In today’s must-read roundup, get the latest on technology, the military and baby pigs.
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Rosh Hashanah Health: A Sweet New Year, Without the Sugar
At sundown tonight, Jewish families ring in the New Year by feasting on foods like apples and honey, rugelach cookies and round honey cakes. But what about the diabetics and health conscious relatives at your table? TIME’s …
Could This Be the World’s Ugliest Website?
From Reddit comes this nod for the world’s ugliest website: Arngren.net, which appears to be some sort of Norwegian miniatures store. Certainly looks bad to us — but can it compete with YvettesBridalFormal.com or the old …
Reading While Eating for September 8: Mayors, Imams and Lady Gaga
Welcome to NewsFeed’s shiny, new lunchtime link roundup. Check back every weekday for your afternoon must-sees around the web.
Meet Robotics’ Latest Innovation: The Snake
Its movements may seem vaguely unsettling, but this robot may be put to use one day in the field, used to crawl into otherwise-inaccessible locations. See the video at TheDailyWh.at.
Behind Germany’s Nuclear Power Extension
The German government nixed plans to phase out nuclear power in the country by 2021, extending the plants’ lives by an average of 12 years.
Machete Review: Sharp, Bloody Fun
TIME’s Richard Corliss is giddy with excitement about the over-the-top violence in this Mexploitation film, calling it “90 minutes of shooting, double-dealing and exploding heads — nonstop mayhem with a corpse count in the …
Exclusive Essay: Tony Blair on Clinton, Bush and the American Character
In a piece exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, “A Journey”, Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with – and on their country. Read Blair’s full words on TIME.com.
Hits, Misses from Today’s Apple Announcement
Apple announced new products today, and like every blog remotely affiliated with technology, Techland paid close, close, close attention, excruciatingly analyzing every last detail. Doug Aamoth digs in and takes a look at some of …
Improv Everywhere Hits the Beach In Style
For their latest prank, Improv Everywhere went for a nice afternoon at the beach — in black-tie attire. Video at TheDailyWh.at.
Human Cloning: Recipe for the Next Financial Crisis?
Last month’s passage of the financial reform bill paved the way for 2,300 pages worth of regulations that will improve how Wall Street is governed. But how could something as scientific as cloning burst the organized bubble?
A French Man’s Random Prankage
Combine agility with a predilection toward pilfering and you get French prankster Remi Gaillard. Watch him in action at TheDailyWh.at.
