Texas Girl Says Abuse Claims Were Coerced by Mom

Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:05 AM EST (ABC News)

Why does it seem that all the really messed up things happen in Texas?

texas, us-news, wrongful-conviction, scary-texas

It's showtime for Starbucks

Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:02 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

Currently I only visit a Starbucks for my daily coffee fix as a last resort. If I'm running late from work or am too far away from a good coffee shop, I go to Starbucks simply because of its ubiquity in Seattle.

entertainment, dvd, starbucks, coffee, cafe, movies, coffee-house

British PM Tony Blair says he smacked his children

Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:17 PM EST (CNN)

I don't think that there's anything wrong with spanking a child either. There's a huge difference between child abuse (using a clenched fist and delivering an uppercut to a child) and spanking (using an open palm the same way one claps their hands).

health, child-abuse, mental-health, spanking, child-rearing, smacking

Mental Fitness: Exercises for The Brain

Seeded on Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:48 AM EST (healthgate.partners.org)

"Just as physical exercise maintains body tone, strength, and endurance, mental exercise has positive conditioning effects for people of all ages. This article describes a complete mental workout daily exercises for the brain."

fitness, health, mental-health, memory, workout, howto

Dungeons and Dragons Online Beta Impressions

Seeded on Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:13 AM EST (Slashdot)

The non-disclosure agreement for the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons Online, was lifted today. Thus everyone involved in beta testing the game is free to talk about it with the general public.

entertainment, gaming, mmorpg, mmo

REVIEW: Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Mon Jan 9, 2006 11:28 PM EST

Today I decided to see what the hype surrounding Brokeback Mountain was all about. I bought my ticket, walked into the theater, and braced myself for some "hawt ghey butt secks". Unfortunately there was only about five seconds of that ...

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entertainment, film, movie, brokeback-mountain, opinion, movie-review, critique

Teens hang out at MySpace

Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2006 10:10 AM EST (USA Today)

One of the thing that amazes me about MySpace is its huge number of subscribers. Not only that, but people don't just sign up for an account and never log in -- they actually log in nearly everyday and spend substantial amounts of time there.

technology, myspace, social-networking

Women, Islam, and the New Iraq

Seeded on Sat Jan 7, 2006 11:22 PM EST (foreignaffairs.org)

"Summary: Although questions of implementation remain, the new Iraqi constitution makes Islam the law of the land. This need not mean trouble for Iraq's women, however. Sharia is open to a wide range of interpretations, some quite egalitarian.

iraq, women, islam, world-news