No longer breaking stories in high heels and skimpy outfits, Lauren Jones has signed off from the KYTX-TV "Eye of East Texas" news team and returned to modeling swimsuits. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Six out of the original 'seven wonders of the world' no longer exist. What would you like to see counted as a new 'wonder of the world?'
(see list of potentials in article) picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Has a live moderator to tell you about breaking news feeds. picked by buddha 2 years ago

A family of adventurers who spent their summer holiday flying around the Mediterranean - including swimming across shark infested waters - have set a new world record for the longest solar-powered flight by paramotor. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

CBS, the home of the most celebrated news division in broadcasting, has been in discussions with Time Warner about a deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations to CNN. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world’s largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1300 conservation and environmental projects around the w... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A new study says "the World Trade Center won't be fully rebuilt and occupied until 2037 - a full 36 years after terrorists reduced it to rubble." All politics picked by suebe 7 months ago

Total Dick-Head's David Gill gives us the following review of Christopher Miller's novel 'A Cardboard Universe: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank.' Of course, Dank is a simulacra-of-sorts of pulp science fiction pioneer Philip K. Dick.
*props to boingboing* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Ex-White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan exposed Fox News as a propaganda tool for the White House on Chris Mathews Hardball. picked by theclansman 1 year ago

Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos! picked by derami 2 years ago

World population, infections, marriages, bicycles produced,.. Watch them all change live before your eyes. Not really, but close: the numbers on this page are estimations based on past statistics. picked by extc68 2 years ago

See how people from around the world would vote in the 2008 election. picked by Vertex 1 year ago

In a series of illustrations entitled “Twelve Animals,” graphic artist Kentaro Nagai rearranges the world map to create the beasts of the Chinese zodiac. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A bid to set a new world record for the number of women being photographed wearing bikinis in one place failed, after only 42 of the required 1,924 turned up. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Interesting view on how the world will end. very funny (nsfw language) picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

In a demonstration of the speed of people-powered news aggregation, Diggers got the Rumsfeld resignation story to Page 1 in 3 minutes. It didn't show up on Google News for 20. Does this portend good things for Plime? picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

Some of the contestants and champions you will meet at the World Beard and Moustache Championships. Because some just rock those whiskers better than others. picked by TheAnt314 7 months ago

Briton astounds the world by becoming the first person to swim to North Pole.

Global Warming: Do You Believe Now? picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records. This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the biggest ever marrow after weighing in at 65 kilos (113lbs). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Zac Sunderland, who left Marina del Rey 13 months ago with a bold ambition to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone, returned to complete that quest today at 10:30 a.m. Update to this post picked by suebe 4 months ago