Contrary to the Internet, NASA is Not Working on Wrinkle “Cure”

Earlier today, the Discovery Channel’s Discovery News tumblr re-blogged a post by The Week Magazine that caught my eye:

A drink formulated by NASA scientists to protect astronauts from the sun’s radiation could become a hot-selling, age-defying beauty product. New research suggests that AS10, or “space drink,” can noticeably reduce facial wrinkles and obvious signs of aging in as little as four months.

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Blind Items

When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to say live and let live. You know you did. You know you did. You know you did. Continue reading →

How to Get Back at Annoying Parents

Ah, annoying parents. We are everywhere and we often forget that the world does not revolve around our special snowflakes. We can drive even the most tolerant among us to drink. To even the playing field, I will let you in on a secret: It is ridiculously easy to get revenge on us. You just have to know a few secrets. I will tell you a few in the hopes that you are more tolerant of me the next time I start yapping about how precious my snowflakes are. Continue reading →

Two Remarks That Say Way Too Much About Mitt Romney

Ever since Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican nominating process, Mitt Romney has turned his attention and rhetoric in the direction of the general election. With the Texas primary behind him, and the nomination firmly grasped in the white-gloved hands of his car butler, perhaps Romney can put some energy toward improving upon  one of his greatest shortcomings: Answering press questions for which he should already have concise, canned answers.

However, because Romney was programmed by failed Windows Vista engineers, the next five months promise to sound a lot like some of the gems he’s tossed out in the past few days. Continue reading →