Yes, chicks dig guys who read. Or so Penguin would have you believe. The quiz is v. funny.

I’m suddenly less enthusiastic about the new Dr Who, after reading in this piece that Mr Eccleston wants to ‘concentrate more on the part’s “melancholy side.”‘ Ugh. I’m prepared, and happy, to believe that the Doctor has an inner emotional life, but I don’t think it will enhance my enjoyment to see evidence of it. […]

A Unitarian church in Texas denied tax-exempt status by the state comptroller is the latest in a string of fishy-looking denials: Ethical Culture groups, witches, agnostic groups and new agers are also apparently potential fraudsters. Or not Texan enough? The issue would make a good discussion group topic.

A thin film to pixelize your tv, which is cool since the other pixelizers are big, bulky plastic items. I just need to figure out how to DIY such an item.

Turns out that you can get kicked out of Chuck-A-Rama.

Breakthrough scientific research reveals people who are feeling sad might want to talk to, or shag, or embrace someone. Who’d have thought that human contact would be useful in combating the blues? Unless you’re in Scotland, in which case you’d just rather get blitzed.

Ashcroft’s obscenity czar believes "Just about everything on the Internet and almost everything in the video stores and everything in the adult bookstores is still prosecutable illegal obscenity," so we’re spending millions of dollars going after an industry with huge money and which has therefore previously been supportive of the Republicans (yeah, I’m treating the […]

Truckers ignore traffic advisories, claim ignorance. “Barry Brecto, a Federal Highway Administration bridge engineer based in Olympia, said he found it ‘hard to believe’ that truck drivers didn’t know the height of their loads. “‘Drivers are licensed and subject to drug tests and regular inspections. I don’t know why some truck drivers are not obtaining […]

Super-heavy elements "discovered".

Sure, it’s a new (sixth) form of matter, but what are the implications? "If you had a superconductor you could transmit electricity with no losses." Mmm, yes. In much the same way that if you had a camera, you could capture images. Thanks, Deborah Jin, of the U of Colorado, for stirring up those thrilling […]