Does Google Hate America?

The search giant rankles the right by declining to commemorate certain holidays.

Is a sniff of coffee as good as a sip?

Drinking a cup of coffee can wake you up, but perhaps just a whiff of Java is enough to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.

Allergy and Asthma Rates 50% Higher Near Major Roads

A study of nearly 6,000 children in Munich has found that children are much more likely to develop asthma, allergies and skin rashes if they live near major roads.

The World's 17 Sexiest Beaches

You know the saying: Put two people together and let nature take its course. Well, put two people together in a locale with sunshine, sand, and turquoise waters…and watch the clothes come flying off….

AT&T: Termination Fees Ultimately A Great Deal for Consumers

Those early termination fees (ETFs) that consumers pay for switching cell phones in mid-contract are a great deal, an attorney for AT&T told the Federal Communications Commission yesterday. However many customers beg to differ ...

Keith Olbermann Blasts John McCain In Special Comment

Thursday night's "Countdown" brought, as promised, a Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on John McCain's comments that it doesn't matter when we bring the troops home from Iraq on the "Today" show.

Pirate Tax Funds Pirate Album

For every blank CDr bought, a few cents “pirate tax” are added to compensate artists for loss of revenue when people share their albums. However, not every artist agrees that sharing is wrong so as a statement, the Swedish artist Mr.Suitcase has used his “pirate tax” income to make a pirate album.

Civic Outsells F-150 for First Time Ever

Go little Civic, go!

How to Live With Just 100 Things

Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive. Which is why people are so intrigued by the 100 Thing Challenge, a grass-roots movement in which otherwise seemingly normal folks are pledging to whittle down their possessions to 100 thiongs

2008 Web Design Trends

Here is a list of 82 sites picked from Best Web Gallery that show the current design trends.

Guilt-Free Beer Guzzling: Top Five Sustainable Suds

Between the barbecues, national holidays and beach vacations, cold beers become a necessity in many households over the summer months. As some of us pay more attention to the way our food (and drink) is grown, more breweries are beginning to make structural changes that promote sustainability. It doesn't hurt that these are damn fine beers, too.

41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share

"Ninety-four percent of doctors take gifts from drug companies, even though research has shown that these gifts bias our clinical decision making." --Internist, Rochester, Minnesota

Greek Island of Lesbos Preventing Homos From Using 'Lesbian'

The Greek island of Lesbos is attempting to stop homosexual women from calling themselves lesbians. "Until 1924, according to the Oxford English dictionary, a Lesbian was a native of our isle. Now, because of its new connotations, our womenfolk are unable to call themselves such and that is wrong." Man, I'm going to enjoy the comments on this one.

Ten Movie Superheroes Who Could Take on The Hulk

Would Brandon Routh’s Superman stand a chance against the green giant? What about Christian Bale’s Batman? Here who we think might actually stand a chance against the Incredible Hulk from the new film.

Linux vs. Microsoft: Who should be in our schools?

"We're seeing the stand alone desktop PC as a colossal failure in schools." says Paul Nelson, "Often infected with viruses and subjected to student abuse, these systems can quickly turn into a useless but expensive pile of junk in the back of the classroom."So what's the verdict, should Linux get a shot at teaching our kids?

UK police nicked by copyright cop for playing radio too loud

The Performing Rights Society (PRS), which collects royalties for musicians in the UK, has accused Lancashire police of committing copyright infringement by playing music in police stations and to callers on hold without an appropriate license.

NY Times: Justice 5, Brutality 4 - Supreme Court Swats Bush

The Supreme Court’s most recent ruling was a good day for people who abhor President Bush’s attempts to turn Guantánamo Bay into a constitutional-rights-free zone. For years, with the help of compliant Republicans and frightened Democrats in Congress, President Bush has denied the protections of justice, democracy and plain human decency.

Super Black Holes: NASA mission seeks new laws of physics

The Gamma Ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) is an astounding mission to explore the most extreme environments in the universe, search for signs of new laws of physics, what composes the mysterious dark matter, and secrets found in gamma ray explosions.

5 Marvel Super Hero Movies We Want to See (and 5 We Don't)

As a service to Marvel Studios and the hordes of Marvel Zombies everywhere, (and with the release of The Incredible Hulk hitting this weekend), we here at The Deadbolt have assembled a list of five Marvel super hero movies we definitely, no questions asked, want to see in active development and five that should be banished to the Negative Zone.

Pixel Dog (PIC)

A few ad campaigns have manifested the lo-res pixel into the real world to make this point but this one's done well. Great viral marketing.

Gen. Wesley Clark tears McCain a new one

Gen. Wesley Clark appears on "Morning Joe" and takes on John McCain on his national security claims, on flip-flopping on torture, and on foreign policy. The pundits try to throw Clark off his game but he holds on strong and makes a compelling argument.

Amazing Halo 3 Montage

MACH1NEGUNKELLY and Mr King Uber at their best... the best and finest of Halo 3.

How it Happened

10 Shocking Facts About Global Slavery in 2008

Slavery is thriving in 2008. Some of these facts might surprise you.

The Vertical Farm May Be The Solution To Food Crisis

Featured on the Colbert Report, this project might be the future of the way we farm in America. Through farm towers that can be located in even the small confined land of our nations largest cities. Are these farm sky scrapers the answer to world hunger? Or just another crazy idea that will never happen? Either way it's pretty cool to think about.

No Straight Talk: McCain Denies Social Security Comments

John McCain tried to deny past comments on Social Security reform yesterday, a move which has exposed him to criticism from his rival as well as obscuring the record on what entitlement changes McCain would seek to correct. But that doesn't quite fit with past comments made by McCain on social security.

Why Oil Price Is High - Fed Printed Way Too Many Dollars

The two biggest factors in oil’s high price are the weakness in the U.S. dollar’s exchange value and the liquidity that the Federal Reserve is pumping out. In an effort to forestall a serious recession and further crises in derivative instruments, the Federal Reserve is pouring out liquidity that is financing speculation in oil futures contracts.

R. KELLY FOUND NOT GUILTY

A jury has found R. Kelly not guilty! Kelly had long denied being on the video tape at the center of the trial -- and even the alleged victim denied it was her! But 12 different witnesses ID'd Kelly and 14 witnesses ID'd the girl on the tape as being a 13- or 14-year-old.

5 Most Depressed Comics Characters

High Speed Treadmill Disaster

This is what happens when a division 1 athlete turns an old treadmill up to level 10.

Battlestar Galactica Vs. Star Trek: Which Do You Like More?

Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica have wildly different aesthetics and ideologies, and both aspire to very different goals. Fundamentally, it boils down to this: Star Trek is about who we want to be, and Battlestar Galactica is about who we are. Battlestar Galactica presents a problem for me and my Star Trek-fan friends. Why do we love it so much?

Internet Addiction To Be Added to Manual of Mental Disorders

First, we all had mild Asperger's. Now, Internet addiction disorder? Give a geek a break. In the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, Jerald Block proposed that Web abuse be added to his field's bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Schools of Robo-fish Find Oil Spills, Track Wildlife

I wonder how they fry up when you catch them

Movies that peaked in the first ten minutes

Call it premature cinematic ejaculation. Those films that, for one reason or another, have their best scenes far too soon and thus make the film slightly underwhelming on a first viewing (as we assume the rest of the film will be as incredible) and impossible to finish on a second.

How to Chill a Beer in 3 Minutes [It works people]

Oldie but a goodie, if you didn't know... well you've reached beverage nirvana.

10 Gift Ideas For The Not-So-Perfect Dad

10 gift ideas for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dads out there.

Next-Gen Space Gear for Humanity's Return to the Moon

It's been almost 36 years since humans were last on the moon, and under Project Constellation the next journey is planned for 2020. It may seem a long way off, but the timeline is short, given the work that needs to be done for such a monumental task.

The Upside to Natural Disasters

three ideas about what might be some positive consequences of natural disasters.

McCain Blasted in Quotes from Fellow Republicans

John McCain has a problem with Republicans. His campaign- largely driven by success with moderates and independents- has thrown a curve ball to the GOP, which has been vocal in its past criticism of him. Nonetheless, their comments are telling of personal opinions of the Arizona Senator. Quotes from GOP colleagues and conservative pundits.

How To Heat Up Solar

It seems incredible then that the U.S. Senate has again failed to pass a bill that would extend solar tax credits to build new power plants