Sources have told TIME Magazine that Lara Logan, chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, has been detained along with her crew by Egyptian police outside Cairo’s Israeli embassy.
Start Headbanging Now: Beavis & Butt-head to Return
Huh-huh-huh. They’re back.
What if America Just Picked A Couple New Leaders For Egypt, and Let the People Choose?
Jon Stewart, Aasif Mandvi and The Daily Show were in rare form Wednesday evening, visiting an American-based Egypt protest and posing the questions that all the cable news pundits have been talking about. (via Tuned In)
The Super Bowl Without Cheerleaders: How Will We Know To Cheer?
After 45 years, a Super Bowl tradition will be missing from the sidelines.
Reading While Eating for February 3: An Opossum at the Oscars and Left-Handed Parrots
Happy Chinese New Year! Your Thursday lunch links include a Super Bowl (commercial!) preview and dogs playing tetherball. You’ll also see a three-foot tall Darth Vader. What more could you ask for?
Elderly, Alone, Defiant in Cairo: American Woman Defends Tahrir Square Home With Rolling Pin, Walking Cane
Journalists aren’t the only Americans in harm’s way by being in Cairo. One elderly American woman is defending herself — and her property — from rioters. (via NBC)
Super Bowl: 3 New Ads That Will Have People Buzzing (Cue Darth Vader!)
There are two kinds of Super Bowl viewers: Those who tune in for the game, and those who patiently wait through all the punts and blitzes for the halftime show. And of course the Super Bowl ads. Well, group number two, NewsFeed …
Amnesty Urges UK Government To Help WikiLeaks Suspect
Amnesty International is calling on the UK government to intervene on Bradley Manning’s behalf, the alleged WikiLeaks suspect and former US army intelligence analyst, demanding that he receive the same treatment as a UK citizen, …
Who’s Your Daddy? Do-It-Yourself Paternity Tests Hit Pharmacies Across Britain
For years it’s seemed like the only way to get a DNA test is by appearing in court—or on the Maury Povich Show. That’s finally changing.
The Ultimate Anti-Valentine’s Day Gift: Stuffed STDs?
Nothing says (anti) Happy Valentine’s Day like giving that special someone a memorable dose of Chlamydia. But for lonely singles out there this 14 Feb., not to worry, now you too can now be the proud owner of one, in the shape …
The Great Blizzard of 2011 – As Seen From Space
A NASA satellite really has a way of putting Snowpocalypse 2011 into perspective.
Green Bay Packers Go Back to School — For Super Bowl Practice
What is B.J. Raji – all 337 pounds of him – doing outside calculus class?