Attention nerds: As part of the site’s recent redesign, the Wikipedia has also unveiled an updated logo. Turns out, they’ve swapped out the Vulcan character (native language of Star Trek’s Spock) for real language Amharic. (via Techland)
Reports: NBC to Murder Law & Order
In the criminal justice system, sitcoms are represented by two separate yet important groups:
Field of Dreams Up For Sale
In an era muddled by a strong wind of foreclosures, can one iconic Iowa baseball field net its seven-figure asking price?
Miami Heat Launches ‘We Want Wade’ Campaign
NBA free agency begins on July 1. For now, free speech is in full swing.
Hillary Raffles Bill to Ease Clinton Campaign Debt
Campaign finance reform has its couples edition.
Vending Machines 2.0
Move over basic food choices. Homemade pizza, live lobsters and raw eggs are now all available on the go.
Big Ten Expansion: Grab a Snickers
For those of you awaiting the Big Ten’s expansion, don’t hold your breath.
‘Mad Hitchiker’ Michael Beuke Executed in Ohio
Despite a last-minute appeal for clemency, Michael Beuke, dubbed the “Mad Hitchhiker” in the press, was executed in Iowa at 10:53 a.m this morning.
Sinkholes: The Hidden, Deadly Physics of Cave-Ins
Mention the word “sinkhole,” and most people probably start thinking of potholes. But the video footage coming in from St. Jude, Quebec, where a farmhouse was swallowed by the Earth on Tuesday, suggests something far larger in scale.
Greyson Michael Chance Makes It From YouTube to Ellen
Congrats, Greyson Michael Carter. Ellen Degeneres has made you this week’s breakout Internet star.
Oil Spill: Hearings Find a List of Failures
Emerging evidence in Capitol Hill hearings on the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster is increasingly showing that a lack of regulation is largely behind the blowout
The Next Obama Conspiracy Theory: Social Security Number?
Scouring the web today, one finds all the expected headlines. Oil spill, check. Supreme Court nominee, check. Obama’s fraudulent social security number…come again?
