They’re delightful! They’re beautiful! They’re going to read lame gags from a teleprompter! Behold the two movie stars who have been tapped to serve as the next Oscar hosts.
Wikileaks of the Bizarre: Saudi King Suggested Implanting Microchips in Terror Suspects
What’s the difference between a horse and a Gitmo inmate? If you’re the King of Saudi Arabia, apparently not much.
How to Win the Lottery: Sell Yourself the Winning Ticket
The best lottery-related anecdote NewsFeed ever heard was that the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 have never been drawn together. We might just have found out about a better story.
Reading While Eating for November 29: Sneakers, Scams and Steve McQueen
Monday’s links shake off the holiday weekend with Pee-Wee Herman and chats about God.
From Stuart Little to Benjamin Button: Scientists Reverse Aging Process in Mice
Aging may just be a state of mind after all.
French Retiree Unveils Picasso ‘Treasure Trove’ — But Is It Legal?
Talk about a shock. A retired electrician from southern France has broken 40 years of silence to reveal he owns 271 previously unknown art works by Pablo Picasso–and as a result now finds himself charged by the painter’s …
Go (Less) Broke for the Holidays: Cyber Monday’s Best Deals
Exhausted from all the bargain hunting/shopper trampling you did over Black Friday weekend? Too bad. There are more deals to be found. (via Techland)
Spanish Woman Declares Ownership of the Sun
But don’t call her greedy. She promises to use the profits to end Spain’s public finance crisis.
Sticks and Stones: The Top 5 Cablegate Insults
The latest WikiLeaks dump includes a quarter million state department documents and almost as many diplo-disses. Which world leader was called a “flabby old chap?” Read on to find out. (Hint: It’s not Berlusconi.)
Silence for a Cause: Lady Gaga, Fellow Stars Quit Facebook and Twitter for Charity
Fear not, fans of Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Ryan Seacrest and Kim Kardashian (among many others). Their silence in support of Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive charity is temporary. (via BBC)
Elections, Leaks and Obama’s Basketball Injury: What You’ve Missed on Your Days Off
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is officially over–except for Cyber Monday, which, let’s face it, is part of the package now–you should be back to work and the same old routine. But while you were digesting turkey and …
Leslie Nielsen: Comedy Genius, Locksmith Dies at 84
The comedy world lost a cultural icon yesterday, as Leslie Nielsen, star of the Airplane and Naked Gun movies, died at his home on Florida on Sunday at the age of 84. He had been suffering complications from pneumonia.