March 2011
163 posts
“We incorrectly stated that Julian Brooker, 23, of Brighton, was blown 15ft into...”
– Part of the most amazing correction ever, courtesy of The Sun.
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We hope that cobra is healthy (as long as she...
It’s been cold in New York, and the little Bronx Zoo cobra is only 20 inches long and months old. If she really has been found - and we expect confirmation on that soon - do you think she’ll be alive and well?
Update: Bronx zoo director just said “she’s alive and well”!
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GoDaddy CEO kills elephant, videotapes act →
Today’s Headline of the Day winner is Business Insider.
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Man caught selling U.S. military spy plane on eBay →
The Homeland Security Department was not amused.
Do food dyes make kids hyperactive? FDA to decide →
At a two-day meeting starting Wednesday, an FDA advisory committee will decide whether available data links the dyes and the disorder. The panel will recommend Thursday whether the agency should further regulate dyes, do more studies on the issue or require better labeling of the additives.
Bet Red 40 is shaking in his boots right now.
Single men more likely to cheat... on their taxes →
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Hissy twit: Missing N.Y. cobra lives it up on... →
A venomous snake who went missing from New York’s Bronx Zoo may be eluding zookeepers, but thousands of fans have found her on Twitter.
Indonesian airport authorities detain two men... →
SN_K_S _N _ PL_N_!
Would you like to buy a vowel? (We know everyone’s going to say this, so this is our feeble attempt at trying to be more creative.)
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“Dina Lohan said her 24 year-old daughter had been thinking
about dropping her...”
– Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is planning to join the ranks of Madonna, Prince and Bjork - by dropping her last name.
“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My...”
– This is the first believed use of “OMG” - it’s from a 1917 letter by British Admiral John “Jacky” Fisher. And to think, it took till this year to add OMG (as well as LOL and FYI and “muffin top”) to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Praise the lard? Religion linked to obesity in... →
Weekly church activities boost obesity 50 percent by middle age, an 18-year study shows.
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Surgeon: I injected belly fat into Gadhafi's face →
An early contender in the Headline of the Day Award contest!
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WWII vet discovers he’s not a U.S. citizen →
Headline of the Day Award goes to Yahoo for this story, about 95-year-old Leeland Davidson, who got a rude awakening recently.
New milestone: 1 in 6 U.S. residents is Hispanic →
Full Census Bureau numbers are to be released about an hour from now, but here’s a sneak peek.
South Korea's Internet speed is so fast, you can... →
Just thought you’d like to know.
iPhone drops 1,000 feet and doesn't drop one call... →
Can you hear me nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww?
Pastor loses job after questioning hell's... →
Medical marijuana sales now on par with Viagra →
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is seeking an... →
… a “sicko who likes holing up in a tiny, closed office with reporters of questionable hygiene to build databases from scratch”
futurejournalismproject:
Via Mother Jones:
We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative team. Every serious candidate should have a proven track record of conceiving, reporting and writing stellar investigative pieces that provoke...
