Before you download the next pop hit from iTunes, check whether it is hazardous to your health. A teen panel working with the Boston Public Health Commission has set up a “nutrition facts label” rating (like that seen on food items) for songs:
“Music, like food, can feed our brains and give us energy,” said Casey [...]
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Nutrition Facts Labels for Songs
Japanese Man ‘Marries’ Computer Game Character
Wedding Party: SaL9000(left), Nene on the DS being held by the best man
The Bride, Nene Anegasaki, from Konami’s Love Plus Photo: Konami
It had to happen…A Japanese man infatuated with a character in a computer game has married the object of his desires in a solemn ceremony in Tokyo.
The groom – who calls himself SAL9000 – [...]
Smart Baby Case – Disaster Ready Baby Carriage
Smart Baby Case
Earlier this year Samsonite invited designers to develop products that would make it easier for people to travel with their babies. One submission came from Iranian designer Pouyan Mokhtarani who suggested a pod that can be used for casual travel or even during disaster scenarios. (Pics)
Twoddler Let’s Your Toddler Twitter
Twoddler
So you think your baby’s all Twitter-ready with that Kickbee while chilling in the womb? Nah, only practice makes perfect, so the folks at Belgium’s Hasselt University came up with the Twoddler: a hacked Fisher-Price activity board with buttons linked to predefined Twitter messages.
Hearst Eyes Digital Readers of the Future
With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans Friday to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for newspapers and magazines.
With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for [...]
A House That Rotates To Follow The Sun
The house, in Wingham, New South Wales, can rotate to follow the light
A couple in Australia have built a house that can rotate to follow the sun. Luke and Debbie Everingham’s home, in Wingham, New South Wales, can turn full circle thanks to a turntable upon which it is built.
‘Church Of Tiger’ Website Disbands Over Golfer’s ‘Sins’
Trouble From Tiger’s Woody
The transgressions of Tiger Woods have proved too much to take for one of the golf superstar’s most fanatical fans who is now disbanding a church set up in praise of the sports icon.
John Ziegler, the pastor of the “First Church of Tiger Woods” has announced in a statement on the blog that [...]
Pink Glove Dance Video
It’s not all serious business at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. The employees of the hospital put together this “Pink Glove Dance” to promote breast cancer awareness. Looks like a lot of fun!
Thanks To Barley Grown In Space We Now Have SPACE BEER!
A Japanese firm is producing a limited run of beer made from barley which spent time on the International Space Station. From The Japan Times:
The brewer will receive orders for the Sapporo Space Barley beer via the Internet until Dec. 24, making 250 six-packs, holding 330-ml bottles, available at a price of ¥10,000 each, Sapporo [...]

