In the midst of trying to set a record for the youngest person to sail around the world solo, a 16-year-old goes missing in the Indian Ocean. (via TIME.com)
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Adultery Site Makes Pitch for New Meadowlands Naming Rights
Could AshleyMadison.com be the face of the NFL’s newest stadium? The New York Giants and New York Jets might be hard pressed to turn down this suitor’s reported offer: five years, $25 million. Why break up over that deal? (via TMZ)
Global Poll Predicts World Cup Winner
The BBC has conducted a worldwide poll of footballing experts to give us the all important top four — in the correct order betting fans! — and they’ve rolled out the results over the course of this week. And now we know who’s …
Audio of the Golden Tate 911 Call
Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver Golden Tate sweet tooth got him in a bit of trouble. TMZ has the audio from the 911 call made by a Top Pot Doughnuts employee in Bellevue, Wash., after Tate and a friend made a late-night …
Jack White and Conan: The Palest Duo Ever?
The duo has something in the works for Nashville tomorrow night.
Glee Finale Thoughts From James Poniewozik
On his Tuned In blog, TIME TV critic James Poniewozik gives his take on the Glee finale and the show’s first season: “[The finale] makes me want to tell Glee what a coach might tell a team. That was an excellent effort. And it …
The Arrival of Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’11
Tiger may not be playing his best golf lately (it’s almost as though he’s distracted by something!). But that doesn’t mean that we won’t be getting the latest installment of EA Sports’ PGA Tour series this year. (Via Techland)
The Legal Side of the Oil Spill
Having trouble navigating the potential courtroom crunch surrounding the mess in the Gulf of Mexico? Roger Parloff has put together a primer for the myriad legal questions surrounding BP’s oil spill debacle. (via Fortune)
What To Expect From Steve Jobs’ WWDC 2010 Keynote
Yes, there will be turtleneck. But there also may be a new iPhone and a new version of Apple’s Safari browser. TIME’s Peter Ha breaks down what to expect from Steve Jobs keynote at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today. …
Los Angeles Shaken By Minor Earthquake
A magnitude 3.6 quake struck off the coast of Santa Monica, Calif. early this morning, waking residents across the L.A. area but causing no injuries or damage. Happy Monday! (via the Los Angeles Times)
Madoff Behind Bars: Cocky and Unrepentant
So says a new profile from New York that digs into disgraced financier Bernie Madoff’s life in prison.
Splice Review: Bringing Up Frankenstein’s Baby
The movie is ridiculously over the top, inelegant and so defiantly crazy that it works, reminding you how fun gore and creatures that go bump (and grind) in the night can be. It’s a sci-fi horror film, but no actual …