The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist. The man who made off with up to $100 million in gems tells how he did it. * Eight scientists who became their own guinea pigs. Because even professional experimental subjects have their limits. * Make your own Daft Punk remix with the iDaf...

7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable. It’s all about social connections, and they just aren’t the same online. * An Urban explorer finds an abandoned caravan in the woods. When he discovers he’s not the only visitor, the two strangers begin corresponding by leaving no...

This handy list of Oscar nominees will prepare you for the awards on February 22nd. This list of Razzie nominees will tell you which movies to avoid. * “If you started enforcing all the rules in Room 315 there would be no students — everyone would always be suspended.” School of Hard K...

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. The choices we make about spending our money are dependent on many things besides logic. (via Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories) * Deaths on the Movie Set explains some of the different ways movie producers have dealt with the sudden ...

Dirty Secrets of College Admissions. When the decision process is this arbitrary, you should never beat yourself up over a rejection. * Watch time-lapse videos of the Aurora Borealis. It’s nature’s bonus for those hardy enough to live that far away from temperate zones. (via Metafilter) ...

The Natural Basis for Gender Inequality. The sexes are so different, why should we work for equal rights? * Accusations of Photoshop! Matt Harding spills the beans about his Where in the Hell is Matt? videos. * All you need to rent a U-Haul is a license and a credit card. A bit of hauling experience...

I learned this week of the holiday season arrival of a comprehensive (and expensive) collection of 'Sopranos' episodes on DVD. All six seasons, packaged lavishly and impressively, and weighing in at an upwards of ten pounds. I was and remain a huge 'Sopranos' fan, ever intrigued by the program's all...

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - A local television reporter this week wondered of Capitals’ General Manager George McPhee if this summer was more enjoyable than previous ones, positing however that, “There’s always been talk that Washington is not a hockey town, a...

Jedi Gym. A Star Wars nerd opens a fitness center for like-minded individuals. Just when you start to think this is too long, unexpected events make it something very different. * A new study indicates that HIV has been present in humans for 100 years -longer than we thought. It also indicates it...

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - There was, seemingly, a continent-wide silence over the weekend associated with Jaromir Jagr’s departure from the NHL. Indeed, the latest flareup between Oilers GM Kevin Lowe and Ducks’ GM Brian Burke seems to have made a larger impressio...