Pistorius ‘bullet in the chamber’ ad pulled from his website
An image calling Olympian Oscar Pistorius “the bullet in the chamber” has been pulled off his website in the wake of a fatal shooting at his home in Pretoria, South Africa. The double-amputee athlete...
View ArticlePresident Obama hanging out with preschoolers is amazing
President Barack Obama spent part of his Valentine’s Day at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga., and the photos from the event are pretty great. He was there to push his...
View ArticleReport: Conn. shooter motivated to top Norway shooter
CBS News is reporting that Adam Lanza felt compelled to kill more people than a Norwegian who killed 77 people in 2011. The report cites two unnamed sources said to be briefed on the investigation of...
View ArticleRoger Ebert’s final ‘Leave of Presence’ blog post
Roger Ebert, the famous film critic who died Thursday at age 70, wrote a final blog post Tuesday that announced his latest battles with cancer but gave no indication of flagging in the face of the...
View ArticleSeparated twins? Reunited via YouTube, they raise funds to meet
In 2013, if you think you’ve got a long-lost twin, there’s one way to find out: Connect on Facebook, Skype each other, and raise money on Kickstarter to meet up and get a DNA test. According to their...
View ArticleGay man arrested after refusing to leave partner in hospital
A gay man in Missouri is claiming discrimination after he was arrested while visiting his sick partner at a hospital. The hospital is defending the arrest, saying the man was “disruptive and...
View ArticleVideo: Fan catches foul ball in beer cup, chugs the beer
At Safeco Field on Wednesday, there was one bad catch and one good catch. The bad: Mariners right fielder Michael Saunders ran into the outfield wall making a catch and sprained his shoulder in an 8-3...
View ArticleComedian’s hilarious prank: Texting parents about ’2 grams for $40′
Canadian funny guy Nathan Fielder, host of the Comedy Central show ”Nathan for You,” took to Twitter on Wednesday to ask his followers to do his bidding: “Experiment: text your parents ‘got 2 grams for...
View ArticleMan mauled by dogs while others take video
An Australian man suffered severe injuries after being attacked by four dogs earlier this week, and he can’t believe witnesses didn’t help him. According to the Herald Sun, the man was pinned up...
View ArticleLife-size ‘Star Wars’ X-wing fighter is the largest Lego sculpture ever built
An X-wing fighter that could fit Luke Skywalker in its cockpit landed in New York today. But this one was made from 5.3 million Lego bricks. Sure, it’s a marketing stunt, but it’s an impressive one....
View Article‘Prancercise’ gallops online, creator is thrilled
“Let’s stop talkin’ and do some walkin’!” With those words, Joanna Rohrback introduced her 1980s, horse-inspired fitness creation “Prancercise” to the Internet. This week, the Internet responded, and...
View ArticleGrumpy Cat could get her own movie
The cats have taken over your computers, and soon they’ll take over Hollywood. Grumpy Cat, the perma-frowning star of many Internet memes, could now star in her own movie. The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleRare two-faced kitten dies
A “Janus cat” born in Amity, Ore., has died after causing an online sensation this week. The cat, named Deucy by its owner Stephanie Durkee, was born with one body and a healthy set of organs, but two...
View ArticleBoston tandem parking spots sell for $560,000
In San Francisco on Thursday, there was an uproar over a parking spot that sold for $82,000. But San Franciscans, you ain’t parked nothin’ yet. That’s because an IRS auction in Boston just netted...
View ArticleNavy addresses Cap’n Crunch ‘controversy’
The Pentagon has spoken out on a story of major importance: Cap’n Crunch isn’t really a captain. A detail-oriented blogger noticed the cereal spokes-cartoon wears three stripes on his sleeve, making...
View ArticleTwo ultra-extreme races prove America is the craziest
If your multi-stage adventure race isn’t tough enough, add a handcart. That’s what the organizers of this week’s “Cowboy Tough Expedition Race” figured. The inaugural Wyoming race, which started...
View ArticleChinese zoo tries to pass off Tibetan mastiff dog as a lion
Workers at a Chinese zoo thought nobody would notice when they replaced a lion with a big dog. But then the dog barked. And didn’t really look like a lion. The state-run Beijing Youth Daily reports the...
View ArticleBeer made with actual moon dust debuts
Lots of small hops for man mean one giant leap for brewing-kind. Delaware-based Dogfish Head brewery has introduced a beer made with actual moon dust. The beer, called “Celest-jewel-ale,” is made in...
View ArticleCar plows into crowd in Austin, killing at least 2
By Peter Hockaday The latest news and reaction from the incident early Thursday morning in Austin: [View the story "Car strikes pedestrians at SXSW, multiple fatalities" on Storify]
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