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The Massey Mystery

On Friday, Massey Energy Co. rejected federal government’s theory about the cause of the explosion at Upper Big Branch mine last spring in West Virginia that killed 29 workers. The blast in April 2010 was the worst U.S. mining disaster in 40 years.
The Richmond, Virginia-based coal company... more »

Oursussoff asked: Holl lot of Architecture, Or Not Enough?

At the babyish age of 63, baby-boomer architect, Steven Holl, has made a name for himself in China, Scandinavia, his native New York and elsewhere. According to the New York Times’ Nicolai Oursussoff:
“Holl is celebrated as someone able to imbue even the most colossal urban projects with... more »

Space Clouds

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on January 7, IT technician, Wesley Tyler, doing a computer experiment, ran out of his car when he noticed three saucer-like formations.
Tyler told us:
“At first we thought they were tornado clouds, but the air was so still—like mausoleum still…You just... more »

Desert Thunder: Ding Dong Democracy?

As much-needed rain began to pour down on poor old Israel, rumbling thunder sent vibrations through the desert – right down to old Egypt, on the heels of the Tunisian shakedown, causing many Egyptians to decide suddenly that 30 years of autocratic rule means pull the hose out of old Hosni Mubarak... more »

Charlie Sheen: Porn Patron?

Our sources indicate, indirectly, Charlie Sheen would like to be the patriarch of a HUGE “porn family.” Such a “porn family” would be made of his most beloved adult stars; and he wants them all to live in a mansion down the street from his house.
In the first stages of... more »

The Mystery of the Egyptian Jackal

Egyptian conservationists have discovered a new species of wolf sharing DNA with Himalayan and Indian cousins.
The “Egyptian jackal” however, despite the similarities, is actually not a jackal. The discovery of this new species may shed some light on how wolf species migrated through Europe and... more »