culture

apparently, it’s not that hard to fly a plane

or so colton harris-moore, aka the barefoot bandit, will probably tell you. just 19, he was caught by the police in the Bahamas today for a string of crime across the states including stealing several planes throughout the two years he was on the run. he was reportedly barefoot when taken in by police, like [...]


it’s over, he’s decided

now we can go back to obessing about other things like kitten videos on youtube. in case you missed it, lebron james announced he’s headed to miami. i can go into all kinds of analysis of why this is or isn’t a good choice for him but since he’s said his main decision [...]


tehran makes ‘the fonz’ cool

the iranians are in the news again. this time, they’ve released a set of approved haircuts for men, an alternative to the soon to be illegal decadent western haircuts like the mullet. according to time magazine “You’re in the clear if you have a short, conservative haircut – and you can use hair gel, just [...]


blind allegiance

even though her look was digitally created for her bad romance video, fans are buying contacts that will make them look like her. according to the new york times, the look she wore in the video can be made possible through contacts that first became popular in asia.  the eye fashion “give wearers a childlike, [...]


how long things will last in the deep freeze

real simple has some guildelines for you about how long your food will last in the freezer. nothing bad will happen to you if you go longer, the foods flavor will begin to weaken.
up to 2 months

ice cream and sorbet
cooked ham
bacon (1 month)

bread and cake
cookies, baked or dough
meat casseroles, cooked
fatty fish
soups and stews
hamburger (up to [...]


need some help deciding between the iphone or evo?

if you can’t decide between the iphone or evo, maybe these two videos will help you decide. brian maupin, who worked as a phone salesperson at best buy before his videos were discovered, made the animated cartoon of a cute bear buyer who goes into “phone mart” to buy an iphone. despite what [...]


south american ingenuity

the drug trade in colombia is alive and kicking–two instances over the past week prove this.

not-so-golden trophy: officials at the airport in bogota happened upon a replica of the world cup trophy that happened to be made out of, you guessed it, cocaine.  the found trophy was headed for spain and was 35 cm in [...]