The best and worst celeb autographers

Autograph Collector magazine says Johnny Depp is the coolest autographer, apparently very open to the idea of giving you his John Hancock. The worst? Cameron Diaz.

How The Da Vinci Code doesn’t work

An interesting disection of various elements in The Da Vinci Code.

FedEx planes dodging a thunderstorm

Nifty video of radar tracking FedEx planes flying around a thunderstorm into Memphis.

Pre-owned car inspections

Yesterday I heard a radio ad for a car company that said I should buy one of its pre-owned cars because each one goes through a 115-point inspection. Also yesterday I saw a newspaper ad for a different car company that said I should buy one of its pre-owned cars because each one goes through [...]

Gas for $2.03 a gallon right here in the U.S.

Most motorists are feeling the pain as gasoline creeps toward, or over, $3 a gallon - but not Art Altrichter. "This feels pretty good!" Altrichter said as he filled the tank of his Ford F-150 pickup for $2.03 a gallon on Thursday, when the average here was $2.73. "Right now, to be a few pennies [...]

Man charged with licking feet of NYC women

A New York City man has been charged with assaulting women in the subway system by kneeling before them and kissing and licking their feet. Police say eight of nine women picked Joseph Weir out of lineups. He was arrested late last week after he allegedly struck again. Authorities say Weir would go to women [...]

Your PC’s (probably) not ready for Vista

BetaNews reports that while nearly every current PC will be able to run Windows Vista, only half will be able to take full advantage of all of the operating system's features. A newer graphics card and at least 1GB of memory will allow a Vista user to take better advantage of the Aero user interface, [...]

Note to food service professionals

At a TGI Friday's in Bloomington, Indiana, a diner found a piece of human flesh on his hamburger shortly after a restaurant worker accidentally cut his finger. A kitchen manager injured himself and no one immediately realized he had lost part of his finger while others rushed to help him. Another staff member served the [...]

Scavenger hunts

When's the last time you participated in a scavenger hunt? You know, you and/or your team are given a list of items and the first person/team to come up with all the items, within a set time limit, wins. The annual University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt begins May 11. Some companies use them for team [...]