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Oprah Winfrey has legions of faithful followers across the country, but they’d do well to keep a careful eye out as they tread the trail that Oprah blazes: the aftermath of her “good works” and “good judgment” is sometimes messy—and even dangerous. Recent news reports have warned of the dangers of taking medical advice from Oprah and her guests, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It seems that when your reach is as long as Winfrey’s, there are a thousand little (and not so little) ways to be wrong—and unlike most of us, Oprah manages to inspire millions to join in her mistakes. The television diva, who Forbes magazine estimated in 2007 had made $1.5 billion in her career, seems to be able to sail through the glitches undamaged.
Top 12 Oprah Mistakes, Lies and Embarrassments
Stacy is off today—she’s covering Lollapalooza in Chicago and will be back on Tuesday with all sorts of good material and crazy stories. In her absence, here’s a Quick 10 that originally ran last November. And to keep up with Stacy’s adventures this weekend, you can follow her on Twitter . It was on this day (November 24) in 1991 that Freddie Mercury passed away.
mental_floss Blog » The Quick 10: 10 Facts About Freddie Mercury
The people behind the new Mazda Thrillseekers campaign have asked us for suggestions on the most awesome cars ever seen in the movies, and after a heated debate in Hecklerspray Towers we think we’ve come up with the ultimate list to please movie lovers and motorheads alike. Having a thrilling movie car can make even the worst films great. It could have the worst script and acting in the world, but stick four wheels on it, an engine so powerful it can move you to tears and a nice paint job and you could be sitting on the next Citizen Kane .
movie cars, general lee, Batmobile, Speed Racer, Death Race 2000, Smokey and the Bandit, Back to the Future, | Hecklerspray
The 15 Worst Comics of the Decade - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Yesterday, we covered the Best Comics of 2009 , and now to even the scales ComicsAlliance is back with an even more far-reaching list: The 15 Worst Comics of the Decade . Yes, yes, I know that the decade isn't technically over, but most people don't realize that, and we couldn't resist doing a roundup of the very worst comics to come out in the aughts, or the '00s, or whatever else people tried to call this limbo decade, before we roll over to double digits. We'll be going (mostly) chronologically through our fifteen favorites, by which I mean the ones we hate the most. Some of these will surely come as no surprise, but others may be more unexpected -- drop your own thoughts in the comments if we missed your (least) favorite. We'll be hitting the first seven today, going roughly from 2001 to 2004, with the remaining eight tomorrow. It begins!(CNN) -- Mad cow disease, SARS and now swine flu: Some diseases grab the headlines. But thousands of people worldwide suffer from very rare conditions, many of which few people have ever heard of. England's King George III may have suffered from porphyria, a disorder that affects the nervous system. From the Alice in Wonderland syndrome that might have inspired Lewis Carroll, to the disease that may have sent an English King mad, we take a look at some of these obscure illnesses.
Ten mystery diseases you've never heard of - CNN.com
10 Greatest TV and Movie Devils
He goes by many names. The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the Fallen Angel, Beelzebub, etc. But no matter what you call him, he's one of the scariest villains you can think of.Interesting facts put down simply (33 pics) » Izismile - Pictures, videos, games and more
The line about Einstein not knowing his phone number, is a total myth. There is a story that, at one point, Einstein was asked for his phone number, and he claimed he did not know. He asserted that he `didn't crowd his mind with info that could easily be found', supposedly, though there is no reputable source for this. And, couldn't any other sport be played on the moon? Baseball, (touch) football, even soccer? I mean, given enough astronauts, one could play any sport at all.
The 75 Books You Should Own For DC Comics' 75th Anniversary
2010 sees the 75th anniversary of DC Comics, which launched in February 1935 with the first issue of New Fun . Since then, it's gone on to publish some of the greatest comics ever. Here're seventy-five you really should've read already. Why you should read it: When it comes to historical importance, the origins of an entire genre seems like a kind of big deal, especially when that genre goes on to take over popular culture in all its forms. Why you should read it: Because they're the first appearances of Batman.
25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted
While science has the power to improve our lives and cure disease, it can also be used to torture, murder, and brainwash. Here are 25 scary experiments that destroyed lives, or have the potential to unleash doomsday. Pig Powder From the University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, comes regenerative powder. Cells are scraped from the lining of a pig's bladder, the tissue is decellulised, and then dried.
From the Quagga --half zebra, half horse-- to the Irish Deer --the largest deer that ever lived--, an impressive list with pictures of amazing animals we will never see. Tyrannosaurus Rex (extinct 65 million years ago) [ Wiki ] Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small and they retained only two digits.
10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals - Oddee.com
2) Fear that you are the only person unmoved by a celebrity's death Twitter has become a clearing-house for jokes about dead famous people. Tasteless, but an antidote to the "fans in mourning" mawkishness that otherwise predominates. 3) Listening to an album all the way through The single is one of the unlikely beneficiaries of the internet – a development which can be looked at in two ways.
50 things that are being killed by the internet - Telegraph
Oczywistym dopełnieniem naszego rankingu najlepszych polskich opowiadań jest ranking najlepszych zbiorów opowiadań. Selekcja była prosta – wybraliśmy te tomiki, które zawierają najwięcej wyróżnionych przez nas tekstów. W ten sposób otrzymujecie listę 10 książek, które każdy szanujący się fantasta musi mieć na swojej półce. Kolejność alfabetyczna. Marek Huberath ‹Balsam długiego pożegnania›
Jakub Gałka, Agnieszka Szady, Konrad Wągrowski ‹10 najlepszych polskich zbiorów opowiadań fantastycznych›
You rarely get a second chance to make a first impression: 23 pop songs that lived twice (or more) | Music | Inventory | The A.V. Club
1. UB40, “Red Red Wine” UB40’s fourth studio album, Labour Of Love , found the UK reggae act paying tribute to its influences by reviving songs from The Melodians, Jimmy Cliff, and others.I am as much a film geek as a tech geek. In a previous life, I reviewed music and movies, and had lots more fun with the latter. If someone offered me a film-review job that paid my mortgage, I’d take it in a second, but I have a feeling that will remain a part of my past rather than become my future. Sadly, most of the film reviews I wrote back then are not online . . . I’d love to share the absolutely horrible review I wrote of The Story of O for the Daily Texan , circa 1975.
Fifteen geek movies to see before you die | TechBlog | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
So, if you’re wondering how to really satisfy your woman, here are 10 things, from a woman’s point of view, that you should NEVER do in bed: 1. The “Wham, bam, thank you m’am” approach: Too many guys see sex as purely something to satisfy their horny cravings. Here’s your poor woman in her cute little nightie, looking forward to a night of passion, and all she gets is the main event without any sort of opening act. 2.