Rock critic ubermensch Lenny Kaye talks about the then just released Velvets' masterpiece "Loaded" from a 1970 issue of Rolling Stone (sidebar: Remember when that magazine used to be actually, like, relevant?) picked by jsweari 2 years ago

Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification. Hooray for Olympic spirit! picked by makri 1 year ago

The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.

A review of similar records for the campaign of Democrat Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee turned up no similar spending. picked by punthe 1 year ago

A Homeland Security employee, a theme park worker and a youth hockey coach were among more than 20 men arrested during an online child sex sting. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Isiah Thomas was fired as coach of the New York Knicks on Friday after a season of listless and dreadful basketball. Seconds after The Knicks bolted to the playoffs and Stephon Marbury won the MVP award [eye roll] picked by sholom22 2 years ago

It looks cool, but the average customer review is only 2.5 stars. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

For anyone interested in movie music / Blade Runner fans. Is Blade Runner the most mistreated soundtrack of all time? picked by MeganM 2 years ago

LAHORE, Pakistan – At least a dozen men ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday, converging on the squad's convoy as it drove through a traffic circle near an eastern Pakistani stadium. Seven players, an umpire and a coach were wounded, none with life-threatening injuries, but six policemen and a driver died. picked by marcelsmit 9 months ago

A fatal shooting by a state trooper that helped inspire the march from Selma in 1965 and the “Bloody Sunday” protest that preceded it will get a fresh look next week by a special grand jury. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Rice's removal, as chairman of the deca chemical review board "does not seem sensible on its face" given the EPA's acceptance of scientists with ties to the chemical industry and even to companies who make the chemicals being reviewed, the congressmen wrote. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A paper set to be published in an upcoming edition of Physical Review Letters postulates that dark energy may not exist. In order to explain this, however, researchers reject the longstanding Copernican principle which says that Earth does not exist in a "special" location. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

The Gallup organization first started asking Americans how they approved of the job the president was doing in the 1940s. Here you can review and compare the approval rating for each U.S. president since Truman picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

The girl who wrongly accused Ferris high school boy's basketball coach Don Van Lierop of rape is not expected to face any criminal charges, according to Spokane Police. picked by muppet 1 year ago

It’s time once again to review those nasty errors that damage our credibility when we write. Not normally a fun task, but absolutely necessary. picked by super 2 years ago

Apart from this incident, I could review the Criss Angel/Cirque Du Soliel show, Believe, in two words: don't go. It's pretty bad. I don't like to say that about performers, because I know what it's like to put yourself out there, but - yeah, it's just pretty bad.
*Believe In Gravity*
Edit to add: Article is SFW, site most definitely is not! picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A blog (not mine!) rating a book: Based largely on a course Rosenblum and Kuttner teach to non-science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the material is very well presented, and I now understand quantum physics better than I ever have before, but I won’t really grasp it until I read through certain chapters slowly and more carefully. Even so, I understood enough to app... read full post picked by rambler 3 years ago

Universal Pictures has provided Latino Review with a batch of new images from "The Incredible Hulk" starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt. picked by sanki 2 years ago

Tozer, the winner of gold and bronze medals in wheelchair basketball in the Paralympics, is well-known throughout the Pacific Northwest as a coach and advocate for teaching wheelchair basketball to disabled students. But in Iraq, where she works for Portland-based Mercy Corps, she is revered for her work helping the disabled fight for recognition. picked by jhordie 1 year ago

Xbox 360 owners have reported on discussion forums and review sites widespread problems with the wireless gaming receiver, an accessory that enables the use of the videogame's controller with PC games. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Documents found in a vault in the Dallas County District Attorney's office related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been placed online for the public to review for notable information.

Here's your chance to review never-seen-before materials related to the JFK assassination." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago