We’ve got a tradition in India where a newbie has to give an “intro” to his peers and colleagues at a new school or workplace, and answer any question as truthfully as possible. And since I’ve just joined the Phandroid team as a weekend blogger, I thought it’s only fair that I bring it here. [...]

Do you know someone with cancer? Chances are, you do. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12.7 million people find out each year around the world that they have cancer, and 7.6 million people die from cancer. That’s …

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country’s south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.The lat…

By SHANNON MCCAFFREY, ASSOCIATED PRESSLAS VEGAS — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevada’s caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place.Trounced in Florida on Tuesda…

You’ve seen many minimalist art posters based on movies, but how about minimalist posters for internet memes? Artist Stefan Van Zoggel created 29 of them so far, illustrating both classic and recent memes. Link -via Blame It On The Voices

By Angeliki Koutantou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Greece’s government on Saturday struggled on in talks with lenders to secure a 130 billion euro bailout before turning to the trickier …

DENVER — Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.Al Harrington missed a 3-point attempt with 2 seco…

Exposing marital infidelity can be a costly and time consuming endeavor. Sure, there is a plethora of high-tech methods out there, but did you know you can now go CSI-style on your significant other’s soiled undergarments to expose an extram…

CAIRO — The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for …

WASHINGTON (AP) â?? Obama to Syrian citizens: US stands with you and Assad regime must come to an endRead More…
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In this rare and exclusive conversation, Manolo Blahnik discusses his incredible career redefining the role of the shoe in fashion.

LOS ANGELES — Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film “9 1/2 Weeks,” has died. He was 70.King’s son-in-law Allison Burnett says the filmmaker died Friday morni…

By: Adam Hadhazy, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor Published: 02/03/2012 04:25 PM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries Millions of eyes will be glued to the gridiron this Sunday as the New England Patriots face the New York Giants in Super Bowl…

By MARTIN GRIFFITH, ASSOCIATED PRESSRENO, Nev. — With its 24-hour casino gambling, legalized prostitution and drive-through wedding chapels, Nevada seems anything but conventional. When it comes to voting in presidential elections, it’s as …

DENVER — The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central plains.Bl…

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl’s twin brother addressed his sister’s …

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Lindsey Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course in frigid conditions Saturday.With the temperature at minus-13 degrees at the starting hut, Vonn tra…

Jen Yates has a roundup of cake wrecks celebrating the Super Bowl. Can you decipher the message on these cupcakes?
HINT: It’s starts with the word “gone.”
Both teams are represented equally in the collection at Cake Wrecks. Link

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Once, a short film like this would have been called “experimental.” Now it’s an art form. Shinji Inamoto presents wildly transforming objects for the sake of enjoying the transformations. -via Laughing Squid

This is what happens when the person who actually saw something is not the same person who has the art supplies to illustrate it. They probably never even met, so what you end up with is somewhat akin to the Telephone Game. There are more examples at …

Another in the parade of February holidays is tomorrow: Super Bowl Sunday! Giants vs. Patriots, a rematch of the 2008 game. The ads, of course, are the ultimate efforts of the ad agencies. But I found out years ago that the best will be on the internet the next day. This year, many advertisers are [...]

No matter how much you think you know, science is always coming up with new findings. Think you are safe from STDs? Think again: Studies show over 80% of all sexually active adults will contract an STD at some point, although most won’t notice. That’s because 80% of all people who contract one of the [...]

Now this is an interesting idea for a photo series-combine recently taken portraits of people with photos from when they were children, but instead of using Photoshop photographer Bobby Lee Adams uses a well placed tear down the middle of the face. I was amazed at how similar they look when compared to their childhood [...]

(YouTube Video) Come for the reference to popular building bricks LEGO, stay for the graphic animated violence that makes bricks fly like never before. LEGO Captain America may be the most badass incarnation of the Marvel Comics character ever created, and that’s saying a lot since he’s been kicking tail in the comics since the [...]

I have dubbed this ultimate gamer geek accessory the Forearm Guard Of (Dice) Rolling, but creator Dia calls it the Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet. It’s a hand made leather cuff that contains a LilyPad  setup inside which automatically rolls a die, from d4 to d20, then presents the result on the screen. And the [...]

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The whole point of Skyrim is to kill dragons, which is precisely what makes it so bizarre to play as a pacifist. Surprisingly, it is possible…at least to some extent. I can’t imagine he’ll be able to be the game this way…

Is giving a cow whiskey the secret to ensuring it will live a long healthy life? It might sound silly, but if Bertha, the world’s longest-living cow had a few shots every year before staring in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, then who knows, maybe it helps. Interestingly, Bertha also holds the record for most [...]

Who knew Sabotage was so perfectly written to become a venn diagram? Really though, sabotage should go into another bubble. After all, it’s sabotage.
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