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Today's Philadelphia Inquirer published this story about a hybrid sports car built by students at West Philadelphia High School's Academy for Automotive and Mechanical Engineering.This car was named best overall at last year's eco-friendly Tour de Sol competition, beating out those made by teams from some of the nation's upper-echelon colleges and universities. The vehicle … Continue reading West Philly Hybrid Attack: Zero-to-60 in 4 seconds and 50 miles per gallon

The Associated Press published this story about an AskMen.com poll that came to this shocking conclusion:Men want actress Jessica Alba as a girlfriend.Really? I never would have thought men would want a totally hot celeb-babe for a girlfriend. And even more amazing is that fellow actresses Sienna Miller and Angelina Jolie round out the top … Continue reading Poll finds polls like these state the obvious

At 11:38 a.m. EST on January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from launch pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, with a crew of seven aboard, including Christa McAuliffe. McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire, was selected as the winner of a nationwide contest conducted by NASA to be … Continue reading Remembering Challenger 20 years later

I must say that I don't watch Oprah Winfrey or care very much about what she has to say, but I admire her for changing course on her opinions about James Frey's faux memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," which was revealed by TheSmokingGun.com to be more fiction than fact (that link also includes the definition … Continue reading Oprah to Frey: FTBSITTTD

I love catching mistakes by the Associated Press. Granted, it's not difficult since there seems to be at least one every hour, but obviously I don't spend that much time looking at every headline and every story.But the following were very easy to spot.I am a big fan of the AP NewsFlash on NJ.com and … Continue reading Some recent AP mistakes

The Walt Disney Company announced today it plans to purchase Pixar for $7.4 billion in a sale the two companies hope to complete this summer.Pixar is the computer animation studio responsible for a string of Disney hits, including "Toy Story," "The Incredibles," "Monsters, Inc." and "Finding Nemo." Pixar's chairman and chief executive officer is Steve … Continue reading Steve Jobs: King of the Castle

I love the Tour de France...and I love London...so I am happy with this news.From a Reuters story via Yahoo! News:London will host the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France, the city's mayor Ken Livingstone announced on Tuesday."I am proud to announce that London has successfully bid to host the Grand Depart of … Continue reading 2007 Tour de France will feature London start

I came across this fascinating story in The Washington Post about a gift presented by Major League Baseball to each of the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days from 1979-81.The gift was a lifetime pass to any major league or affiliated minor league baseball game. Some of the recipients stored the passes … Continue reading The Iran hostages and Baseball’s "golden ticket"

I came across this fascinating story in The Washington Post about a gift presented by Major League Baseball to each of the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days from 1979-81.The gift was a lifetime pass to any major league or affiliated minor league baseball game. Some of the recipients stored the passes … Continue reading The Iran hostages and Baseball’s “golden ticket”

I love Hollywood...only in a town built upon the superficial and trivial can a scandal arise over two actresses wearing the same couture dress three years apart.It seems Reese Witherspoon (right) wore the same Chanel dress to this year's Golden Globes ceremony that Kirsten Dunst (below) wore to Golden Globes after-parties in 2003, resulting in … Continue reading The end is near…Reese and Kirsten wore the same dress three years apart…whatever shall we do?