On Saturday, for the first time since 1993, the Moon is going to be full at almost the exact same time it's closest to earth. So if you've got livestock you need to sacrifice, now's the time to do it!
The Japanese attempt to cool the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant entered a new stage on Thursday morning, as military helicopters dumped sea water on two reactors, hoping to control the temperatures and avoid the release of radioactive steam. But the U.S. government remained pessimistic, and offered to assist any American citizen looking to leave Japan.
The Beaver, the long-delayed movie directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, had its first screening in front of a public audience at South by Southwest on Wednesday night. And despite starring a violent fundamentalist... it was sort of well-received?
Courtney Love's history with Twitter is, like her history with everything, a rocky one. She vanished from the site in January after being sued for defamation by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir over a tweet. You'd figure the fact that she paid out $430,000 to settle that lawsuit would have kept her off for good.
Steve Martin isn't the only big star on David Letterman's Late Show this evening—Alec Baldwin's in the audience! Or was in the audience, that is. You see, once Baldwin found out Martin was on, too, he split.
Owls aren't exactly known for being playful, but this little guy takes it to a whole new level. Check it out as his owner—or handler? I don't know—attempts to stop him from staring. Key word: attempts. SRS OWL.
Time was, high school students had to study vocab lists and brush up on their algebra to prepare for the SATs. Now they just have to watch a lot of trashy reality television. The essay question in this year's SATs has caused a stir because it's not about all of the 19th century books and stuff kids have worked their butts off to learn about.
If you haven't seen the disgusting, "Two Girls One Cup" video that went viral in 2007, you can still get in on the joke by watching the reaction videos it has inspired. Here, six girls are appalled by what they see.
Denver is a dog who was accused of eating her feline friends' treats. Explains Denver's owner, "Denver scrunches up her mouth when she is in trouble or KNOWS she's done something wrong." If this video is any indication, Denver's guilty!
In an effort to make users do as little as humanly possible to blast their thoughts, Facebook has removed a crucial aspect of the commenting process: the part where you actually have to press "Comment." Now you've only got to hit the enter key, and voila! You've said, "Happy birthday, dude" to a kid you sat next to in a middle school pre-algebra class without wasting a click.
The Japanese military dumped seawater from Chinook helicopters onto Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant earlier tonight in a last-ditch attempt to cool fuel rods that were exposed by the tsunami and prevent a worsening of the crisis. (Temperatures reached 183 degrees Fahrenheit at one reactor today.) The helicopters were lined with lead to protect the crew.
It's lucky that the pranksters behind this horrifying autopsy stunt are medically trained, because I'm pretty sure they just gave their unsuspecting friend a heart attack!
What secret could a 5 year old honestly have? Louis C.K. admits that absolutely nothing his daughter says matters.
Happy hump day! If you don't have any humping to do during the next hour or two, why not watch Top Chef and post comments about it with us instead? Our live blog is about to get under way, so join us!
The members of the now-defunct pedophilia message board Boylover.net will not be sleeping well tonight. Interpol today announced it had infiltrated the 70,000-member site and have arrested 184 people and rescued 230 abused children in 30 countries.
Here is an ostrich running through what appears to be a suburban town. Wherever he's going, he's getting there pretty fast.
