Jeremy Taylor
Should Kids Go to School Year-Round? — Survey of the Day
The two-and-a-half-month summer vacation that kids get was a mid-19th century compromise between rural school districts, which had children who needed to help out on the family farm, and urban districts, which often dealt with extreme heat in the summer.
Check Out an Amazing Panoramic Photo of Mars
The internet has been having a lot of fun with the Mars Curiosity Rover landing. There were a whole bunch of memes. And, of course, there’s mohawk guy Bobak Ferdowsi, who’s successfully bridged the gap between geek and punk.
But the real fun is going to begin when we start to getting hold of more of the photos and videos Curiosity is going to beam back to earth.
The Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Break Up Has Left Will Ferrell Distraught
The Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson break up isn’t like other Hollywood separations. Because the pair also plays a couple in ‘Twilight’ — a film series in which many a ‘tween girl is heavily emotionally invested — reactions to Stewart’s cheating and Pattinson’s throwing her out have been pretty intense.
Sherman Hemsley, TV’s George Jefferson, Dies at 74
Sherman Hemsley, a television fixture of the ’70s and ’80s, has died at his home in El Paso, Texas at age 74. His passing is being attributed to “natural causes.”
Barack Obama Booed for Snubbing Michelle on ‘Kiss Cam’
Barack Obama got the old “Bronx cheer” during the second quarter of the USA versus Brazil men’s basketball exhibition at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Monday night.
However, the boos had nothing to do with what the crowd thought of his job performance as president. Instead they were reacting to his inexplicable decision not to kiss his wife Michelle when the First Couple was featured on th
Would You Date a Vegetarian? – Survey of the Day
According to a Match.com survey of 4,000 singles, a solid chunk of meat eaters consider vegetarianism a dating deal breaker.
See the Other Things Facebook Changed on Your Profile
Earlier this week, Facebook changed all the default email addresses on its users’ profiles to a brand new address, @facebook.com. Sneaky yes, but was it really that big of a deal? Probably not since very few people are ever going to navigate through a Facebook profile to get an email address when it’s so much easier and more reliable to use Facebook’s internal messaging system.
However, the folks
‘Life-Threatening’ Heat to Hit Much of the US This Summer
You might think it’s hot now, but Mother Nature is just getting started.
Summer this year is set to hit much of the United States hard, according to a series of excessive heat warnings issued by the National Weather Service Thursday.
Thief Steals Bike, Completely Fails Riding Away Part
While we hate to give advice to bike thieves, we don’t think we are giving too much away in saying that the first step to being able to steal a bike is being able to ride a bike.
10 Awesome Covers of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Theme
Be honest: if someone were to say “In West Philadelphia born and raised…,” you’d know exactly what to say next. Besides making Will Smith one of the biggest stars on the planet, the legacy of the sitcom ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘ is its catchy opening theme.
Amazing CGI Footage Shows How the Titanic Crash Really Happened
On April 15th, it will be exactly 100 years since the sinking of the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic ocean liner. To mark the occasion, you can go to your local IMAX and watch James Cameron’s 3D re-release of his 1997 smash hit ‘Titanic, which opens today. Or, if you want to pay tribute while avoiding Celine Dion, you can check out this brand new CGI rendering of the notorious iceberg-induced disaster.
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Watch Lindsay Lohan’s Face Change Throughout Time
Lindsay Lohan has packed a lot of hard living into her 25 years. And the wear and tear of a tabloid lifestyle shows in this “face morph” video that tracks Lilo from infancy to the present day.