Current Events Archive

What’s Inside Your McRib

The coveted McRib. Yes, the triumphant return of the beloved McDonald's sandwich will continue to grace the fast-food giant's menu for another two weeks. Despite the pop culture history behind the McRib, I've never been one to really feel the need to try one. I guess after this article I'd...
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An Uncertain Future

The landing of the shuttle Atlantis yesterday truly marked an end to a historic era for American space exploration. Despite using Russian Soyuz capsules to venture Americans to the I.S.S. for now, there's an air of uncertainty as to what role NASA might play in the future. The Washington Post...
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14 Foods to Buy Organic

There's some legitimate debate out there about buying organic foods as of late but in my book, I tend to buy organic whenever possible. The idea of having toxic chemicals designed to kill things being sprayed on my vegetables seems kind of bizarre to me. Just because you can eat...
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The Grey Goose Hoodwink

Let's face it: alot of people drink Grey Goose despite not having an articulate palette for quality vodka (myself included). We prefer it though because it comes in an attractive bottle, is highly revered, and features quality ingredients and expert distillation from France, right? Actually, all of these reasons were meticulously...
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Coca-Cola Secret Ingredient Revealed?

Has the cat finally come out of the bag for Coca-Cola? Radio programmers on "This American Life" have claimed that they have found the makeup of the mysterious 'merchandise 7x', the key secret ingredient to Coca-Cola's recipe. Merchandise 7x is so secret that apparently less than 2 people in the...
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Kodachrome: 1935 – 2010

As we close on the year of 2010, one of things that will be well missed is the famous Kodachrome film. Known for producing utterly gorgeous and vibrant images, the film was eventually discontinued by Kodak due to the increasing costs of production coupled with the industry transition to digital format....
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2011

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday over the break and a wonderful New Years. First, I'll apologize once again for the lack of new material in the past couple of weeks. I had been completely inundated this December with holidays, traveling and important career decision-making events. With those activities...
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NASA Unveils Alien Life Form Discovery

Hours before the official announcement, a couple of websites have picked up the big scoop that's about to be revealed by NASA administrators in their press conference today. Apparently in the lakes of Mono Lake, California, NASA scientists have discovered a bacteria with its building blocks completely different from any living organism...
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The Gun

One of the most influential piece of modern weaponry mankind has faced to date, the AK-47 proved to be the backbone of the Soviet war machine and a symbol of 20th century warfare. Esquire has a fascinating article about the rise of the Ak-47 and the defeat of a superpower...
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Disappearing Honeybee Act Finally Solved

A couple of years ago the media ran a story concerning that the U.S. honeybee population was randomly downsizing at an alarming rate. Beekeepers throughout the country reported that their bees either all died or vanished from the hives. In the last 4 years, 'colony collapse' has affected between 20...
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