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Tehran dispatch: Basijis hang around, do nothing view story
20 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- about 4 hours ago
- (http://www.salon.com/news/feature...)
- Became popular 20 minutes ago
As the capital returns to a normal routine, I see people in green and wonder, what were you doing three weeks ago? And on the 13th day Michael Jackson died. Voice of America and BBC Persian are back up, if intermittently, and we crowd around like the rest
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The Secret to Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches view story
26 votes- Submitted by ZagatBuzz
- about 12 hours ago
- (http://www.latimes.com/features/f...)
- Became popular about 3 hours ago
Slap a generous scoop of ice cream between two cookies, tidy up the edges and pop the whole thing in the freezer until it firms up. How difficult can it really be to make a great ice cream sandwich?
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£80,000 taxi fare to send schoolboy round the houses view story
28 votes- Submitted by digitalfever
- about 7 hours ago
- (http://www.totallymoney.com/news/...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
A British county council has landed local taxpayers with an £80,000 bill for the cost of a 10 year olds taxi fare to school.10 year old Daniel Foulds-Holt of Edburton has been assigned his second choice grammar school – one for which there is no bus se
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Passenger fixes faulty airliner | BBC view story
30 votes- Submitted by s_lockyer
- about 12 hours ago
- (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_new...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
An engineer who was a passenger on a holiday jet steps in to fix a problem with the aircraft.
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Archaeologists discover King Herod's quarry view story
26 votes- Submitted by blackxgambit
- about 9 hours ago
- (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31761...)
- Became popular about 4 hours ago
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.
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Michael Jackson: Hybridity & Longing For That Lethal Sleep... view story
27 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 18 hours ago
- (http://violetplanet.blogspot.com/...)
- Became popular about 5 hours ago
"American popular culture is our eternal present, our illusion of deathlessness. We don’t really mourn the death of a pop-culture icon. We use his extinction to resurrect his life. In America, the death of an American star is really the occasion for a g
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Joey Chestnut Wins Again at the 2009 Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest view story
28 votes- Submitted by ZagatBuzz
- about 12 hours ago
- (http://newyork.seriouseats.com/20...)
- Became popular about 5 hours ago
Joey Chestnut garnered first place for the third year in a row, at the same time breaking the world record by eating 68 hot dogs, or HDBs (shorthand for hot dog and buns in the competitive eating world), in ten minutes.
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The Visual Eating and Exercise Program view story
28 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- about 10 hours ago
- (http://www.lookcut.com/visual-eat...)
- Became popular about 5 hours ago
VEEP is the first weight loss sytem to allow you to lose weight by visual recognition of the right amounts of food for you at every meal. You learn by seeing, not counting calories.
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6 Species We've Nearly Killed Off (For Retarded Reasons) view story
28 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- about 17 hours ago
- (http://www.cracked.com/article_17...)
- Became popular about 6 hours ago
The upward growth of mankind has been marked by the extinction of countless other species that got in our way, from the mammoths were were too tasty for their own good, to all the animals dumb enough to live where supertankers ply. It's natural selection!
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A Taste of Hungary view story
30 votes- Submitted by hanz
- about 13 hours ago
- (http://www.fooddrinks.info/2009/0...)
- Became popular about 6 hours ago
Hungary is a country in central Europe. It is known for its unusual and distinctive cuisine. Hungarian dishes often use eggs and sour cream, and are frequently flavored with paprika (which was introduced into Hungary in 1526, when the Ottoman Turks invade
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Mayor Bloomberg threatened with lawsuits if he doesn't add Muslim holidays to school view story
32 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- about 15 hours ago
- (http://www.google.com/hostednews/...)
- Became popular about 6 hours ago
A group of Muslims are making demands and threats that their religious holidays be recognized as official school holidays. Bloomberg is trying to stand up to them stating the logical problem of adding every religious holiday to the school calendar.
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Summer Fruit Mixes And Herbal Teas view story
27 votes- Submitted by cactushair
- about 11 hours ago
- (http://guide2herbalremedies.com/s...)
- Became popular about 7 hours ago
In these hot summer days, sometimes we feel like plants. I mean, all we need for feeling good when the weather is hot is to learn how to use natural energy of sun.
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Off-the-Beaten Path Frozen Desserts in NYC view story
26 votes- Submitted by ZagatBuzz
- about 13 hours ago
- (http://www.restaurantgirl.com/bes...)
- Became popular about 7 hours ago
Restaurant Girl's guide to the best frozen desserts kept under the radar in NYC.
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A Plague that makes Zombi...I mean, Vampires view story
23 votes- Submitted by Bayless
- 1 day ago
- (http://zombie-popcorn.com/?p=3228)
- Became popular about 7 hours ago
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires.
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The Swimming City: A Water World for Future Generations view story
42 votes- Submitted by hanz
- about 15 hours ago
- (http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/07/...)
- Became popular about 9 hours ago
A Green Design Blog, Sustainable Design Blog, Future-forward design for the world you inhabit - your daily source for innovations in sustainable architecture and green design for the home.
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Social Media: The New Path to World Peace & An End to Racism? view story
40 votes- Submitted by beirut
- about 15 hours ago
- (http://blog.thoughtpick.com/2009/...)
- Became popular about 9 hours ago
Will world peace always be a Utopian dream? Is unrestricted communication between different cultures and across unlimited boarders the way to achieve world peace? Are social media platforms and services slowly paving the path to a more peaceful tomorrow?
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One in six children clinically obese when they start primary school view story
33 votes- Submitted by blackxgambit
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/a...)
- Became popular about 11 hours ago
Medical experts say there is growing evidence that parents are unable to distinguish between 'puppy fat' and the sort of obesity that puts their health at risk.
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Zoo evacuated as chimpanzees escape view story
48 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- about 15 hours ago
- (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/n...)
- Became popular about 13 hours ago
Chester Zoo was evacuated after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure.
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Diet-Friendly "Fried" Food Secrets view story
22 votes- Submitted by pffffffth
- 1 day ago
- (http://food.yahoo.com/blog/hungry...)
- Became popular about 14 hours ago
To make foods that satisfy your craving for crunchy fried foods without deep-frying AND to add a huge boost of fiber to your diet.
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140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city - Los Angeles Times view story
39 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- about 19 hours ago
- (http://www.latimes.com/news/natio...)
- Became popular about 16 hours ago
China's worst ethnic violence in years broke out Sunday in the northwestern city of Urumqi, leaving 140 people dead and more than 800 injured.


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