Internet addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. ''Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control,'' some science guy said. 1/12/12 5:49pm ET
Abnormal white matter integrity? Is that a brain disorder or a return reason at J. Crew?
Internet addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. ''Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control,'' some science guy said. 1/12/12 5:49pm ET
Looks like I'm gonna have to get a few new hobbies.
Internet addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests. ''Overall, our findings indicate that IAD has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involving emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control,'' some science guy said. 1/12/12 5:49pm ET
A new study suggests that Facebook may be skewing the way its users perceive their lives. It finds those carefully selected photos of cheerful, contented people cumulatively convey a self-esteem-shattering message: Our lives are fantastic! What's wrong with you? 1/12/12 5:03pm ET
Sounds like somebody got one too many friend requests rejected....
A new study suggests that Facebook may be skewing the way its users perceive their lives. It finds those carefully selected photos of cheerful, contented people cumulatively convey a self-esteem-shattering message: Our lives are fantastic! What's wrong with you? 1/12/12 5:03pm ET
This is why I'm glad I don't have any friends on there.
According to a Starbucks gossip site, employees are forbidden from telling jokes about the company's new blonde roast coffee and will be issued a written offense if they do. 1/12/12 4:02pm ET
If only there were something else about Starbucks to make jokes about...
Answering Republican calls for him to donate to the U.S. Treasury to cut the budget deficit, billionaire Warren Buffett has challenged the GOP to join him, vowing to match their donations dollar-for-dollar. ''If we go to a contribution system, I'll match the total contribution made by all Republican members of Congress. And I'll even go three for one for McConnell.'' 1/12/12 4:34pm ET
And that's what happens when you bring a knife to a gun fight.
NBC has hired Howard Stern as the new judge of the summer competition series 'America's Got Talent'. The popular radio shock-jock will critique the eclectic talent show, replacing Piers Morgan, and production of the show will move to New York City. 12/15/11 1:15pm ET
Production of the show will move to New York City -- and a bathroom.
Donald Trump has backed out of moderating a Republican debate because he's still considering running for president as an independent. Trump said the GOP candidates are ''very concerned'' that he will announce an independent candidacy after 'The Apprentice' ends and won't agree to a debate with him unless he rules that out -- which he won't do. 12/13/11 4:54pm ET
Trump said that GOP candidates are very concerned he will run as an independent candidate. And by "very concerned," they mean, "hey, did you hear the one about Donald Trump..."
Donald Trump has backed out of moderating a Republican debate because he's still considering running for president as an independent. Trump said the GOP candidates are ''very concerned'' that he will announce an independent candidacy after 'The Apprentice' ends and won't agree to a debate with him unless he rules that out -- which he won't do. 12/13/11 4:54pm ET
He's not the only Trump people wish had pulled out.
Donald Trump has backed out of moderating a Republican debate because he's still considering running for president as an independent. Trump said the GOP candidates are ''very concerned'' that he will announce an independent candidacy after 'The Apprentice' ends and won't agree to a debate with him unless he rules that out -- which he won't do. 12/13/11 4:54pm ET
Why does Trump always look like he just saw his hair in the mirror?
Doctors are now warning that frequently heading a soccer ball can lead to brain injury, after brains scans of 32 players revealed patterns of damage similar to that seen in patients with concussion. To be safe, doctors advise players to stay under 1,000 headers per year. 11/30/11 3:57pm ET
1,000 headers a year? I'd settle for one on my birthday.
A $10 bill is a joyful sight for a server. But when one waiter went to retrieve such a note out from under a diner's plate recently, he noticed something curious. The tip it provided wasn't monetary, but spiritual. ''SOME THINGS ARE BETTER THAN MONEY,'' it said on the back, ''Like your eternal salvation, that was bought and paid for by Jesus going to the cross.'' 11/29/11 5:12pm ET
"Some things are better than money. Especially for me."
A $10 bill is a joyful sight for a server. But when one waiter went to retrieve such a note out from under a diner's plate recently, he noticed something curious. The tip it provided wasn't monetary, but spiritual. ''SOME THINGS ARE BETTER THAN MONEY,'' it said on the back, ''Like your eternal salvation, that was bought and paid for by Jesus going to the cross.'' 11/29/11 5:12pm ET
An angry judge has sentenced Dr. Conrad Murray to four years behind bars -- the maximum punishment possible -- for his part in Michael Jackson's death, saying the doctor's role in the singer's fatal overdose was ''money-for-medicine madness.'' 11/29/11 1:33pm ET
He's also expected to lose his medical license. If he has one.
Creepy old Michigan State art professor Danny Guthrie (pictured) recently finished a project where he photographed himself in varying states of undress, caressing the naked bodies of current and former students. Outrage ensued. 11/29/11 3:37pm ET
This proves two things: old men are horny, and young women are dumb.
Argentinian scientists are claiming that the electromagnetic radiation from laptop Wi-Fi signals can cause infertility in men. The scientists got semen samples from 29 healthy men, placed a few drops on a connected laptop, and four hours later, a quarter of the sperm were no longer swimming, compared to just 14% from samples away from the computer. 11/29/11 4:26pm ET
Guess I'm gonna have to stop jerking off at the airport.
Fashion retailer Benetton has launched an ad campaign called ''Unhate'' that features photos of world leaders digitally altered to make it look like they're kissing each other. President Obama, for example, is lip-locked with China's Hu Jintao and, separately, Hugo Chavez. Other kissers include the leaders of Israel and Palestine and the two Koreas. 11/16/11 6:07pm ET
Fashion retailer Benetton has launched an ad campaign called ''Unhate'' that features photos of world leaders digitally altered to make it look like they're kissing each other. President Obama, for example, is lip-locked with China's Hu Jintao and, separately, Hugo Chavez. Other kissers include the leaders of Israel and Palestine and the two Koreas. 11/16/11 6:07pm ET
I'll say this much: at least Hu Jintao is a step up from Michelle Obama.
America's teens have found a new way to get drunk: by soaking tampons in vodka and inserting them in their rectums and vaginas. Why? According to Dr. Dan Quan of Phoenix, AZ, ''[It's a] quicker high, they think it's going to last longer, it's more intense.'' 11/15/11 5:57pm ET
"Rough day at the office, dear?" "Yeah, time for some double-penetration."