The religious right's political power ebbs

Seeded on Mon Oct 1, 2007 5:15 PM EDT (McClatchy)

Today, their nearly three-decade-long ascendance in the Republican Party is over.

election, politics, gop, society, religious-right

Clinton: $5,000 for Every U.S. Baby

Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:26 PM EDT (Breitbart)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 "baby bond" from the government to help pay for future costs of college or buying a home....

economy, clinton, entrepreneurship

Are You Really Satisfying Your Wife?

Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:57 AM EDT (men.style.com)

Among the universe's cruel ironies—pretty much anything having to do with puberty, say, or the career arc of Michael Bay—this has to be near the top of the heap: Women typically hit their sexual stride in their mid-thirties, just as many guys the same age are pulling up lame …

science, society, gender, interesting, sexuality

Israel to launch spy satellite in India

Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:55 AM EDT (JPost.com)

Israeli space capabilities will take a giant leap this week when an Indian missile launches the IDF's most-advanced satellite to date, capable of transmitting tiny images in all weather conditions.

israel, india, economy, space, military, world-news

Happy 25th Birthday, Emoticon

Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:23 PM EDT (Mashable!)

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the first usage of an emoticon, a simple smiley face first used by a Carnegie Mellon professor on an old school bulletin board system.

media, technology, odd, culture, web

UFO sightings bring town to a standstill

Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:38 AM EDT (the Mail online)

A crowd of 100 stunned stargazers brought a town centre to a standstill when five mysterious UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky.

europe, odd, odd-news, conspiracy

Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:16 PM EDT (JPost.com)

Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane's Defence Weekly report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.

mideast, israel, iran, military, conflict, world-news, conspiracy

Living Your Dreams, in a Manner of Speaking

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)

"Lucid dreaming" is a state in which a sleeping person becomes aware he or she is dreaming and may even be able to direct the action.

science, friends, interesting, mind

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Alter Career Calculus

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)

As more Americans have become abundantly wealthy, young people are recalculating old assumptions about success.

business, economy, usa, friends, interesting

Iran Holocaust Show Sympathetic to Jews

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:28 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

It is Iran's version of "Schindler's List," a miniseries that tells the tale of an Iranian diplomat in Paris who helps Jews escape the Holocaust — and viewers across the country are riveted.

media, iran, europe, jews, world-news, interesting

Israelis 'blew apart Syrian nuclear cache'

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:29 AM EDT (The Times)

IT was just after midnight when the 69th Squadron of Israeli F15Is crossed the Syrian coast-line. On the ground, Syria's formidable air defences went dead. An audacious raid on a Syrian target 50 miles from the Iraqi border was under way.

mideast, israel, iran, military, conflict, world-news, interesting

Russia tests superstrength bomb, military says

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:21 AM EDT (Reuters)

Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on Tuesday, dubbing it the "father of all bombs".

russia, usa, military, world-news