Visitors to Gatwick Airport are being greeted by a naked pole dancer and not surprisingly not everyone is happy about it.

Many crop circles have been proven to be hoaxes or publicity stunts, but others have been proven to be of unknown origin.  Regardless of their origin, some crop circles have more to show us than just a pretty design. This one for instance is noted as being a megalithic sundial.

Consumers like the idea of getting relevant ads tailored to their interests — at least online. In a study published in January 2007 by ChoiceStream, 70% of respondents said they were interested in receiving personalized advertising via the Internet.

Outsourcing makes a wonderful contribution by delivering more jobs and awareness about the external world. However, we need to be careful of the depletion of our own value systems and customs.

Firefighters in Sheffield have been banned from speeding to emergencies with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring … because it is too risky.

These LED fans have 5MB of memory and will spin-animate any series of bitmaps you load onto it — alas, it requires you to use something called "Windows" with it.

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, a chain ice cream parlor, unveiled the world’s first $1 million ice cream cone made from gold, diamonds, and emerald.

This man who came from Hubei to work in Changsha, possess a nifty trick. Using one’s finger to write some characters on his belly causes an "engraving" effect, whereby the "bloated" characters can be clearly seen after about 5 minutes.

A push from Congress and the White House for huge increases in biofuels, such as ethanol, is prompting the oil industry to scale back its plans for refinery expansions. That could keep gasoline prices high, possibly for years to come.

The study claims some women face such huge problems that they regard a jail term as "a refuge," it was reported last night.

Seth Godin:  Marketing works. Advertising and promotion and lobbying cost money. And organizations pay for it because, by and large, it works. Not all the time, and rarely as big as people hope, but sure, you can influence the public by spending money. Which leads to the key question: are you responsible for what you [...]