Beauty & Health
Some Foods Help, Some Trigger Migraines
If you're one of the more than 28 million Americans plagued by debilitating migraine headaches, relief may be as simple as changing what you eat, registered dietitian Keri Glassman explained on "The Early Show" Tuesday. Glassman pointed to foods to avoid if you're prone to migraines, and ones to keep in your arsenal because they may help you... more
Sport & Fitness
Season-ending knee surgery for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved. It turned out to be a most symbolic gesture. So long, Tiger. See you next year. Woods revealed Wednesday he has been playing... more
Internet
Former 'spam King' Must Pay MySpace $6 Million
A Colorado man has been ordered to pay US$6 million in damages and legal fees for spamming thousands of MySpace.com users. Scott Richter of Westminster, Colorado, must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in legal fees, a court-appointed arbitrator ruled on Thursday. Richter, who was once accused of pumping out more than... more
Movies – Music - Books
"Incredible Hulk" smashes box office
A bigger, better "Incredible Hulk" crushed the North American weekend box office with a $54.5 million take, according to studio estimates. The action-oriented film revival starring the hulking green superhero is the second self-financed production from Marvel Studios, which paid General Electric Co's Universal Pictures a fee to market and... more
Car & Traffic
The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth
According to a recent study by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, 73 percent of California drivers change their oil more frequently than required. This same scenario no doubt repeats itself across the country. Besides wasting money, this translates into unnecessary consumption of $100-a-barrel oil, much of it imported. Using... more
Technology & Multimedia
The Most Ambitious Game Ever?
EA's sim takes on life, the universe and everything. The next game from Sims mastermind Will Wright is big. And not just "lots of levels" or "ruins your hard drive" big. Nor do we mean "will sell a billion units" or "will take you three years to complete" big. We mean it could be the most ambitious computer game ever conceived. Taking... more
Economy & Finances
Inflation causing low prices?
Inflation may be climbing faster than the humidity level, but there are still some things that actually cost less than they did a year ago. Amid all the headlines about soaring energy and food prices, many consumers may not notice that they're getting a break on some items they buy every day. "People don’t often remember [the... more
Travel
From the Rock to the Ritz
Once upon a time, the baddest of the bad were sent to Alcatraz to cool their heels. Fortunately, that's no longer the case. If felons were still being housed on "The Rock," a luxury hotel would be much more difficult to build. Wait, what? Five-star accommodations on a site that once held hundreds of scary convicts? Yep! Several articles in... more
Fashion & Lifestyle
Best Jeans for Your Figure
After testing hundreds of pairs, we declare the winners: Here are the most flattering. The Best Jeans: Flat Behind The key to going from flat to flattering is finding a pair of jeans with some Lycra or spandex for lift, wide-set back pockets to break up the turf back there, and embellished stitching to define roundness. Most important, stay... more
Internet
The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest
Facebook is all about openness and data portability, as long as that doesn't involve openness or portability of data, it seems. Today they wrote a long 7 paragraph blog post to get a single point across: Facebook has banned Google's Friend Connect access to the Facebook API: Now that Google has launched Friend Connect, we?ve had a chance... more
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