From America’s Next Top Model to America’s next top student? Tyra Banks has been secretly hitting the books at Harvard Business School.
Fukushima Blast: Are Japan’s Neighbors At Risk?
A third, early-morning explosion at the Fukushima plant has damaged a reactor’s steel containment vessel, releasing radioactive material that could, potentially, affect the region. As Japan’s East Asian neighbors watch the …
China to Bus Citizens Away from Fukushima Nuke Plant
Beijing will send buses to pick up citizens living in areas hardest hit by the tsunami: Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Iwate prefectures, they announced Tuesday.
Expert Advice: Mitigating Nuclear Exposure Risks
TIME spoke to John K.C. Leung, a radiation expert at Hong Kong University. He explained the general protocol for those who find themselves at risk of nuclear exposure:
Blast at Nuclear Plant Triggers Radiation Leaks, Evacuations
Early Tuesday morning, problems at the plagued Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant only worsened as the fear of radiation leaks became frighteningly real.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas: Anyone Who Thinks They Can Predict College Basketball Games Is An Idiot
You’re not making NewsFeed feel very good about its bracket, Jay.
Al Qaeda’s New Women’s Magazine: Guns, Facials and Niqabs
Al Qaeda has designed a new U.S.-style women’s magazine that, according to the Atlantic, “offers home and beauty tips alongside testimonials from the wives of suicide bombers and female jihadists.”
Senator Tommy Lee Jones? A Texas Democrat (Seriously) Wants to Draft Him
Sure, he commanded respect in Men in Black and No Country for Old Men. But can an Oscar-winning actor make it to Capitol Hill?
French Artist Gives the Virgin Mary a (Big-Time) Makeover
Religious symbols are, next to fast-food logos, generally regarded as the most universal symbols we have — which means that poking fun at them opens artists up to a potential world of feedback and backlash.
Global Impact: Nuclear Crisis in Japan Triggers Protest in Germany
Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters formed a chain in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday, which marked the biggest anti-nuclear demonstration since the Chernobyl disaster 25 years ago.
Financially #Winning: Charlie Sheen’s Live Shows Sell Out in Minutes
NewsFeed’s pretty tired of hearing about Charlie Sheen. But apparently, folks in Chicago and Detroit were interested enough to sell out Sheen’s “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option” tour within minutes of tickets …
Music Meets Math: The Sweet Sounds of Pi
Sure, you can memorize pi. But can you play it on a piano?