Perez—an unemployed carpenter and father of two—had just been watching the news broadcast about the abduction when he spotted what looked like the kidnapper’s truck …
Archives for 2010
Picture of the Day
These awesome ghost / alien / totally-explainable-natural-phenomena / condensation prints were captured by Esther Radican at her office in Texas.
The Proteins in Your Pint
Master brewers use all kinds of tricks—special types of hops, starch and yeast—to create a better brewed beverage, but knowing what proteins are present could refine the craft even further.
Questionable Book Title of the Day
“How To Succeed With Women, Instead Of Freaking Them Out With Poorly Applied Techniques You Learned From A Book” is probably too long.
Men: Not Responsible for Our Actions …
… when those actions occur in our wives’ (or girlfriends’) dreams.
Study of the Day: After Sex, Men Want a Smoke
A recent study confirms that while most women like to follow up sex with intimacy—talking, kissing, or cuddling—men prefer “extrinsically rewarding” activities like smoking, drinking, or eating.
Marvin and Me
Brandt Miller’s grandmother has had her share of issues, but he never thought she’d mistake him for the family’s black sheep—a convicted child molester serving time with Bernie Madoff.
Tech or Technophobia: Which Is More Stupefying?
Your old-school technophobia may be holding back your child’s education.
No Jetpacks in L.A., No Fact Checkers at Fox
From the channel that brought you the Taliban-trained-monkey-assassin story, comes another fantastic journalistic oversight—again from its notoriously stupid morning “news” show, “Fox and Friends.”
9mm Swizzle Stick
If you’ve been looking for a fool-proof way to motivate a crummy waiter, you might be in luck: more states are now permitting loaded guns in bars and restaurants.
A Good Thing to Do Today: Drive Slower
My Hulk-like anger—and primitive 16-year old brain—would propel me to pull some outrageously stupid stuff. Passing someone on the right side, for instance … in the pouring rain … on a sharp turn.
Man of the Day: Charlie Brown
You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.
Clowns and Soccer Take Over South American Politics
American politics might seem a little crazy, but if you take a look down to South America, you’ll realize things aren’t half bad.
Impress Your Kids with Pancake Toilets
My kids want to know why I can’t make a ferris wheel out of a pancake. I told them to quit asking questions or I’d make them eat my soup again.
Muhammad Yunus Meets Lisa Simpson
Muhammad Yunus, architect behind the Grameen Bank and winner of a Nobel Peace prize, showed up this week on The Simpsons.
Cuddle Hormone Affects Dads Too
On Friday we wrote about oxytocin, the “hormone of love” that plays a key role in mother-baby bonding and heightened empathy in men. New research has found that the level of cuddle hormone in men spikes in the weeks just after their baby is born.