"Planet's loneliest bug revealed ( Read more... )

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there have been happenings happening. some good. some not so good. one of these days i'm going to write it down here. until then, though, "grease" is the word ( Read more... )

question: why does the story of Hachikō get me choked up?
answer: because i am a sappy sonofabitch, that's why.

the passing of George Carlin has affected me in very much the same way that Kurt Vonnegut's passing affected me. that's to say, i'm just extremely bummed about it. extremely. (i was too bummed to even speak of Vonnegut's passing last year.) if you've ever seen any of his stand up (and it's not meant to be just heard either; you HAD to see it) you ( Read more... )

(CNN) -- A 19-year-old girl whose hospitalization exposed a shocking Austrian incest case has woken from her coma, a development that could shed new light on what occurred in the basement were she was held captive for decades ( Read more... )

CNN) -- Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs, such as "Who Do You Love?" and "Bo Diddley," melded rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79 ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The international space station's lone toilet is broken, leaving the crew with almost nowhere to go. So NASA may order an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week ( Read more... )

Ronson featuring Lily Allen covering the Kaiser Chiefs' Oh My God

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Ronson/Lily Allen: Oh My God (live)

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here is the actual vid for the song (embedding disabled...sorry)

Mark Ronson's version/cover/remix/whatever of The Zuton's Valerie, featuring Amy Winehouse on vocals is another mindblower. you know, it's a shame about Winehouse. she is such a ridiculously prodigious talent. and she's blowing it. christ, i hope she gets her shit together because she's still got a lot of untapped soul to give ( Read more... )