Budding Trend: Foreclosed Homes Converted to Pot Gardens
The housing market isn't the only thing that's gone to pot in Las Vegas. With the foreclosure crisis in high gear, some enterprising residents are converting vacant homes into marijuana grow sites. In...
View ArticleReview: 2011 BMW M3 M-DCT Sedan
Utter the phrase M3 and a couple of visions come to mind: That of a clueless customer who thinks a “Bimmer” is cool, and will never drive it to its full potential. (It’s not a Beemer – it’s a BMW)....
View ArticleTeacher's Porn Site Business Gets Her in Trouble With California School District
Hot for teacher? She's got a business plan for that, apparently. A 35-year-old California high school teacher is in hot water this week after her ex-husband reportedly revealed she was allegedly...
View ArticleSoda’s Evil Twin: The Dangers of Fruit Drinks [Infographic]
So you’ve decided to eat healthier, give up high calorie foods, overly sweet snacks and sugary sodas. To quench your thirst when enjoying your lunch of lean turkey breast on whole wheat with pesto,...
View ArticleWho Wears The Pants? The Women Of Course
This may be the century of the woman. http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/who_wears_the_pants_the_women_of_course
View Article5 Wildly Inappropriate Children’s Items
We outfit our electronics with parental controls in order to shield children's innocent eyes from violent, offensive and pornographic material. We secure our home cleaning supplies to keep kiddies...
View ArticleManulution: Handcrafted furniture with an unbreakable spirit
After persevering through rough patches of historic proportions, a family owned handcrafted furniture company based in the tiny Bosnian town of Konjic arrives on North American shores....
View ArticleMcDonald's Cruelty: The Rotten Truth About Egg McMuffins
A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation into a McDonald's egg supplier exposes the fast-food giant's secret ingredient: shocking cruelty to animals. Hidden-camera footage taken at Sparboe Egg...
View ArticleCroatia holidays: Enjoying the rough charm of an Adriatic hideaway
Quentin Letts is something of an old hand when it comes to holidays in Croatia. With family in tow, he heads off to the Dalmatian coast, marvelling at how it never fails to enchant....
View ArticleA Trip to Bhutan (The Atlantic's In Focus)
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small Himalayan country east of Nepal, nestled between China and India, with an estimated population of 700,000. Last month, Bhutan celebrated the wedding of monarch Jigme...
View ArticleDekotora Trucks: Lighted Chariots of the Night
Dekotora: an art born in the land of the rising sun, where cool delivery trucks are customized with wild treatments of chrome, stainless steel, colorful airbrushed murals and hundreds of neon lights...
View Article6 Diseases Back from the Dead
Plague, TB, and measles seem like illnesses of the history books or infections beaten back by modern science. But once-vanquished diseases are now reemerging all over the world. Here's why....
View ArticleBus Systems Are Miles Ahead on Green Transport Technology
Cities are switching over diesel clunkers not just to natural gas or hybrid buses, but to fully electric vehicles. http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/bus_systems_are_miles_ahead_on_green_transport_technology
View Article4 Brutal Lessons From Your Days Of Early Childhood Education (That You Didn’t...
Not everything you need to know about life can be learned in school. http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/4_brutal_lessons_from_your_days_of_early_childhood_education_that_you_didn_t_learn_in_school
View ArticleIs this the scariest kid ever? Terrifying video of Chucky look-a-like toddler...
The tiny toddler, who bears a remarkable resemblance to the horror film killer doll, Chucky, seems to take a macabre pleasure in the destruction of her own toy car....
View ArticleWait, Justin Bieber is a Rapper Now?
Woaah. Watch out Sam Adams/Mac Miller/Chris Webby etc et al. This morning the Biebs showed the world his spitting skills by dropping bars on Hot 97 over Gang Starr's "DWYCK." Sounds like someone's...
View ArticleHow college kids built the world's fastest veggie oil-powered vehicle
Last week, a group of Boise State University students set a new land-speed record for a vehicle powered by vegetable oil: 155.331mph. How'd they get a diesel-swapped, 1998 Chevy S-10 to unleash such...
View Article4 Simple Steps to Expert Beer Tasting
Wine tasting is a highly refined skill – so why shouldn’t the malted arts be taken just as seriously? Here’s a few tips that’ll have you looking like a beer expert. (At least until you’re slow dancing...
View ArticleCongratulations World Class Winners: New 7 Wonders of Nature
On 11/11/11, the provisional winners on the New 7 Wonders of Nature were announced: Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River, and Table Mountain. Voting...
View ArticleAt home circumcision?
Seems like good advice to me. Go for it bro. http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/at_home_circumcision
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