In the age of economic hardship and endless corporate layoffs finding personal time outside of the office is a luxury many have had to forego in today’s overworked culture. But now, the Paris-based Organization for Economic …
QUOTE: Shaquille O’Neal Retires His Basketball Nicknames
“In light of today, I am retiring all my nicknames. The Big Aristotle, Shaq-Fu, The Big Shamrock, The Big Cactus, The Diesel, and finally, the one and only, original, never to be duplicated or replicated … Superman. From now
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Fashion Friday: Courtney Love Snubs Topshop and Other Style Scoop
NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
What the Fork? Trump Explains Why He Used Utensils With His Pizza – Sort Of
According to the Donald, his “comfort” trumped all when he dug into his New York slice with a plastic fork.
From TIME’s Archives: A Look Back at Dr. Jack Kevorkian
The Grim Reaper finally came knocking for the man known as “Dr. Death.” TIME has followed the saga of the Michigan pathologist’s “assisted suicide” campaign since his first patient in 1990. Here’s a look back at what TIME has …
Words Used to Describe 2012 GOP Field: Unimpressive, Stubborn, Dinosaurs
The Pew Research Center and the Washington Post teamed up to find out how America feels about the current (possible) candidates for the Republican party’s 2012 bid. The top response was unimpressive, perhaps because it was the …
One-Click Nostalgia: Web-Only ‘Sweet Valley’ Reboot Planned
High school may be over, but Sweet Valley is forever. (Or, at least a few decades long and counting.)
Reading While Eating for June 3: Celebrating National Doughnut Day
Salute Homer Simpson’s favorite treat with today’s links.
Say Goodbye to Those Annoying ‘Clamshell’ Plastic Containers
Well, this is a slight upside to the bad economy. The rising petroleum price could get rid of a minor health hazard: the clamshell or oyster packaging — those plastic covers that are just impossible to take apart.
Happy National Doughnut Day: See the Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts
Who doesn’t love doughnuts?
NBA Finals: Three Lessons We Learned from Game 2
In an instant, these NBA Finals went from being a potential sleeper to a possible classic.
Eighth Grader Spells ‘Cymotrichous’ To Win Scripps National Spelling Bee
Her winning word means “having the hair wavy,” but what 14-year-old Sukanya Roy really spelled last night was V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.