Hallelujah: You no longer have a valid excuse for humming Mambo #5.
Paris Mosque Doubts Purity of French Burger Chain’s Halal Food
With close to five million Muslims roaming the streets of France, fast-food giant Quick made a faith-conscious business move: serve meats that are safe for Europe’s largest Islamic population to purchase.
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.
Sorry Fellas, Sexist “Ladies’ Night” Claim Shot Down
It isn’t fair, but that doesn’t mean it’s illegal.
Quotes: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the Financial Crisis
“If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved,”
BEN BERNANKE, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, in a speech to a federal panel investigating the recent financial crisis (Via the New …
Oil Rig Leaking After Explosion: Another Gulf Oil Spill?
The Coast Guard is reporting that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site of today’s oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Associated Press.
Holy Gizmo: Novia Scotia Church Will Bless Your BlackBerry
Bless me Father, for I have unlimited talk and text.
Meatballs and Rice, But No Booze or Cigarettes, For Chilean Miners
They’re still trapped 2,300 feet below ground, but 33 Chilean miners got a nice, hot meal yesterday.
IKEA to Sell Second-Hand IKEA Furniture
Shoppers eager to nab discounted furniture at cut-rate prices may soon be able to bypass Craigslist and head straight to the mother ship of cheap home furnishings: IKEA.
First Medical Marijuana Commercial Airs In California
Headache? Try CannaCare.
City of Beverly Hills Celebrates 90210 Day
It’s 9/02/10 — get it?
Your Hurricane Emergency Kit: Here’s What Should Be in It
Almost five years to the date Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast, Americans are much, much more wary of the huge storms and the damage they can do. So much so that ideas for disaster preparedness are all over the web sphere.