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Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show (AP)

Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

Technology / Internet

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.





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Shuttle fueled, Colbert gives launch a 'go' (AP)

Shuttle fueled, Colbert gives launch a 'go'

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is fueled and ready for an early morning flight to the international space station.


The New York Times headquarters is seen in February 2009 in New York City

Webbys for NY Times, Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC

Technology / Internet

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The New York Times, the endangered Boston Globe, Britain's Guardian and the BBC scooped up Webby Awards for online excellence on Tuesday.


NASA to announce module name on `Colbert Report' (AP)

NASA to announce module name on 'Colbert Report'

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Stephen Colbert is still clinging to hope that NASA will name a new room at the international space station after him.


Oops: Colbert wins NASA space station name contest

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (13) | comments 10

(AP) -- NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.


A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh?

A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not surprisingly, Robert Lynch begins his research paper "It's Funny Because We Think It's True: Laughter is Augmented by Implicit Preferences" with a joke. Not his joke, but one taken from a ...


Desperately seeking...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sunday's Academy Awards clearly left many of us wanting more. Here are five hot Oscar-related search terms from Monday, as tracked by Google Trends:


YouTube airs medical help videos

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 03, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A number of people -- from Canada to the Netherlands -- without formal medical training are sharing health advice on the U.S. video-sharing Web site YouTube.


Discovery's Next Launch Attempt Early Friday

Discovery's Next Launch Attempt Early Friday

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed ...


A view of Life.com front page

LIFE.com goes live

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LIFE, the defunct US magazine, came back to life online on Tuesday as a website featuring photographs from its legendary and prize-winning collection.


NASA embraces pop culture on next shuttle flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- When Discovery flies to the international space station this week, it will deliver a new treadmill named for a TV comedian and pick up a Buzz Lightyear toy.



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