That is basically what some are saying when they claim the Amazon.com's Kindle 2 is breaking copyright laws because they offer text-two-speech. Such technology is not new and has been offered for quite some time in both hand held devices and such ebook readers as Acrobat, Microsoft Reader, and more. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit. [Can't seem to find the Irony category] picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Mayor portrayed city park restrooms as popular gay sex spots, opposed a plan to house a gay book collection in a public library and insists on using the word ``homosexual'' because many of them ``aren't gay, they are unhappy.'' picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Police files giving step-by-step details of 1888 killings by "Jack The Ripper" will go on public display for the first time. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This month marks the 40th anniversary of humankind's first steps on the moon. Auspiciously timed is Craig Nelson's new book, Rocket Men--one of the most detailed accounts of the period leading up to the first manned moon mission. Here, we have ten little-known Apollo 11 facts unearthed by Nelson during his research. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Execellence through compromise, make sure to check out the "nicessities" after you book your flight! picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

The mother of the notorious Waco sect leader David Koresh has been found stabbed to death at the house of a sister in Texas, police say. She had recently written a book about her son, who led 80 people to violent death in the 1993 Waco siege. picked by equinox 10 months ago

The prank was three years in the making, and involved internet stalking, book writing, thread posting, a plane ticket, people from the future, time travel, and an adventure beyond one young man's wildest dreams. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Unfortunately, Guinness won’t split her $100 a day fingernail polish habit. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

The folks from the Guinness Book of World Records were there in Cincinnati to verify: with the help of 500 volunteers, we set off 504 Diet Coke & Mentos geysers - all at once. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Computers are smart but they can't understand apostrophes. It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams. More than 50 years into the Information Age, computers are still getting confused by the apostrophe. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

It appears that the goth girl character EMILY is a pretty hard ripoff of ROSAMOND, a "strange girl" in the 1978 children's book Nate the Great and the Lost.

The amazing part is look who is suing who! picked by bingo 6 months ago

The Nobody, Jeff Lemire's reimagining of HG Wells' classic The Invisible Man, can seem aimless, slow and frustrating at times... but is also haunting, moving and a book that'll stay with you for a long time after reading. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

In 1969, Sagan contributed a piece about his marijuana use for the book "Marihuana Reconsidered." Sagan wrote under the pseudonym of Mr. X, but he was later confirmed as the author.
*props to boingboing* picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

This is pathetic. She did everything according to the book, but got canned anyway. picked by Moe 11 months ago

Ayelet Waldman is smugly married to Michael Chabon and wrote about how f**king her husband is more fun than dealing with her kids, which, let's hope so, right? She's written a book about her pain! picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Comic books are working their way more and more into our culture. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

Penguin - the book publishers - set up a wiki website which saw its users create a whole novel. Why not have a read or, in the spirit of things, edit it? picked by TheStep 2 years ago

"The whole experience is completely ruined for me," said 25-year-old fan Ethan Clay. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Brian Dettmer takes a very sharp knife and performs autopsies - on books. However, Dettmer does not simply slice inanimate objects in two, he nips, he tucks, he teases. The result; books which may never have been opened again are given a new lease of life and a new audience gets to read them in an altogether different way than originally intended. picked by bingo 7 months ago