Never has the well-worn phrase, “it’s not what you know, but who you know” been more appropriate.
iFever: Steve Jobs for TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year?
Between the arrival of the new iPhone 4 and the debut of the ingenious iPad, Apple exceeded its calendar of avant-garde expectations.
‘Dandy Don’ Meredith, Cowboys QB and TV Announcer, Dies at 72
The wise-cracking, song-singing Meredith was as big a star on television as he was on the football field. (via Tuned In)
The United States of Autocomplete: How Google Sees America
If you were to type into Google the names of the 50U.S. states and allow the autocomplete search algorithm to generate your answers how would the map of America look?
Restoring American Sanity: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert for Person of the Year?
This past Halloween, generic costumes were an afterthought for hundreds of thousands of individuals visiting our nation’s capital.
Stunt Jump Goes Horribly Wrong on Live Television
Twenty-three year old Samuel Koch planned to jump over a series of moving cars while wearing “kangaroo” spring stilts. But he collided with the fourth car—driven by his father—and is now in serious condition at a Düsseldorf hospital.
Happy St. Nicholas Day: Who Was Old St. Nick, Anyway?
‘Tis the season for commercialism, so it’s nice that Saint Nicholas Day rolls around each December 6 to remind us of the reason for the season: giving.
From Russia With Love: Could a British Aide Have Been a Spy?
As WikiLeaks continues to out diplomatic cables in the pursuit of “truth”, the Brits have found their own relic of the cold war spy game — or so they think.
Quotes: Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on His Broken Nose
“I look like I went 12 rounds with [Manny] Pacquiao. I guess I’ll be having a little surgery in the morning to get it fixed.”
-BEN ROETHLISBERGER, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, describing that his broken nose looked
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Man Kills Girlfriend and Hides the Body, All While Still in Prison
This is one of the most bizarre stories that NewsFeed has heard in a while (and trust us, we hear a lot of bizarre stories).
Wildfire in Tibetan China Kills 22: Was Rescue Response Too Slow?
A grassland blaze in southwest China killed at least 22 workers who were trying to extinguish the flames. Another three were severely burnt.
Reading While Eating for December 6: Holiday Lights and Teddy Bears
Start the week out right with a link-filled energy boost.