The future of several government services depends on this day — and the results are in. (Via Swampland)
Step Aside, Scrooge: Celebrate National Humbug Day
Holiday stress getting to you? Today’s the day to bring out your inner Ebenezer.
When Viral Goes Creepy: Children’s Choir Sings “Trololo”
And the audience sings along. There’s something disconcerting about this…
Why Times Are Tough for Your Average Santa
Just because everyone out there’s thinking it, doesn’t it make any less worthy: this holiday season for Santa has been more “no, no, no,” than “ho, ho, ho.”
Utterly Obnoxious Utterances: “Whatever” Deemed Most Annoying Word
And with “like” at No. 2, the Clueless girls, like, totally need a vocabulary adjustment.
With New Ice Cream Shop, Iran Wields Soft Serve Power in Iraq
Iranian ice cream parlor Ice Pack wants to challenge U.S. fast-food hegemony around the world. They’ve got some catching up to do.
Reading While Eating for December 21: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Tuesday’s links stick to the cookies and the jokes that we’re used to.
Report: TSA Body Scanning May Not Be Safe
Just when you thought going through an airport Transportation Security Administration scanner pretty much guaranteed your safety, along comes an investigation from our partners at AOL that says it probably isn’t.
Is India’s Gun Violence Spiraling Out of Control?
Police in India are reporting a disturbing rise in gun violence across the nation in recent years in tandem with the emergence of a gun-rights organization similar to the NRA, according to a new article from the Global Post.
Broadway’s Spider-Man Falls From Grace
At $60 million, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is one of the most expensive shows to grace Broadway musical history. Now it’s also the most cursed. In the production’s latest stroke of bad luck, an actor plunged 20 to 30 feet …
EGOT in Doubt? Tracy Morgan to Miss Several Episodes of 30 Rock
It’s going to be doubly difficult for Tracy Morgan to win the Grand Slam of show business, the EGOT, (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) if surgery causes you to miss out on what you’re best known for performing in. (via EW)
Head-ed for the Exits: Did Brett Favre Play His Final NFL Snap?
When it comes to retirement, Brett Favre’s word is about as good as one of those emergency alert warnings streaming across your television set.