10 Fascinating Details In 'Zero Dark Thirty'
We checked out 'Zero Dark Thirty' yesterday hoping to learn more about the 11-year hunt for Osama bin Laden (OBL). (Read our review here.)The filmmakers had considerable access to people with knowledge...
View Article10 Books For The Readers And Book-Lovers On Your List
If you have family and friends who enjoy reading, why not slip a few books under the Christmas tree? Given all of the time we spend staring at screens these days, it actually feels good to bury your...
View Article12 Fantasy Football Tips For Week 16
It's another huge week in fantasy football with league semifinals or the finals kicking off on Saturday night.With your league title on the line, we've assembled a list of the players that we think you...
View ArticleWe Have Never Seen Anything Like Bill Ackman's Dizzying Takedown Of Herbalife...
Activist investor Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, gave an epic presentation on his latest short — Herbalife. Ackman, whose hedge fund has an "enormous" short position,...
View ArticleQuick! Squeeze In Dinner At One Of The World's Best Restaurants Before Doomsday
The Mayan calendar predicts that the world will end December 21, which happens to be tomorrow.While there's good evidence that there is no impending apocalypse, why take your chances?Might as well...
View ArticleThe Best And Worst Performances By The Same Actors In 2012
Remember when Sandra Bullock was feted as the Best Actress (an Oscar for "The Blind Side") and the Worst Actress (a Razzie for "All About Steve") of the year? Consistency is a tricky business for...
View Article7 Weird Criminal Plots Targeting Celebrities
Given the oppressive fans, the creepy stalkers, and — all too often — the deranged death threats that the famous endure, abject anonymity has its charms.John Lennon may be the biggest celebrity to die...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' Yacht Is Being Held In Amsterdam Over A Bill Dispute (AAPL)
One of the last major products Steve Jobs worked on wasn't for Apple. It was for himself.He designed a yacht with French designer Philippe Starck. The yacht was built by Dutch company Feadship.It was...
View ArticleHere's Your First Look At Facebook's New, Sexting-Friendly Poke App
Facebook has finally found a way to recycle one of its oldest features—the once-famous Poke.Pokes, once one of the main ways you'd get friends' attention on the site, are all but buried now. But...
View ArticleThis Classic Frank Lloyd Wright House Has Been Spared From Demolition
Back in August, conservationists were fighting to declare this David and Gladys Wright House in Arizona a landmark before it was destroyed by developer 8081 Meridian.The Phoenix residence was bought in...
View Article15 Unnecessarily Sexy Christmas Costumes
We just got accustomed to the bizarrely unnecessary, yet incredibly profitable, sexy Halloween costume market— shilling everything from sexy Oscar the Grouch to barely there Chewbacca. Christmas is...
View Article12 Charts On Firearms In GUN NATION
After last week's horrific mass shooting left 20 first-graders and seven adults dead, everyone is taking a hard look at guns in America.Obama has called for a gun control task force. Many have called...
View Article65 Beautiful Photos Of The US Military In 2012
This was a year to remember for the U.S. Military.After years of combat, some 23,000 troops serving in Afghanistan were pulled out in 2012, with plans to withdraw the rest by 2014.The U.S. Military...
View ArticleThe 19 Worst Plot Holes In Blockbuster Movies
Movies like "Batman Begins,""Jurassic Park" and "Mean Girls" enthralled audiences worldwide and gained huge fan followings. But they also have notable plot holes. While most movies are supposed to be...
View Article11 Famous Brands Most Americans Have Never Heard Of
In the U.S.-centric world most Americans live in, all the greatest and most valuable brands were created here. Several studies by brand valuation experts show that to be true.But some of the world’s...
View ArticleThe 20 Most Impressive People Of The Year
What a year it's been.In 2012, the United States saw Hurricane Sandy ravage the East Coast and a divisive presidential election that kept President Obama in office. London hosted the 2012 Summer...
View Article15 Last-Minute Gifts Every Investor Would Love
Chances are you've done all of your Christmas shopping already.But if you're still looking for something, we've got 15 great options for you.From desktop essentials and wall art to trading tools and a...
View ArticleThe Truth About What Kind Of Job You Can Get Into With Your Major
Williams College students Hayley Brooks and Kaison Tanabe analyzed the careers of 15,000+ graduates, and used CIRCOS visualization software to plot out the data.Professor Satyan Devadoss then published...
View ArticleHere's How Badly The 'Home Alone' Burglars Should Have Been Injured
Since its debut in 1990,"Home Alone" has become as much a part of the Christmas cinematic ritual as "It's a Wonderful Life."But unlike that uplifting tale about the good of mankind, "Home Alone" tells...
View ArticleHere Are The Hot New Technologies That Will Get Hundreds Of Millions Of...
In 2012, the funding pendulum swung away from consumer Internet companies and back toward startups that serve businesses—enterprise technology, as it's known in the business.The focus will stay there...
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