] The vessel was found carrying more than three tons of
] rotting tuna and mackerel in its hold, and had plenty of
] fuel and food.

Ghost ship mystery deepens

] Resumes with white-sounding first names elicited 50
] percent more responses than ones with black-sounding
] names, according to a study by professors at the
] University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the
] Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

I have a "white" first name and a "black" last name. I wonder which was more important to my prospective employers? I'd like to point out that I had a MUCH easier time looking for work in snowy-white southeastern Connecticut than I did in Central Jersey. I wonder if my name had anything to do with it?

Study: It helps to have a 'white' name

] “People will come to see this from all over the world,
] just as they do when visiting other structures of awe,”
] says Brent Blake and John Glassco of Soap Lake, the team
] behind the concept. “Think of the interest this structure
] will have on people. It is an active, mesmerizing,
] vividly colorful and always changing kinetic structure.
] What other theme structures in the world possess such
] features? Visitors will be thrilled to see such a thing
] and will be rewarded by its scale, show of light and
] constantly changing elements."

Riiiiight.

GiantLavaLamp.com - When we build it they will come!

] "Kobe beef, imported from Japan, comes from cattle raised
] on beer and massaged daily to make the meat soft and
] succulent."

I never understood why people are so willing to spend so much money on this type of thing. You shit it out in a day anyway.

New York's most expensive burger

] "The Dodge Kahuna concept has an interior that can be
] transformed into a lounge, with a front passenger seat
] that can flip around to face the back and second-row
] seats that fold down to form tables."

We've got a friend who is an engineer for Ford, who went to this auto show this year, and he says that most of the concept cars never make it to production. Thank God.

Luxury, size, power dominate auto show

] ""There's a certain percentage of people who think I'm
] totally crazy. That doesn't bother me," says Beeny, 75
] with jet-black, slicked-back hair and long sideburns that
] would make Elvis proud, as would the jumpsuit Beeny jumps
] into when photo opportunities arise."

Elvis lives at roadside attraction

For anyone who truly believes that this guy ACTUALLY eats human fetuses. It really bugs me when urban legends make "real news" headlines. Just today I received an email from someone at work about how I should "IGNORE ALL MESSAGES FROM MONKEYMAN 935", should he try to contact me, "HE'S WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF 56 WOMEN HE MET ONLINE". I wish Snopes.com wasn't blocked from work. But about.com does a pretty fine job of also debunking urban legends.

Do They Eat Human Fetuses in China?

] "A Montana man who legally changed his name to "Jack Ass"
] in 1997 has sued media giant Viacom Inc. , claiming its
] stunt-heavy, gross-out TV show and movie "Jackass" had
] defamed his character."

Jack Ass sues over 'Jackass' show

] "Children, don't fear: State officials won't block Santa
] Claus and his reindeer from flying over New Jersey on
] Christmas Eve."
This is from a while ago (like I said previously, I just got back) but I thought it was so cute I had to post it.

Santa's reindeer free to fly over N.J.

I got all excited! I thought they meant that guy who has the psychic-reading show! But I was wrong. I think that's John Edward, no "s". That would have been funnier.

TIME.com: Person of the Week: John Edwards