Sunday, August 17, 2008
Hey, (Girl I Mistakenly Think is Good-Looking)...
After conducting an academic study, University of Bristol researchers determined what any first-year University of Bristol student could have told them before they started: before drunken people have sex with anyone, they should get sober friends to tell them whether the ‘anyone’ is hideous. “Beer...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Bliss! A Couch Potato Pill – Exercise without Sweat...
A new drug may help the body’s muscles believe they’ve been exercised, giving users the benefit of exercise even when they’ve in fact done nothing. AICAR targets a protein produced when cells need more energy during exercise. After dosing with AICAR, mice were found to be able to run 1.5 times...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
And in West Virginia: The Devil is in the Digital Details...
The State division of Motor Vehicles began last week to give motorists the choice of a paper photo record of their faces rather than digital pictures. The option came about because some motorists believe that digital storage is a way of numbering people, akin to the mark of the beast in Revelations....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
And in Santa Monica: Have Some Chocolate Chirp Cookies...
The dawning realization that we have eaten our way through the food chain is forcing a rethink of the Western palate. And with that, insect-eating, or entomophagy to use its loftier identifier, is inching onto the epicurean radar. The North American pioneer is Typhoon, a Pan-Asian restaurant in the...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Our Lady of the Television Cabinet...
A Filipino family was astonished to find twin, ghostly images of the Virgin Mary on the glass doors of their living room entertainment centre after they cleaned it. After failing to rub the images off, the family started praying to the cabinet, and neighbours soon learned of it, including Hilda...
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Friday, August 8, 2008
And in Japan: Today’s Special – Fizzy Eel Drink...
A yellow fizzy drink from extracts from the head and bones of eels has become the hit of the summer in Japan. A spokesman for the manufacturer, The Japan Tobacco Co., says that “Surging Eel” is a tonic for “men who are exhausted by the summer heat.” The drink emulates the flavour of broiled eel,...
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
And in New Zealand: Hula Dancer Opts for New Identity...
Citing “very poor judgment” on the part of a nine-year old New Zealand girl’s parents, a court has allowed her to rename herself. The girl, whose new handle is being kept private, had been legally named “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.” Judge Rob Murfitt said he was dismayed by New Zealanders’...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bugs and Sex...Q&A with Isabella Rosselini...
Isabella Rosselini, well known as a supermodel and movie star, is now making short films for mobile devices that illustrate the sex lives of dragonflies, earthworms and other creatures...In these films, she not only details unusual aspects of the critters’ biology but also dresses up as them and...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
And in Sweden: Short-Haul Commuter Takes the Prize...
Lasse Jonsson has won a dubious honour in a contest his girlfriend signed him up for. The resident of Malmoe, Sweden, won the “No ridiculous road trips” contest aimed a reducing driving. His mate, Anna Holm, reported Lasse drives to work every day even though the distance is less than 200 metres...
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Sunday, August 3, 2008
Mass Appeal – Incense May Act as an Antidepressant…
Burning incense has accompanied religious ceremonies since ancient times. Its fragrant presence may be more than symbolic, however – a new study suggests that a chemical commonly found in incense may elevate mood. Raphael Mechoulam of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his colleagues injected...
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