There is perhaps no other celebrity offspring to garner so much irreverent concern than Monday morning’s confirmation that …
Reading While Eating for Dec. 31: Say Goodbye to 2012
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: you’ve been through the best movies and music of 2012, but how about the most popular Wikipedia articles or news bloopers? Send out 2012 in style.
The 5 Best Viral Videos of December
This merry month brings you a holy rap battle, a presidential postapocalyptic speech and Britain’s newest pop sensation — the “One-Pound Fish” man
Shark Tank Bursts in Shanghai Mall, Injuring 15 People
A downtown Shanghai aquarium in a shopping complex randomly burst earlier this month, injuring almost 15 people. Local Chinese authorities are still trying to figure out why the shark tank randomly burst.
The TIME 2012 News Quiz
From Beyoncé to Bo Xilai, 2012 was a year of unlikely heroes, unrepentant villains and unprecedented headlines. How closely were you paying attention? Take the TIME 2012 News Quiz and find out!
VIDEO: Ohio Traffic Reporter Bob Herzog’s “Dance Party Friday” Is Totally Crazy
Every week traffic reporter Bob Herzog of ‘Good Morning Cincinnati’, hosts “Dance Party Friday” — just because he can.
Reading While Eating for Dec. 28: Fun with Rockets
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: North Korea tricked the U.S. and we look back at the marvelous 2012 of JaVale McGee.
Starbucks Tries to Inspire a Fiscal Cliff Agreement with Cup Message
Coffee has long spurred conversation. So can it inspire one between Democrats and Republicans to avoid the fiscal cliff?
Burmese Democracy Icon’s Sweater Sells for $49,000
On Thursday night in Southeast Asia’s poorest country, a sweater hand-knit by Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi sold for $49,000.
VIDEO: SpaceX’s Grasshopper Rocket Goes up 131 Feet — and Comes Back Down
Earlier this year, SpaceX made history as the first private space company to deliver a payload to the International Space Station. Now, it’s aiming higher — one grasshopper leap at a time.
Dead British Spy Probably Locked Himself into Duffel Bag
Two years after the mysterious death of a British intelligence officer, British police may have found evidence that he may have inadvertently killed himself by locking himself into a duffel bag.
Carpool Democracy: Malaysians Prepare to Head Home for Landmark Elections
Democracy activists are preparing to carpool tens of thousands of Malaysians back home from abroad to vote, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy prepares for general elections in the spring.