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Philly Daily News Posts Rabid Headline

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Is this headline necessary? Was 19 months in prison enough? Image via Philadelphia Daily… »

Meanwhile In The World of Music…

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Three items to check out and keep you aurally entertained as summer rolls on…
Thom Yorke and Radiohead recently released a single entitled “Harry Patch (In Memory Of)”, a tribute to the passing of the last remaining British WWI veteran (side note: Frank Woodruff Buckles is the last surviving American WWI veteran at age 108). Despite… »

Briton with Asperger’s Hacks Pentagon, NASA and Navy Looking for UFOs Despite Overprotective Mom

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Gary McKinnon’s enigmatic cyber-antics might have just landed me the coveted MIFG Longest Title for a Single Post Award. Refer to the judges on that one. Anyhow, this seemingly harmless forty-three year old man from Wood Green, North London is wedged nicely into this country’s current news cycle for reasons bizarre. Gary admitted to hacking… »

M.W.A (Moths With Attitude)

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Behold the Bertholdia trigona tiger moth. Don’t call me a Lepidopterist, but be prepared for this moth to create quite a buzz in the insect world. The nerds who do study moths (the evil step insect of the Lepidoptera order) have discovered the tiger moth’s unique and tactical adaptations. In fact, according to the Daily… »

Gaga for Birthday Sex

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The slot for a summertime chart topping jam is reserved for only the best and the brightest songwriters of this age. These number one hits spill out onto the streets and bump the stock speakers of your mom’s minivan en route to the neighborhood pool.
But wait! We should all be ashamed of ourselves to simply… »

Whether You’re A Brother Or Whether You’re A Mother, You’re Stayin’ Alive

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I always knew that the Bee Gee’s legacy would slowly fade into an oblivion continue to ripen with time. And I was right! In fact, all of our lives depend on it. Last year the American Heart Associated released a public service announcement endorsing Stayin’ Alive as the perfect song to bump, as you pump… »

Robots Eating It

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Don’t get me wrong, I love robots as much as the next guy. I proudly sported the coolest Furby on the block. And whenever it came time for show-and-tell I was always jealous of the punk with a robot flipping dog from KB Toys. These days though, electronics and machinery are crowding our streets, weakening… »

Mass Extinction

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The apocalypse is now (and not just according to Hal Lindsey). Herpetologists world-wide are in quite a state of shock due to an alarming number of frog deaths. Too many of these lovable amphibians are croaking (in the fatal sense) for reasons including intrusive land development, climate change, and a deadly parasitic fungus by the… »

Sigh…Summer Reading List

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Yes, it’s that time again my fellow scholars of the past, present, and future. The dreaded summer reading list. Visions of certain spring-fed swimming holes hang in your thoughts as your English teacher’s voice intrudes in the background, demanding recognition of names such as Gary Paulsen, Anne Frank, and Richard Wright.
Well, we’ve come a long way. And to those… »

The Kings

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Manchester United hath done it again. Last weekend they clinched an impressive 18th Premiership title making it their third league crowning in as many years. While it is easy to hate on The Red Devils of Greater Manchester (similar to Yankee hating if you’re speaking American) it’s hard to overlook some of the sick moments they… »