Archive for October, 2009

Top 10: Creepiest Cars

Saturday, October 31st, 2009


Creepier than that bright pink Neon parked across the street, these cars officially give us the heebie-jeebies.

Thousands line up for last Big Mac in Iceland

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald’s restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the U.S. fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island at midnight Saturday due to soaring costs.

Irish turn out for apparition, defying church plea

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Some 10,000 people gathered at a Irish shrine hoping to witness an apparition of the Virgin Mary on Saturday despite pleas from an archbishop to ignore invitations to the event by a self-proclaimed spiritual healer.

Russian elite hear $4 million violin fit for a tsar

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian high society got an earful of what their riches can obtain this week when a Japanese violinist serenaded them on one of the most expensive violins ever sold at auction.

Egypt body outlines rules for lifting Muslim veil

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

CAIRO (Reuters) – A research body in Egypt’s main center of Sunni learning has backed a ruling on when a Muslim woman should lift her “niqab,” the veil that virtually hides the whole face, the official MENA news agency reported Saturday.

Rock’n'roll’s visual side on display in N.Y. museum

Friday, October 30th, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A major new photography exhibit is built around the idea that the eyes are just as important as the ears for appreciating and understanding rock ‘n’ roll.

Harvard brand takes a hit in tough times

Friday, October 30th, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Tough economic times have hurt Harvard University’s public standing in the media over the past nine months, while schools perceived as a safer educational investment have benefited, a research firm said.

Jan Leslie Cufflinks

Friday, October 30th, 2009


Forget about Michael Jackson costumes or queer novelty items – these cuff links have serious badass appeal that will last.

Top 5: Date Ideas You Can Do Naked

Friday, October 30th, 2009


Forget about flowers, dinner and a movie. These dates require that both you and she be nude. Up for it?

Top 10: Scariest Video Games

Friday, October 30th, 2009


Gone are the days of fuzzy characters on cute planets – these games will strike fear into any gamer's heart.