Dear Henry Rollins, You used to be cool — way back when you fronted the greatest punk band ever (The Vandals), and well before you became a tedious purveyor of the “spoken word.” But now I see you for what you truly are: a wuss. Roll tape, roll-tapers: (BEGIN VIDEO …
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Some are terrifying. Some are silent. But they’re all very effective. The five deadliest conventional weapons in the world are all part of the U.S. Armed Forces’ arsenal, though many are used by other countries as well. Some date back to World War II in concept, but they are still …
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The universe appears to be lopsided, and a new model that aims to explain this anomaly could offer a glimpse of what happened before the birth of it all. When astronomers look out at the cosmos, the view in one direction is turning out to be different than in the …
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It’s official: Season 8 of “Dancing With the Stars” is cursed. First, singer Jewel and “Access Hollywood” host Nancy O’Dell dropped out before the premiere episode because of injuries, and tonight, on the season’s second episode, Steve-O of “Jackass” was a no-show after falling on his mike pack in dress …
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Comrades, good news from the Western Front! Our glorious revolution is starting to take hold on a global scale. Just listen as Comrade Brown pounded our propaganda into the minds of the clueless capitalists: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN: I say we should seize the moment — …
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Can’t afford health care? We’ll get health care for you. Can’t afford your home? We’ll find a way to keep you in your home. Can’t pay your tuition tab? Let us pick up the tab. Bit by bit, if you’re down and out, the government happy to bail you out. …
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Go on, have another. You’ll be hailing the cab anyway as you’re a bit over the limit now. As for tomorrow, you survived work with a hangover last Tuesday, didn’t you? Besides, it’s your boss offering the next round! Make it a pint. Oh, and mental note: don’t forget to …
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Approaching the end of a “Bachelorette” season that could have been subtitled “Smart Woman, Foolish Choices,” our heroine Jillian finally showed some sense and sent the shifty country singer Wes back home to Austin. His dismissal came after what was probably the least sexy “fantasy suite” episode in the history …
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The pieces are coming together for the first test flight of NASA’s new rocket, Ares I, scheduled to lift off this summer. The rocket prototype, called Ares I-X, is scheduled to blast off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The flight will be unmanned, and will only …
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First the stats. According to the latest FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll, just 38 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing; 52 percent disapprove. The rest don’t know. Also, in a recent Rasmussen Poll, just 23 percent of Americans believe the press is telling the truth about the …
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