Reading, writing and . . . global warming?

A Silicon Valley lawmaker is gaining momentum with a bill that would require "climate change" to be among the science topics that all California public school students are taught. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

You may remember reading in the news about Charla Nash's fateful visit to her crazy friend and her live in chimp, "Travis." Something freaked out the 14 year old primate and he mauled Charla's face beyond recognition... now she reveals the terrible extent of her injuries. Not really NSFW but a bit disturbing. picked by BrownTrout 2 weeks ago

Any budding games programmers reading this may want to pay a visit to the M.I.T. website. Through the school’s free online learning resources, M.I.T. is now offering a course where you can learn all about programming the PLAYSTATION 3. picked by punthe 2 years ago

We've all heard the old adage: never judge a book by its cover. But judging it by its title? H*ll yeah.

Can just those few words tell us whether a book is worth reading? Probably not. Can they make us wonder if the author was batsh*t insane? picked by Interesting 12 months ago

Are you confused by all the alternate timelines in the Terminator franchise?

These ten different timelines, which are all affected whenever someone uses a time machine, can be confusing, but reading them may help you prepare for the new movie Terminator: Salvation.
Spoilers... picked by bingo 8 months ago

Do you ever find yourself desperately looking for a clean toilet in the city?

MizPee finds the closest, cleanest toilet and gives you entertaining reading material once you get there. Since the service is cell phone-based, it's always with you, when you really need it. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

A truncated offshoot of the genre of optical illusions, these all involve words, typography or reading tricks. Some you will have seen before, but some I'm sure will be new. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

One of the event's organizers, Father Christian Mondor, helped kick off the proceedings by thanking God (or "The Big Kahuna," as he also addressed him) for righteous waves and a killer ride for all the surfer babes and dudes assembled before him. "May they hang 10 on thy oceanic bounty and, if it be in accordance with thy gnarly plan, may they not wipe out," he concluded, rea... read full post picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The children were tested at 8 months, 4 years and 7 years and were assessed for their sensory discrimination, hand-eye coordination, reading, spelling and arithmetic ability.

They found that the older the father, the more likely the child would have lower scores on the various tests. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Scientists Find You Are 3 Times As Likely To Get Hit By A Car After Time Change
With the European daylight saving times, I can say I made it through the first week without a scratch.
But take my advice and stick behind the computer reading plime, just to be safe... picked by Nicky666 2 years ago

What men and women thing about a glamorous lady. So true. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

On this website they have the text for many, many classic titles in literature. They have works from greats such as Charles d**kens, Aesop, Twain, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! They even have some writings from Charles Darwin!

This has already gone into my bookmarks. I'm going to be doing a lot of reading for a while. picked by sidran32 11 months ago

Reading this story kinda reminds me of Archie Bunker, without the humor and good writing. picked by bigirishdude 1 month ago

This posting was inspired by reading This one by super, as well as by the July 2007 issue of National Geographic, one of my favourite mags and worth every subscription cent. picked by rambler 2 years ago

Yet news outlets are reporting it that way. The link I clicked said, "Bathroom Reading: Sen. Craig to write book about airport sex arrest..." yet it is not mentioned in the book interview. picked by coldbladed 1 year ago

This came out a few days ago, but couldn't find mention of it 'round here.
Sad state of affairs, or Sad Affairs of State?

You can has quiz, too! (you should take quiz before reading article, as it gives away some answers)
picked by fugazi 1 year ago

Perhaps borrow a page from First Reader Barack Obama. The Daily Beast has combed newspaper archives and peeked into Air Force One tote bags to bring you the complete list of the books Obama has been reading picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

"Why are you reading this? This is an art site, go look at the pictures." picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

"In a gloss on the hip-hop videos frequently shown on BET, an animated rapper named D’Mite comes on with what looks like a public service message about the benefits of reading, but devolves into a foul-mouthed song accompanied by images of black men shooting guns loaded with books and gyrating black women with the word “book” written on the back of their low-slung pants. Th... read full post picked by psycmoe 2 years ago

Jay Carlson started The Plug in 1993 in 'zine format. Then in 2002, he made online issues. That was fun. Now he's back with a third installment of The Plug. You're reading it right now, possibly contemplating whether or not you'll read it again. Come on, baby. Give me one more chance. You're my everything. picked by KingKoopa 1 year ago