Spinal Tap confirmed they will play an acoustic tour that will hit Vancouver, Seattle, New York, and several other North American cities. Eddie Murphy will finally get what he always wanted? No, not an Oscar-- it's the chance to play Richard Pryor. Last year, we brought you the story of a...

  Over the years, the Department of the Obvious has informed us that women are found to be turned off by advertisements with strong sexual content, such as American Apparel billboards or TV spots for those randy Teletubbies.  However, new research has shown there is one thing women of all ...

Thought you were safe from robotic parking meters? Think again. Apparently the clever little bastards are pretending to be broken, then, once you've limped away without feeding them, auto-correct themselves and POW, parking ticket. How is this possible? One explanation, according to DDOT, is that 74...

  Seventy-two-year-old Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi has made sex and scandal part of his political legacy He’s survived 17 criminal trials without conviction, and the most recent scandals allegedly involve some of the women in his administration.  Does He Have the Infidelity Gen...

If you haven’t seen this yet, prepare to be amazed. A few geniuses figured out how to anayze blood and detect diseases with a cell phone. It sounds like it’s a rather quick and inexpensive way to save lives and educate people in rural areas about disease. The obvious use case is voluntee...

Click for Larger Image Story by Jack Baruth Okay, class, put away your books. Time for a pop quiz. It’s just one question, and it’s multiple-choice: Which car holds the official Nurburgring lap time record for production automobiles? a) Nissan GT-R b) Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 c) Porsche Carrera G...

U.S. law allows whistleblowers to collect 30 percent of any taxes recovered as a result of their information, and it seems that one disgruntled computer technician is taking advantage of the program. Meet Heinrich Kieber, a nefarious criminal-type turned "good guy" who will be testifying in front of...

This concept is in my head for far beyond 2 1/2 years and I admit to myself that I am not going to do anything with it myself anytime soon. I outlined the general idea to several companies and people, but only shared the much more specific details only with a person who is as busy with other things ...

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook.Photo: Getty Images Remember this morning we were talking about the Daily News story about women who exacted awesome, gross, and/or public revenge on their badly behaved exes? Christie Brinkley must have been inspired, because soon after she went straight down to a M...

I think cheating is boring due to the same old, same old excuses that are given when people are busted in the act. The excuses and reasons are laughable and the most common are: 1. I made a mistake (yep, amalgamating genitals takes time and planning).2. It just happened (so does spontaneous human co...