THE LEGEND OF THE LOUISIANA SWAMP WOOKIE At Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana Sometimes called a "Wookie" The Honey Island Swamp Monster has become one of the most well-known swamp stories because of the real or imagined presence of a creature similar to what others have called Bigfoot. Sometimes know...

Last week, Emily told you about the mermaid splashing about in New Zealand, and the dolphin-inspired flippers that are a pricey but fun way to speed along in the water. But humans aren’t the only creatures who can benefit from aquatic prosthetics. Winter, a bottlenose dolphin, was injured in a cra...

After all, you only live/Twitter once! Going through my emails tonight, I see this: Vodka is now following you on Twitter! Sure, it's not like getting a follow from Chardonnay, or my Dad's seriously awesome (and lethal) Mai Tais, but......

Let's face it, we all want to live in treehouses. Unfortunately, I purchased all the remaining trees on earth, so it looks like you suckers are out of luck. Hey, there's always telephone poles. Also, I will be selling acorns for $1,000 a pop. Anyway, this is a treehouse hotel constructed of mirrored...

    Barack Obama is doing his ’presidential thing’ today. He’s out there selling himself, his party and his recovery and reinvestment plan.  Remember it’s no longer the economic stimulus package . They’ve dropped that loser name for a more uplifting one- recovery ...

I have to admit, when the words motion and capture cross in front of my eyes, I sort of pass out a little on the inside. But this one woke me right up. OK, so it's animated, but it's also pretty damn funny....

Adam of Club Silencio here with a look at my favorite actresses and their distinguishing claims to fame. It's hard to keep up with Kate Winslet. If the Academy Awards were a marathon, Kate would be making her sixth glorious lap with her nomination for The Reader. Baffling it is to think that she's l...

Bill Alliston asks the question: Ethics Panel to Clear Rangel? House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel predicted, on C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program that aired Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, that his multitude of ethics woes would soon disappear. “I think that next Tuesday you will see a break in thi...

I'm really disappointed in Barack Obama.I mean, the man's been president for 14 days... FOURTEEN!... and where the hell is that puppy he promised us?...

A Google Maps van hit a deer while out on the prowl -- and recorded and uploaded the whole damn thing to the live version of Google Maps! WTF!? The Google employee had to have known that they hit the deer but the more interesting thought is why did they proceed to upload the images? Is Google that d...