The Chinese have fake stuff for every product picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

For meteor observers, the presence of an almost-full Moon cast a bright pall on this month's performance of the Geminid Meteor Shower, normally one of the best meteor displays of the year. But for a wild card, another very good meteor shower may be right around corner. And for this one, the Moon will not play a factor at all. So, get out your 2009 calendar and put a big circle around Saturday mo... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

When your spouse nags you to mail the taxes, or pick up a gallon of milk after work, or your boss asks you to stay late--what's your reaction? picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"We've gotten a lot more confirmation since this story was published. One leadership-level employee clarifies that few to no specific layoffs are necessarily happening, but to stay, you'll of course need to take a paycut." picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Pun stores. Stores with puns in the title. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

It has long been assumed that Albert Einstein weighted science and religion equally, but a letter written by him in 1954 may well revise that. Describing god as the expression and product of human weakness and the bible as a collection of primitive legends does not sit well with the previously held assumption that he weighted science and religious belief in equal regard. An abridged version of ... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The best way to live through a disaster in the sky? Move to the back of the Airbus. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

This is the time of the year when the media is having a field day again. Over the next couple of months, you will find headlines such as the following: 10 top stock picks for 2007 The perfect portfolio for 2007 My best stock for the year ahead 2006 losers ready to rebound 10 stocks for 2007 and beyond It always amazes me where the reporter finds the ability to predict the future as to which inve... read full post picked by devikamp 2 years ago

57-year-old Arguello retired in 1995 with a record of 82-8 with 65 knockouts and was a champion in three weight divisions. He was perhaps best known for two thrilling battles with Aaron Pryor and fights with Ray Mancini, Bobby Chacon and Ruben Olivares. picked by chez 5 months ago

Bill Lumbergh's got to be one of the best worst film bosses of all time... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

R&D Magazine has sponsored the "Oscars of Inventions" for 45 years. The 100 winners selected by R&D Magazine for 2007 are stunning innovations. Here are my picks for the top 10 inventions from R & D Magazine's list of the best of 2007: picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

More rehab for Amy Winehouse? Yes, yes, yes. The jazz-pop diva best known for refusing to enter drug rehab in her hit song entered a treatment facility Thursday. The announcement came just days after the 24-year-old was pictured in British tabloid The Sun inhaling fumes from a small pipe. Police are investigating. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Starting November 5, Best Brains, Incorporated will be starting up MST3K.com. Their goal is to have about one new adventure per week with our favorite bots! (YMMV)

{happy dance}

For now, the link will take you to mst3kinfo.com, which is a bulletin board with info on our favorite bots and the humans behind them! picked by bcgrote 2 years ago

DVD collections have celebrated the music video work of Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Mark Romanek and the like, but there is one essential name missing from the roster: Russell Mulcahy. Best known to cult film fanatics as the man behind the Highlander movies (and the newest Resident Evil film, a sad illustration of his current career arc), this Australian director is perhaps the most influential mu... read full post picked by lilaliss 2 years ago

Apple's iTunes has already outpaced Best Buy and Target to become the number 2 music retailer in the U.S. and will likely whip past Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest U.S. music retailer sometime this year. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

If you're a deity planning a last minute virgin birth then this chart will show you the average age at which people lose their virginity globally (where data available) and help you decide where your best to locate yourself. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

People are vain, and I am rich. It's a bit sad that I've profited so much from people's insecurity, but you know, I worked really hard to develop my skills and talents, and I am very good at what I do. My customers are almost always happy, and when they're not happy, they'll never be. Even if I were the best surgeon ever to set foot on this earth. picked by super 2 years ago

Cheese and Burger Society gives you the best burgers to be had on the face of the Earth.
*with Wisconsin cheese, of course* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

See title, again. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

A recently published physics research paper suggests that you're probably better off hiding in the mall to save your delicious brain. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago