JFK's Harvard and Princeton Applications Are Identical

Maureen O'Connor · 01/21/11 06:06PM

You know how, when you applied for college, you sent the same bromide "Why I want to go to _____ University" essay to every school, because all colleges are interchangeable anyway? Turns out John F. Kennedy thought so, too.

Little Hedgehog Loves Getting a Tummy Rub

Lisa Gagliardi · 01/21/11 06:00PM

Hedgehogs are such cute little things and even cuter when they get their tummy rubbed. Get a load of his tiny feet pushing against his owner's hand.

LA State of Mind

Richard Lawson · 01/21/11 05:36PM

Need something to brighten up your walls this dark January? Well we're giving away two sets of beautiful prints from Myan Photography and all you have to do to win one is enter a caption contest!

Ten Sundance Movies People Are Talking About

Richard Lawson · 01/21/11 05:19PM

The Sundance Film Festival began its annual parade of indies yesterday, with many films already earning buzz. Let's take a brief look at 10 of those films, many of which happen to be about the joys and dangers of religion.

We All Have Burdens But Some of Us Don't Whine About Them

Hamilton Nolan · 01/21/11 05:02PM

The Way We Live Now: laying down our burdens. Until we're chased off seconds later by a stick-wielding security guard. When will all the indebted people out there grow some perspective? At least you're not trying to sell a yacht!

Why Ignore Sarah Palin?

Jim Newell · 01/21/11 04:52PM

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank has gotten so tired of reading his own articles about Sarah Palin that he's proposing a "Palin-Free February" of news coverage. You can join him by taking a Twitter pledge! But why?

Iceland Celebrates Husbands by Eating Testicles

Maureen O'Connor · 01/21/11 04:39PM

Today is Bóndadagur, "Husband's Day," when Icelandic wives feed their husbands "dried fish, smoked lamb, putrefied shark and soured blood and liver pudding along with other soured meat products, including ram testicles" as a token of their love.

TV News, Links, and What to Watch Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 01/21/11 04:30PM

Spongebob Squarepants will debut an episode on facebook, Antoine Dodson gets a reality show, Wendy Williams' Love Triangle, Aaron Sorkin will create a show for HBO about cable news, and everything that's on TV tonight!

Is Facebook Turning Into a Scammer's Paradise?

Adrian Chen · 01/21/11 04:19PM

Facebook is being overrun by scam surveys, fake applications and bum links, according a new report by an Internet security firm. And it's getting worse by the day as scammers figure out clever new ways to trick unsuspecting users.