Could it be that YouTube viral impresario Antoine Dodson is the smartest guy since Andy Warhol? Or maybe he just took the late artist’s “15 minutes of fame” quote to be more of an exploitable concept than just a phrase.
Tentacled Tribute: Paul the Octopus Gets A Memorial
In all fairness to the tentacled tipster, he surely saw this coming.
Sleeping With the (Adorable) Enemy: Cuddling All Night With Pets Could Be Very Unhealthy
Remember the old saying about letting sleeping dogs lie? Well apparently you shouldn’t if they happen to be on your bed.
23 Years Later: Abducted Daughter Reunited With Parents
When 9-day-old Carlina White had a fever on August 4, 1987, her concerned parents took her to the emergency room. Twenty-three years later, just last weekend, they were reunited with their daughter for the first time since that …
Will the Earth Have Two Suns by 2012?
In the Star Wars saga, George Lucas imagined a world where twin suns rose and fell in the horizon. Looks like his vision may not be so far-fetched.
Woman Falls in Fountain While Texting: Yes, She’s Real. And Mad. And Suing
It was the splash heard (and seen) ‘round the Web, but the woman who fell isn’t letting the situation dry up just yet.
Case of Mass Bird Deaths Solved: It Was The Government, Obviously
Call it a win for conspiracy theorists everywhere?
Reading While Eating for January 21: A Freakishly Frightening Friday
We can’t decide which of your lunch links is scariest: sharks floating in the streets, Google taking revenge, or a paralyzing hickey.
Should France Honor Great Writing, Despite its Anti-Semitic Author?
Should a country celebrate the work of one of its most venerated writers of the 20th century, even if he was also notorious as a vociferous anti-Semite?
Julian Assange, the Movie: Who Should Play the WikiLeaker?
It was inevitable, and it’s happening: Julian Assange’s biography is set to hit the silver screen. But first, it needs a star.
George Clooney’s Latest Role? Beating Malaria
This is the one gig no actor ever wants.
The Great Arctic Solar Mystery: Why Did Sunlight Return to Greenland Two Days Early?
Forget what the groundhog says, the winter may have ended two days early in Greenland. (via Huffington Post)