“I’ve always maintained terrorism passes through Pakistan, it doesn’t evolve in Pakistan.”
–ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistan’s President, on claims that terrorism in Great Britain has roots in his country (Via the BBC)
Tyson Gay Upsets Usain Bolt in Battle of Track Titans
Entering Friday’s race, Bolt’s claim to 100-meter fame was the world record. But history did little to faze Gay in Stockholm.
Google Says There Are 129, 864, 880 Books In The World
And, no, that half-finished diary, er, memoir in your desk drawer doesn’t count.
Alleged Cancer Faker Gets Attention of Different Sort
Remember in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, when Matthew Broderick faked a debilitating illness and it was cute and hilarious and everyone liked it? Turns out, in real life it’s just sort of sad and bewildering.
Top 10 Worst Celebrity Goatees
Jon Stewart and Tiger Woods: Have you learned nothing from your celebrity compatriots and their rich history of awful goatees? Here’s a reminder and a plea to shave, courtesy of NewsFeed.
Tibetan Mastiffs: Dogs That Fetch $600,000 in China
Meet the Tibetan mastiff. This breed can measure up to three feet tall and weigh up to 180 pounds. And in China, these dogs are all the rage.
Quotes: Does BP Plan a Return to Its Leaky Reservoir?
“There’s a lot of oil and gas here. We’re going to have to think about what to do with that at some point.”
— DOUG SUTTLES, chief operating officer of BP, on the prospect the company could one day resume drilling in the …
3D Backlash Is Official: Step Up 3D Wants You To Know It’s Playing In 2D Too!
3D fatigue. We have it.
Baby Declared Dead, Comes Back To Life—At Her Funeral
Turns out, a newborn baby girl in Mexico who was declared dead at the hospital, wasn’t so dead after all.
The Other Guys: Will Ferrell Grows Up
It’s a pleasant surprise to see Will Ferrell playing a semifunctioning adult. That was the reaction of our critic Richard Corliss to the star’s new action comedy The Other Guys, a film he calls “no better than it tries to be and …
Breastfeeding Backlash: Gisele Bundchen Backs Down
Breast or bottle? Supermodel Gisele Bundchen thinks that breastfeeding should be mandatory for all moms.
In Other (Non-depressing) News: Missing Boy Found, Unharmed
Summer health scares, the oil spill, war crimes trials. Ugh. How about some good news for a change?