We discuss a term used in Battleship -- "Goldilocks planet" -- where "the porridge is just right" for life. And this leads to the notion that if there were life out there, would it resemble Hollywood aliens, friend or foe?
I always prefer to get the kissing out of the way right away so that the awkwardness dissolves by opening night. Plus, it's better to not be surprised by the fact that your tenor is actually an open mouthed wet kisser, or that your soprano is a closed lip face presser.
A spacecraft from Earth enters the Crab Nebula and finds the last thing they were expecting: a spacecraft from another planet, exploring the same part of space. A standoff results because neither spaceship has the ability to destroy the other.
Ever feel like parts of your life could be made into an episode fit for the X-Files or Fringe? I wouldn't say it happens to everyone, but most of us have had at least one experience that we simply cannot explain.
He may only be 12 years old, but Tom Schaar from Malibu, California is already big news within the world of skateboarding.
Insane asylums. What is it about them that draws our interest? Mental institutions have been used as haunting settings for countless movies and novels, including a recent novel, Blue Asylum.
No wonder there's a trace of lament in the Mona Lisa's smile.
If you live in Florida or in the Southeast, you are currently being inundated by swarms of lovebugs flying around your vehicle. You may be thinking, "Do these critters have a death wish?" Well, there is a reason for everything.
I will argue however that the humble ball is actually man's greatest invention. Without the ball what would man have bounced against the wall while he was thinking about the wheel?
Where can you find the world's biggest burger? With fierce competition, it's hard to keep up, so here are the most recent claimants to the record.
In defending their book, the editors of Poetry of the Taliban also argue that there is a great deal of value in learning about one's supposed enemy, whether you're a military captain or a responsible civilian. Most people would agree. But is reading a book of Taliban poetry the right way to learn?
Much controversy has surrounded the use of remote-controlled drone aircraft in the war on terror. But another, still more awe-inducing possibility has emerged: taking human beings out of the decision loop altogether.
Who doesn't love a good history mystery? You don't have to be a Civil War buff to be fascinated with the attempt to identify the two skeletons found in the turret of the USS Monitor when it was raised from the ocean floor a decade ago.
Evidently, under South Carolina law any vehicle that displays "any sticker, decal, emblem or other device containing obscene or indecent words, photographs or depictions," violates the law.
Chaos, confusion and irritation best describe this forced gothic nightmare, based on the vampire soap opera from 1966.
Just last week, a 23-year-old Nebraska man named Tyler Gold legally changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex Gold. Gold wrote that "name recognition is important, and the new name is more recognizable." On that count, he's entirely correct.
Now, heterosexual marriage laws are pretty straightforward in North Carolina. In fact, things are so lenient that, In North Carolina, it's completely legal for first cousins to get married.
Dori Hartley, 2012.15.05