The book shown on the left was published in February, 2006. I wonder what the title of the guy's next book is going to be. picked by kissmenow 4 hours ago

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence said Robert Fripp. Professor Adrian North says that once you've filled the cup of silence you should fill your wine glass and enjoy the two.

I'd always thought it the other way round, but what do I know? picked by pocksucket 6 hours ago

Hex was born with a sibling partially absorbed into his body. Surgery was planned to correct the various complications this raised but Hex died before it could be done.

Previous story here. picked by pocksucket 6 hours ago

An 11 year old who runs a 4:50 mile, a 9 year old signed to Manchester United, and a 4 year old gunning for Tiger Woods. These kids' better, is better than your better. picked by rjonesx 7 hours ago

"In my heart the dead are dead and they cannot come back again," Mukantabana said of those she lost. "So I have to get on with the others and forget what has happened." picked by MeMe 8 hours ago

Donna Campbell claims her husband, Arnim Ramdass tried to keep about $600,000 in lottery winnings from her. She grew suspicious of Ramdass when he started to keep the television turned off and disconnected the phone line. Her suspicions rose when she found a postcard about a new home purchase. picked by 2manyusernames 8 hours ago

I'm sorry, but it would be worth going through secret service to smack him upside the head for saying that.


(because you cannot have enough time wasters) picked by gammerus 9 hours ago

"When I left the Bush administration in 2003, it was clear to me that its strategy for defeating terrorism was leaving our nation more vulnerable and our people in a perilous place"

Richard Clarke's comments. From 2006, old, but since Dubya's at it again..... picked by DerAlt 9 hours ago

Most Americans believe the choice to end one's life is a personal decision and that physician-assisted death should be legal, according to a new survey. picked by jhordie 10 hours ago

Country music star Dolly Parton has hit back against Howard Stern's satellite radio show, which last week manipulated recordings from one of her audio books into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites. picked by jhordie 10 hours ago

Keith Olbermann's video response to a recent interview in which President Bush explains his reasons for going to war, his take on the 08 election and his decision to give up golfing... picked by shep182 11 hours ago

The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the state cannot bar same-sex marriages, marking a major victory for gay rights advocates that may have national implications. picked by jhordie 11 hours ago

Featuring Mr. Bojangles...Personally, I like the boxers. picked by MissWinkle 11 hours ago

A unique chronicling of the 2008 presidential election. picked by lunarcadia 11 hours ago

Busted when he complained that one of the girls was pestering HIM for sex. picked by tigertony 12 hours ago

This is how the website describes their service:

We will send you something, an item selected randomly among many things from our inventory, for $10 (free shipping) and you will find out what your something is when you receive it.

I'm actually tempted to try it! picked by doggylives 12 hours ago

Suspected shoplifter tries to hide iguana in pants. FAIL

Police later asked if he minded the smell, the Iguana said it'd smelt worse. picked by doggylives 12 hours ago

Barack Obama today accused President Bush of launching a “false political attack” after he appeared to compare the Democratic presidential hopeful’s foreign policy to appeasement of the Nazis. picked by doggylives 12 hours ago

Of course, the fact that he beat up the first attorney that was appointed 'may' have had some bearing on the decision. picked by tigertony 12 hours ago

One of Darker Projects great audio dramas. Free download from the site or iTunes. Tells the story of the world after a zombie-producing plague and the search for a cure. Quite well done and entertaining. Would love to see a movie or even a tv series based on this.

[more dramas available on site as well] picked by 2manyusernames 12 hours ago

For the second time in two months, a bunch of Los Angeles bike advocates calling themselves Crimanimalz took to one of the busiest freeways in the world to make the case that, when your freeways are gridlocked, bikes are better. picked by ybcool 12 hours ago

"Word to the wise: assume every gun is loaded, and there is always a second man."
I know this is a bit old, but the moral is eternal, and I did not find this article in our April issue. picked by SkandarGraun 13 hours ago

Have you ever read a book? I guess not many of you did, but nowadays it seems like there is nothing wrong with this because we can find everything we need on the Internet (I mean almost everything). Well, here is a bookshelf for geeks which displays SMS messages and RSS feeds, all of them selected at your choice. The bookshelf is connected to the Internet and it’s made of wood and elastomer. picked by sandossu 13 hours ago

Three teenage boys have confessed to killing a pregnant 14-year-old in a murder which has shocked a nation.

The Italian trio, aged 15, 16 and 17, said yesterday that they strangled Lorena Cultruro before setting her body on fire and throwing it down a well, fearing one of them was the father. picked by deepcleanfun 14 hours ago

an interesting look at the portion sizes of food, then and now

and if you really want to feel full take the portion distortion quiz picked by badbud 14 hours ago