liberties are infringed upon by the government or an agency thereof; […]

The University of Oregon sports teams are trend-setters in terms of their terrible uniforms.  Thanks to their status as a Nike testing lab, Oregon gets new uniforms for every reason.  Now, they’re going to have to find a new head coach.  Oregon Ducks head man Chip Kelly is looking to move to the NFL.  Kelly […]

Felicity Aston is nothing if not a trailblazer.  While dozens of abandoned settlements litter Antarctica’s coasts, only the bravest or dumbest of explorers have journeyed into the continent’s icy core, and only the bravest of the brave undertake the trek alone.  Felicity Aston, 34, is one of those.  The British adventurer and meteorologist set not […]

In 2008, the New York Giants and Eli Manning needed a miracle catch from David Tyree to disrupt the New England Patriots and Tom Brady’s attempt to go 19-0 and win a Super Bowl title to become the best professional football team of all time.  Super Bowl XLVI is going to look an awful lot […]

When I was 16 years old, if my ancient brain remembers this correctly, I was trying to avoid homework in order to find more time to hang out with my pals. Like 15-year-old Jordan Romero who has climbed peaks on all seven continents, teenager Laura Dekker was a bit more ambitious in what she wanted […]

Criminal masterminds are few and far between. Most of the time, the people trying to pull off a scam or commit a crime are not the sharpest guys. Here at Pop Fi we’ve documented several bungled crimes including the bad guys who robbed a candy store and then got caught because they left a trail […]

So, it’s kind of gross to think about, but the news is out there and we’re going to go ahead and discuss it.  Newt Gingrich, GOP presidential candidate, has faced a lot of scrutiny during his campaign through the primaries.  Now, he’s being assaulted on a new front:  his personal life.  Marianne Gingrich, second ex-wife […]