If you thought America’s real estate mess couldn’t get any messier, brace yourself—and meet the MERS corporation. If you haven’t heard of it, you’re not alone. The obscure business, housed in Reston, Va., employs fewer than 50 full-time workers … and claims to hold title to about 50% of the…
Continue reading …If you’re going to make an important decision in the near future, you might want to drink a lot of water first. A new study shows that people who really, really have to pee actually make better long-term decisions, the Atlantic Wire reports. Study participants either drank a lot of…
Continue reading …Mitt Romney isn’t pussyfooting around: At what Politico is calling his “unofficial kickoff of his Granite State campaign,” the Republican plans to lay into Obama. Romney, who will keynote the Carroll County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner tonight, has this to say, according to his prepared remarks: “Senator Obama campaigned hard…
Continue reading …Phil Collins is quitting music—and he basically thinks the planet’s reaction will be good riddance . “I don’t think anyone’s going to miss me,” the former Genesis drummer told FHM magazine, via the Telegraph . Highlights from the interview: Health is a big issue: Among his ailments: ruined hearing in his…
Continue reading …Progress could spell major trouble for Michelangelo’s David : The construction of a high-speed train line beneath Florence could cause the statue to collapse, reports the Telegraph . The statue is criss-crossed with micro-fissures, especially in the left ankle area and carved tree stump he stands upon. Construction on the tunnel, due…
Continue reading …The Northwestern psychology professor behind the now-infamous after-class demonstration of a woman brought to orgasm has issued a new statement, reports the Chicago Tribune —and he’s sort of sorry. “During a time of financial crisis, war, and global warming, this story has been a top news story for more than…
Continue reading …Saudi Arabia’s leaders are starting to shake in their boots: As a Facebook page calling for a “March 11 Revolution of Longing” in Saudi Arabia has begun attracting hundreds of viewers, the Interior Ministry today announced that demonstrations will not be tolerated in Saudi Arabia—and its security forces will…
Continue reading …Whether flinging Noxzema-filled paper towel bombs from the windows of posh Manhattan high rises, smoking marijuana, or skirting death-by-kayak off the coast of Jamaica, three things were true of JFK, Jr: He loved adventure, hated the sight of blood, and owned at least one tantric sex book. In her memoir,…
Continue reading …Some of the most prized symbols of American peace have been languishing in water- and mold-damaged storerooms, disregarded items that are about to be doled out to other institutions in the Peace Museum’s sad, final chapter. Last month, the Illinois attorney general was awarded control of numerous relics once contained…
Continue reading …A disturbing new video has emerged of young boys play-acting the last moments of a suicide bomber’s life. The 84-second video features a group of Afghan or Pakistani Pashtun children; one, dressed with a black scarf over his face, hugs each boy, then walks toward a boy dressed in white,…
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