Fareed Zakaria sees a lesson for America in the youth-driven revolts sweeping the Middle East. No, America’s democracy is nothing like a Middle Eastern dictatorship. “But if the troubles of Arab youth make us shine a light on the state of America’s youth, the picture that emerges is grim,” he…
Continue reading …A new vent opened in a Hawaii volcano Saturday, spewing lava some 80 feet in the air, scientists say. The fissure near Kilauea volcano’s Puu Oo crater in the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park expanded to a whopping 1.4 miles in length yesterday with lava eruptions all along…
Continue reading …Government forces have launched new attacks on rebel-held towns of Zawiyah and Ras Lanuf amid UN calls for increased aid to the region, Reuters reports. More than a million people—both those inside Libya and fleeing the country—now need humanitarian assistance, the UN said. Its aid coordinator is particularly…
Continue reading …How exactly did tiger-blood-drinking , porn-star-loving Charlie Sheen get so crazy? By surrounding himself with enablers, sources tell the New York Times . From managers, agents, and publicists to assistants and fellow partiers, Sheen’s antics are widely tolerated for one simple reason: “He’s money,” one agent says. “He makes the cash register…
Continue reading …Discovery left the International Space Station for the last time today, but not before getting a rousing send-off from Captain Kirk himself. As the astronauts woke, they were treated to the unmistakable voice of William Shatner. “Space the final frontier,” the recording said. “These have been the voyages of the…
Continue reading …The hits just keep on coming for Toyota, which this weekend recalled another 22,000 vehicles. This time it wasn’t over anything as dramatic as runaway cars, though; the company merely fears the tire-deflation monitoring system may fail on some SUVs and trucks, Reuters reports. Still, any recall for the…
Continue reading …Despite John Galliano’s highly publicized recent troubles , his signature collection was shown yesterday in Paris. “The atmosphere was somewhat surreal,” writes Eric Wilson in the New York Times . Editors were expecting something informal, but arrived “to discover that seats had been scattered around for a slightly more formal showing on…
Continue reading …Republican state legislators across the US are stirring up controversy with proposals to tighten voting laws in ways that would affect college kids. The Washington Post points to a particularly heated bill in New Hampshire that would bar out-of-state students from voting in their college towns. Opponents say the efforts,…
Continue reading …It looks like you can mark Guy Ritchie down under the “moved on” category. Two and a half years ago his marriage to Madonna fell apart ; now the director is having a baby with his 29-year-old model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley, the Daily Mail reports. The baby is due in early…
Continue reading …Next time you get a hankering for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, check the label first. Two varieties of Skippy Peanut Butter Spread are being recalled in 16 states, after company tests indicated that they might contain salmonella, WalletPop reports. No one has actually gotten sick yet, but Unilever…
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