Yes, really. Rush Limbaugh! The Musical.

Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:57 AM EST (MediaCaffeine)

The conservative talk show host who is often a punchline in liberal-slanted jokes can add another venue to his list of follies: the musical stage. "Rush Limbaugh! The Musical" previews on January 31 and officially opens February 3 in Chicago with a scheduled 7-week run.

odd-news, rush

RCX4 Star Stryker is an X-Wing by any other name

Seeded on Sat Jan 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST (Ars Technica)

A totally awesome X-Wing fighter toy is on display at CES in the booth of an unassuming Chinese company. It's amazingly cool and is supposed to be effortless to fly. The only problem is, it's not licensed. Brazenness, thy name is DigitTronics.

technology, star-wars

Hulu's Super Bowl Ad Comes With An Ad

Seeded on Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:11 AM EST (TechCrunch)

I guess you could argue that some of these commercials are now entertainment in their own right, and thus deserve their own mini-commercials. The Hulu spot with Alec Baldwin (above) is certainly one of the better ones. He delivers the line

entertainment, hulu

Will Climate Change & Eco-migration Lead to Increased Warfare

Seeded on Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:55 AM EST (Daily Galaxy)

With the planet heating up, and global warming predicted to redefine world climates, and some places will be harder hit than others.

war, science, climate

Spore Now Graciously Allows You To Reinstall Your Own Game

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:31 AM EST (Kotaku)

For many of you (not many of everyone, if you look at the sales charts), Spore's iron-fisted DRM was a big turn-off. Well, after promises, now EA have delivered, freeing up the game's installs.

technology, gaming, spore

Watch Jack Black Turn On a 360

Seeded on Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:25 PM EST (Kotaku)

Sure a lot of the bigger news and even some winners were spilled earlier today, but Jack Black is plenty of reason to tune in to watch the second half of Spike TV's Video Game Awards.

odd-news, mtv, xbox, jack-black, spike

Democrats vs Blagojevich

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:04 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Senator Harry Reid is drawing a fairly bold line in the political sand in regards to the ethical missteps surrounding Rod Blagojevich.

governor, illinois, democrats, politics, obama, blagojevich

New Grid Battery Could Solve Peak Energy Demands

Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 5:54 AM EST (Cleantechnica)

Ideally, utilities could charge the system at night when energy is cheaper to produce and then discharge that energy in to the grid during peak hours. Is it just me that hates using the word discharge?

energy, science

Six Techniques for Remembering Dreams

Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 3:16 AM EST (Divine Caroline)

One would think that so many dreams unfolding each time we sleep would leave a more lasting impression. So why don't they? They can—if you're willing to do a little work.

science, dreams