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Politically Incorrect Film Explores the Mind of a Suicide Bomber

October 22nd, 2006 at 10:56 pm » Comments (0)

A new documentary, "Suicide Killers," by French-Jewish filmmaker Pierre Rehov is sure to draw barbs from the other camp. Rehov interviews Palestinians imprisoned for trying to detonate suicide bombs and concludes they’re influenced by a religious culture that represses sexual desires and channels the resulting frustration into homicidal rage.



Compulsive Shopping Defined as a Disease

October 22nd, 2006 at 9:57 pm » Comments (0)

Is your wife a shopaholic? Soon you may be able to treat this mental illness with a pill. Unfortunately, the pill will cost $1467 and will only be available in mall stores.



The New Face of Ingenuity

October 22nd, 2006 at 7:36 am » Comments (0)

In the US it is real easy to just walk down the street to a store and find almost anything we need.  However, in some countries, they have to get a bit more creative with what they have on hand.  Here are some rather ingenious solutions to common everyday problems.



Understanding the Pros & Cons of a Middle Name

October 22nd, 2006 at 1:32 am » Comments (0)

If presidential elections were held today, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would likely have a comfortable edge over Sen. John McCain, but take away her maiden name and McCain has a better shot of landing in the Oval Office.



Twins Born with Rare Skin Color Differences

October 22nd, 2006 at 1:26 am » Comments (0)

Twin sisters Alicia and Jasmin Singerl certainly make people look twice.  Alicia has dark brown eyes and complexion, and Jasmin is blue-eyed and fair-skinned. Experts say the chance of twins being born with such different physical characteristics is about one in seventeen million. (w/pic)



Seattle, the Home of ‘Metronatural’

October 22nd, 2006 at 1:19 am » Comments (0)

Letters 18 feet tall proclaim "Metronatural" as Seattle’s newest tourism slogan, atop the Space Needle on Friday after being unveiled by Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. The slogan is a result of a $200,000 effort that took 16 months.



Latest ‘Stupid Kids’ Survey

October 22nd, 2006 at 1:08 am » Comments (0)

One in five young British children cannot find the UK on a map of the world, a magazine’s research suggests.



Faces of Death

October 22nd, 2006 at 12:52 am » Comments (0)

In a chilling and controversial new documentary, "The Bridge," filmmaker Eric Steel attempts to capture and explain the draw of San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge to people contemplating suicide. Over the course of a year, Steel filmed the iconic bridge from various angles, capturing 24 people’s final moments of life before they plunged to their [...]