May 27 2009
Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize. The 77-year-old became the third author to win the biennial prize, the international version of Britain\’s top literary award, the Man Booker Prize.
Apr 17 2009
Celebrity Ashton Kutcher narrowly beat out CNN early Friday in an online popularity contest to see who could more quickly attract 1 million followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Apr 14 2009
San Francisco’s James Sampayan offers up a bright idea for the Spring Greening DIY Contest that combines old and new to create a lovely pendant lamp that gives the lowly light bulb a second life during which to “live long and prosper.”
Mar 31 2009
Earth Hour may have lowered the temperature across the globe but for sure it raised the temperature at a house in New Jeresy. Kevin was sitting with his beer watching recorded programs on TiVo, when Rose, his live-in partner, told him about Earth Hour...
Mar 12 2009
Engineers are working with metamaterials to create super-microscopes, optical computers, and yes, invisibility cloaks.
Mar 10 2009
At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in southern Sri Lanka, police say. A cabinet minister is among more than 20 people injured in the blast near the town of Matara, 160km (100 miles) south of the capital, Colombo.
Mar 10 2009
There is a certain schizophrenia among many Muslims who seem to believe that it is acceptable to teach hatred and violence in the name of their religion, while at the same time expecting the world to respect Islam as “a religion of peace, love and...
Mar 9 2009
Tom Brearley and David Somers are the 19-year-old developers behind Twitterfall, one of the hottest Twitter tools on the web.
Mar 9 2009
The real reason newspapers and radio stations are hurting — and how they can thrive
Mar 7 2009
Sniper rifle is one of the most popular weapons in first person shooters. It’s a real thrill to stalk your enemy and wait for the perfect moment to pull the trigger. One shot, one kill. Before video games were invented, the only way to (legally)...