Redesigning a familiar logo is risky business–as Gap recently discovered.
Roo-Turn: Wayne Rooney Signs New Deal with Manchester United!
NewsFeed thought it had seen everything in soccer. But Wayne Rooney doing a complete u-turn and signing a new five-year deal with his club Manchester United has just blown our mind. (Via BBC)
Counterfeiters With Guts: Bank Rejects $10,000 Bill
We’ve seen Washingtons, Jacksons, and even Benjamins. But a Chase (that’s Salmon P. Chase, the Treasury Secretary for Abraham Lincoln)? On a $10,000 bill? Now that’s one we’ve never had the privilege of holding.
Showdown: Mexican Drug Cartels Vs. the 20-Year-Old Police Chief
For once the real-life crime-stopper world is topping the drama of prime time TV.
Earworms: The Science of Songs That Stick In Your Brain
Researchers at Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London, believe they are on course to crack the code which makes some tunes, known as earworms, stick on repeat inside out heads.
President Obama Posts ‘It Gets Better’ Video for Gay Youth
“You are not alone. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t do anything to deserve being bullied. And there is a whole world waiting for you, filled with possibilities.”
— PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, in a YouTube message directed …
One More Thing To Be Frightened Of: Horrific Back-Stabbing Needlefish
Even its name is ghastly. “Needlefish”? With a name like that, why didn’t we anticipate it going on a stabbing spree?
Eye Opener: Behind the Glee Photo Shoot That Has the Cast Apologizing
The show surely gives the FCC a rise every week, so why are cast members backpedaling about a racy photo shoot for GQ?
World’s Most Expensive Barbie Sells for $300,000
Newsfeed has just one question: Did the anonymous bidder that snapped up the diamond-choker wearing Barbie spend the money in the name of breast cancer research or to make all of his or her other Barbies back home realllllly jealous?
Ground Zero Miracle: $10,000 Found in 9/11 Memorial Box
Officials in downtown Manhattan have encountered a surprise of above-average proportions.
Quotes: Indian-American Scholar on Barack Obama’s Plans to Visit Pakistan
“This is going to do some damage to the relationship. Now you will hear the expression in New Delhi ‘re-hyphenation.'”
— SUMIT GANGULY, Indian-American scholar, on U.S. President Barack Obama’s intention to visit Pakistan, …
Unpublished Dr. Seuss Manuscript Drawing All Sorts of Attention
Add another Seuss-driven literary wonder to the world’s most-wanted list of children’s books.