July 2008
New York Bans Cigarettes for Addicts →
Dr. Drew on New York’s ban on cigarettes for addicts
Solar-cell material can soak up more Sun →
Today’s solar cells ignore the 50% of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth as infrared light, but cells made from the new material could harness that too.
BBC NEWS | Zimbabwe introduces new currency →
Zimbabwe’s central bank is to introduce a new currency on 1 August to fight the effects of hyperinflation…
Comic Book Resources > CBR News: CCI: Joss... →
This Saturday at the “Dollhouse” panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, “Dollhouse” creator Joss Whedon was joined onstage by stars Eliza Dushku and Tamoh Penikett, and CBR News was there.
Penny Arcade! - Long, Long Ago →
Today’s penny arcade is just too funny.
ESA Portal - Mars Express acquires sharpest images... →
The best full-disc images of Phobos ever The HRSC images, which are still under processing, form a bounty for scientists studying Phobos
NASA plans for astronauts to live on the moon →
The U.S. space agency said it has selected 11 companies and one university to develop concepts as to how astronauts will live and work on the moon. The concepts “will be used when outposts are…
Dating Tips: Top 20 Ways to Say I Love You →
There’s more ways to say I love you without actually saying it. Sometimes these three words are meaningless unless you couple your words with action. Here are 20 ways to show that special someone…
The Princess and the Frog Teaser Online →
Walt Disney offers a sneak peak at its animated musical.
Empire Watches The Watchmen - Superhero Hype! →
Watchmen movie news and rumors
Bombers and Ethnic Clashes Kill 61 in Iraq →
Suicide bombers struck Kurdish protesters in Kirkuk and Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad in one of the deadliest series of attacks in Iraq this year.
Ancient Greek "Computer" Deciphered →
The Antikythera Mechanism, sometimes called the first analog computer, was recovered more than a century ago in the wreckage of a ship that sank off the tiny island of Antikythera, north of…
Why are there no green stars? | Bad Astronomy |... →
Astronomy | Go outside on a dark, moonless night. Look up. Is it December or January? Check out Betegeuse, glowing dully red at Orion’s shoulder, and Rigel, a laser blue at
Dreams of Solo Flight: The Evolution of The Jet... →
Multimedia Presentation NYT
New “Dragonball” Photo! →
Hoy Cinema has a hi-res look (2700 x 2930 pixeles) at a new “Dragonball” picture released from…
50 ways Nasa changed the world →
NASA marks its first half-century of exploration and discovery. But missions to the Moon and beyond are only part of the story. Without Nasa’s scientists, life on Earth would be very different…
New evidence for the Yeti →
It is right up there with the Loch Ness monster: the subject of claimed sightings, passionately promoted by believers, dismissed by the scientific community. But now experts say they have found the…
Unidentified Flying Threats →
Skepticism about U.F.O’s may render us vulnerable to terrorists or espionage against the United States.
Zero to hero: Scientist could turn you into Batman →
Swooping through Gotham with more gadgets than 007 while beating bad guys to a pulp and receiving the adulation of the masses ? who wouldn’t want to be Batman? But who could be? One man thinks it…
Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered →
After a closer examination of the Antikythera Mechanism, a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology, scientists have found that the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the…
YouTube - The Time Machine →
What someone will do for a juicebox…Leave a comment telling us exactly what you would do with your very own time machine.
Mummy 3 Extended Preview Clip →
Mummy 3 Extended Preview Clip
50 Social Networking Sites for Sports Fanatics →
Sports fans can come together on a wide variety of sites to talk about their favorite teams, sports or even meet up to play pick-up games. Check out these sites to meet up with and chat with your…
Animals in Space - Photo Essays - TIME →
On the 50th anniversary of NASA’s founding, a small photo tribute to the unsung, furry pioneers who journeyed into orbit, paving the way for human spaceflight.
Child Prostitution is America's Dirty Little... →
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, child prostitution has become a problem of epidemic proportions, with estimates ranging between 300,000 and 800,000 (5 million or more are prostituted…
YouTube - THE SPIRIT - FRANK MILLER SPEAKS →
Director Frank Miller and cast talk about bringing the graphic novel to life. Direct from Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego.
Welcome to Gotham City →
He did it again! This time for DC! So cool…
Good Luck With Your Hell Demons: Dead Monster... →
No Lizzie Grubman’s still alive This is an actual monster some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak A
Anti-Bush Graffiti: 25 Countries, Six Continents →
Traveling by air and landing on everything from brick walls to telephone poles to the doors of trash chutes, Bush boasts a presence in just about every last nook in the world.
U.S. Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on U.S. →
Iran has carried out missile tests for what could be a plan for a nuclear strike on the United States, the head of a national security panel has warned. This is a very dark scenario and if you read…
Dalek Crimes: Two Men and a Dalek Mask Arrested in... →
Poor James Wakefield just wanted to reawaken his ex-girlfriend’s affections after she dumped him last December…
What's in your wallet: Credit card fees and fine... →
Credit card companies are masters of marketing. From cash back to travel rewards, and 0% introductory rates to gas rebates, credit card companies have turned a once fledgling industry (remember…
Virgin Galactic Unveils 'White Knight Two' Launch... →
After years of secretive construction, Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic presented the first stage of their commercial launch platform, White Knight Two, today at the Mojave Air and Space…
Good Luck With Your Hell Demons: Dead Monster... →
No Lizzie Grubman’s still alive This is an actual monster some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak A
Save food dollars without coupons →
Not everyone loves grocery coupons. Some people don’t have time or patience to clip them, and others don’t get the Sunday paper. Many stores won’t accept Web-based coupons, and many others don’t…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer →
The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie Trailer.
Batman's High-Tech Artillery for Fighting...... →
For Warner Bros., the mission was to keep “The Dark Knight” from seeing the light of day.
Drew Friedman: George W. Bush as The Joker →
Drew Friedman, drew this fine portrait of our fearless leader for Vanity Fair. It’s titled “No Joke.”
MIND MELD: What are the Best Examples of SF/F... →
Authors offer suggestions on their favorite examples of science fiction and fantasy world building in stories.
Weird Subculture →
Apollo 14 Astronaut shocks Journalist: “Yes, we’ve... →
No this really isn’t something from Stargate or Star Trek. The sixth person ever to walk on the moon, a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission shocks the world by claiming aliens have made contact with…
How to max out credit card rewards →
“With the prices of food and gas where they are, everyone’s looking for an edge. For more and more people, myself included, that edge is in maximizing what you can get out of credit card cash-back…
The International Space Station Transits the Sun →
That’s no sunspot. It’s the International Space Station (ISS) caught by chance passing in front of the Sun
How To Slow A Biker Down →
At a critical mass ride an NYPD officer finds a very innovative way of getting a biker to slow?
Missouri Town Powered Entirely by Wind →
Missouri’s a pretty tough place to grow most crops. But there’s one thing they’ve got plenty of: wind. So a small town, Rock Port, has decided to use the powerful breezes to its advantage, building…
YouTube - The Dark Knight, Andy Dick's Arrest,... →
Sarah East talks about the new Batman movie the Dark Knight, the arrest of Andy Dick, Chloe Kardashian, Jessica Simpson, and The Hills in this episode of the Popcrunch Show.
Censorship of graphic Iraq war photographs →
The US government and military are preventing the public from seeing photographs that depict the true horror of the Iraq war…
The Unfortunate Reality Behind PUNISHER WAR... →
It seems that after a summer, where we’ve had incredible success with Superhero properties that were treated with respect by filmmakers that were left to do their thing… that Lionsgate has turned a…
George Lucas on “Indiana Jones 5″ →
Times Online interviewed George Lucas and he had some interesting things to say about The Clone Wars and Indiana Jones 5, and much more. “It’s completely separate from the Star Wars films,” he…
Astronauts Test Lunar Truck →
Photos of astronauts in full gear testing new lunar truck.
