Back in Jan. 2007, we were following a 14-year-old, Mike Perham, as he sailed across the Atlantic from England to the Caribbean. Another vessel went along for safety's sake, but not intruding on Mike's accomplishment: the youngest sailor to make the crossing solo ( Read more... )

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In one busy week --

Finally, HBP emerges on CD and the silver screen.

Finally, the term "fan fiction" is accepted in Webster's Dictionary.

And finally, a glimmer of hope that John Williams may return to score the last movie. Woohoo!

Thousands of bird species in Oceania are extinct since mankind came to count them and decimate them. Fortunately, for the surviving varieties, there are islands of preservation -- literally ( Read more... )

Angels and Demons has grossed $400 million worldwide. One more good week and it'll break into the Top 100 All-Time Box Office list ( Read more... )

Passing thought

After forty years of manned space missions, when high-definition TV and flawless data streams are received from the International Sapce Station and other spacecraft, how come the audio still sounds like the astronauts are using two tin cans and a string?

HP fandom's influence?In the US, the most popular name given to baby girls ( Read more... )

Chaucer said April was the cruelest month. May, though, is not turning out so well for some hapless criminals.

It's easy, y'see. You get some fast boats, a "mother ship" to serve as a refueling station, and a dozen or so of your fellow Somalis who happen to have AK-47s, and you become a pirate. Arrr!

Well, okay, it's not always easy. 11 would- ( Read more... )

Lost any money in the stock market lately? Get your revenge! Well, vicariously, anyway. Let your dog do it.

Yep, it's the Greedy Stockbroker chew toy. You'll have hours of enjoyment as your dog mauls your mini money-mismanager!

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Easter afternoon was a chilly 42°F (5.5°C). Doggone global warming.

At the annual season of resurrection and rebirth - and the reclaiming of a vessel and crew feared lost to pirates - we roll out another new fanfic, In Lieu Of Flowers, on the return of the kidnapped wizards of the war with Voldemort ( Read more... )