Hubble captures triple solar eclipse on Jupiter
Three big moons crossed its surface at the same time. The moons’ shadows also tracked over Jupiter’s swirling surface. From the perspective of people theoretically standing down on Jupiter, it…
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Geoffrey Zakarian Offers Some Tips to McDonald’s
Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART With all the recent excitement over Shake Shack — its share price more than doubled the day it went public last week — and…
Hey, Everybody, Let’s Fark The Vote! Drew Curtis Runs For Kentucky Governor
This is going to be one kick-ass victory party. Fark founder Drew Curtis is running for governor of Kentucky. And even though his website is famous for ragging on politics…
After Sony Hacking, the M.P.A.A. Considers Major Changes
LOS ANGELES — Fissures revealed by the hacking at Sony Pictures Entertainment have raised the prospect of profound change at one of Hollywood’s oldest institutions: the Motion Picture Association of…
Hastings tells Texans: ‘Let it go’
That’s the advice he gave them in an interview with CNN, in response to outrage from the Texas delegation over his comments this week that Texas is “a crazy state.”…
Lawmakers Aim to Protect Farm Animals in U.S. Research
Farm animals used in federal experiments to help the meat industry would receive new protections against mistreatment and neglect under legislation introduced on Thursday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers…
Arizona Senators Want To Make It Easier To Legislate Behind Closed Doors
WASHINGTON — Arizona lawmakers are pushing to provide elected officials with more privacy as they draft legislation because they say the state’s requirements for open meetings make it too difficult…
Here’s The Biggest Problem With Obama’s New Trade Push
WASHINGTON — In trying to win support for a controversial new trade pact in Asia, President Barack Obama has been offering one major reason why the deal is so important:…
Jeb Bush Addresses 2016 And His Family Name
Jeb Bush is preparing for a run for president, and he would like you to know that he is not his brother. – “My dad is the greatest man alive….
House Republicans To Senate: We Did Our Job On DHS Funding, Now You Do Yours
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed a third time on Thursday to move forward with a House-passed bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while also gutting the president’s…
Tom Cotton Wants Terror Detainees To ‘Rot In Hell,’ But He’ll Settle For Gitmo
WASHINGTON — If new Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) had his way, the detainees at Guantanamo Bay would “rot in hell” instead of being held in the prison. – Sen. Joe…
Seattle Seahawks Coach Says He Still Wakes Up Thinking About That Final Play
It’s been four days since Super Bowl XLIX, but Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll still loses sleep over it. “I wake up and can’t stop thinking about it,” Carroll…
Fun. Denies Breakup Rumors
The men of fun. are not having fun together right now, so they’re on hiatus. In a Facebook note signed by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, the group…
Artist Red Hong Yi Makes Massive Portrait Out Of 20,000 Tea Bags
Making a portrait from thousands of tea bags would find most artists steeped in frustration. Not Red Hong Yi. – H/T Digg
PETA Euthanized A Lot Of Animals At Its Shelter In 2014, And No-Kill Advocates Are Not Happy About It
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals killed most of the animals at its Norfolk, Virginia, shelter in 2014, according to preliminary figures filed with the Virginia Department of Agriculture…
Pfizer to Buy Hospira for $15 Billion as Drug Maker Looks to Expand Revenues
Pfizer said on Thursday that it would pay $90 a share for Hospira, which makes infusion technologies and drugs that are injected. Including debt, the deal is valued at about…
François Hollande Vows to Defend France's Republican Ideals
PARIS — President François Hollande of France on Thursday sought to reassure a nation still shaken by the recent terrorist attacks in and around Paris, saying that the country would…
For A.L.S. Patients, a Hopeful Drug That Is Out of Reach
“Would you rather have A.L.S., Alzheimer’s, or Parkinson’s?” someone asked. All those diseases are devastating, but A.L.S. is unique in that it usually kills within two to three years of…
Jon Stewart Knows Who’d Win In A War Between Texas And Florida
Florida and Texas are at war … or at least, engaged in a war of words on the floor of the House of Representatives, where Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) called…
Taiwan grounds ATR 72s amid safety concerns
TransAsia operates six ATR 72-500s and four ATR 72-600s including the ATR 72-600 which crashed Wednesday. Uri Air has 12 ATR 72-600s. Fred Wu, President of TransAsia Airways, told journalists…
Indiana Senate Says Yes To Faith-Based Hiring By State Contractors
On Tuesday, the Indiana state Senate voted 39-11 in favor of a bill to explicitly permit religious discrimination in hiring by some organizations that contract with the state. Under the…
U.S. Unveils NATO Weapons Program
(Adds comment from Pentagon nominee) By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday announced a two-year project aimed at making it easier for NATO and…
Scott Walker’s Budget Includes $250,000 To Study ‘Wind Energy System-Related Health Issues’
The two-year, $68 billion budget proposal Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled Tuesday includes a request for $250,000 to study the health impacts of wind turbines. Page 449 of the budget…
J. Crew Bridal Does Shorts For Spring 2015! See The ‘Beach-Themed’ Collection
J. Crew has come a long way from its preppy catalog days, reaching far beyond the walls of its mall-situated brick-and-morter store. These days, the brand is the ultimate purveyor…
HUFFPOST HILL – Joe Biden Soon To Have Neck Tattoo
Joe Biden visited the offices of VICE Magazine, which makes sense because we could totally see him starring in video features on the strange world of Slovenian strippers’ bridge tournaments….
Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs
The surprising failure of a large clinical trial of H.I.V.-prevention methods in Africa — and the elaborate deceptions employed by the women in it — have opened an ethical debate…
8 Behind-The-Scenes Stories You’ve Never Heard About The Backstreet Boys
“So many people, even my friends in high school, were like, it’s never going to amount to anything. It’s just lost hope and fleeting dreams. And thankfully they were wrong,”…
If ‘Friends’ Were Made Today, It’d Be Just A Bunch Of People Looking At Their Phones
“I’ll be there for you … if you shoot me a text first.” No matter how much you wish “Friends” would come back to TV (the Netflix binges will have…
Paul Ryan’s First Tax Legislation Adds Nearly $100 Billion To Deficit
WASHINGTON — The first bills promoted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as the new chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee would add nearly $100 billion to the deficit…
Obviously, This Is How You Survive The Apocalypse
Would it kill you to listen to Mr. Forthright for once? – H/T Tastefully Offensive