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Robert T. Gonzalez: Adding iodine to salt may have helped boost America's I.Q. (io9)
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Smallest Penis Contest Winner Tells Us Why He's Proud To Be Less Endowed (Gothamist)
On Saturday, a Bushwick bar held a contest to crown the "smallest penis in Brooklyn." The winner, Nick Gilronan, actually resides in Queens, but that didn't stop him from walking away with the title and $200 cash. In this exclusive interview, he opens up about his junk and blasts the media for making less-endowed men seem inadequate. Single ladies take note: Gilronan is single, and has $200 burning a hole in his pocket for date night.
David Wong: 13 Photos That Shatter Your Image of Famous People (Part 2) (Cracked)
Celebrities age weird. Did you know that Samuel L. Jackson is 64 years old? Or that William Shatner is 82? You just kind of put it out of your mind -- the idea of Samuel L. Jackson lining up for Senior Citizen's Night at Golden Corral Buffet just doesn't register. Even more so when said celebrity made his living as a real-world cartoon character …
Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher. The series, produced by the John Charles Walters Company, in association with Paramount Television, was created by James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, and Ed. Weinberger.
The external establishing shot of the Sunshine Cab Company was of an actual taxi garage and gas station located on Charles and Hudson streets in New York's West Village. The building has since been demolished, and an apartment building and a Rite Aid pharmacy went up on the site.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Sunshine Cab company
Adam answered:
That's right, the Sunshine Cab Company.
Sally said:
Alex, Elaine, Tony, Bobby and Rev. Jim drove for the Sunshine Cab Company on the TV series "Taxi."
Loved that show!
PS: Only in NYC could we have disgraced Governor Elliott Spitzer - forced to resign two years ago, due to his cavorting with ladies of ill repute, running for city comptroller, and Anthony "Carlos Danger" Weiner - former congressman forced to resign for showing his 'other' weiner to nice young ladies via twitter, now running for Governor! Please note Mrs Huma Weiner is staunchly standing by her man's side - to spite the recent twitters he sent to a 22 year old sexy woman, promising her, IN WRITING, a condo in Chicago (where they can meet for sex) and a job at Politico. Mrs Spitzer, is living in the Spitzer condo in the city, while Elliot is living with his parents...
I think he has a better chance of winning, but you never know - in NYC!
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Sunshine Cab Company
Dale from Humidsticky Diamond Springs, Norcali, responded:
The Sunshine Cab Company. Great ensemble acting!!!
MAM wrote:
Sunshine Cab Company
Marian, with a freshly broken toe, answered:
Sunshine Cab Company
And, Joe S said:
Poem
Free Verse
sunshine cab company
so typical
of new yorkers
with their sunny dispositions
and witty banter
and loving attitudes toward their fellow man
and woman.
i never watched it.
I wrote "Free Verse" so you would know that it is.
Bit of a marine layer kept things on the pleasant side.
Tonight, Thursday:
CBS opens the night with a RERUN'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN'2½ Men', then a FRESH'Big Brother', followed by a RERUN'Elementary'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Regis Philbin and Terry Fator.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Bill Hader and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN'The Winner Is', followed by a FRESH'The Winner Is', then a FRESH'Hollywood Game Night'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Cate Blanchett, Michael B. Jordan, and Court Yard Hounds.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Andy Samberg, Marcine & Nita Lou Webb, and New Order.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/4/13) are Nikki Glaser, Sara Schaefer, "River Monsters", and Damien Jurado.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Wipeout', followed by a FRESH'Motive', then a FRESH'Rookie Blue'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 7/10/13) are Kevin Nealon, Michael B. Jordan, and Karmin.
The CW offers a RERUN'The Vampire Diaries', followed by a RERUN'Beauty & The Beast'.
Faux fills the night with a FRESH'Hell's Kitchen'.
MY has an old 'White Collar', followed by another old 'White Collar'.
A&E has 'The First 48', 'Beyond Scared Straight', followed by a FRESH'Beyond Scared Straight', then a FRESH'My Life As A Gangster Girl'.
AMC offers the movie 'Blood Diamond', followed by the movie 'Demolition Man', and 'Showville'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[7:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[8:00AM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 11
[9:00AM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 12
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 6 - Ep 26 - Descent, Part 1
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 1 - Descent, Part 2
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 2 - Liaisons
[1:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 2 - Leone's
[2:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED UK - Season 3 - Ep 1 - La Parra de Burriana
[3:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 3 - Ep 4 - Flamangos
[4:00PM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 11
[5:00PM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 12
[6:00PM] GORDON RAMSAY'S GREAT ESCAPE - Season 1 - Episode 2
[7:00PM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 2 - Mountains
[8:00PM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 3 - Fresh Water
[9:00PM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 4 - Caves
[10:00PM] WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 2 - Giant Huntsman Spider
[11:00PM] DANGERMAN: THE INCREDIBLE MR. GOODWIN - Season 1 - Episode 3
[12:00AM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 4 - Caves
[1:00AM] WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 2 - Giant Huntsman Spider
[2:00AM] PLANET EARTH-Ep 3 - Fresh Water
[3:00AM] GORDON RAMSAY'S GREAT ESCAPE - Season 1 - Episode 2
[4:00AM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 2 - Mountains
[5:00AM] PLANET EARTH - Ep 3 - Fresh Water (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Below Deck', another 'Below Deck', 'Real Housewives Of OC', and another 'Real Housewives Of OC'.
Comedy Central has last night's 'Colbert Report', last night's ' Jon Stewart John Oliver', 'Chappelle's Show', another 'Chappelle's Show', 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', 'Tosh.0', and another 'Tosh.0'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart John Oliver is Bob Bradley.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Olympia Snowe.
FX has the movie 'X-Men: The Last Stand', followed by a FRESH'Anger Management', then a FRESH'Wilfred', and another 'Wilfred'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', 'Duck Dynasty', another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', yet another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', and yes, one more 'Duck Dynasty'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Bunk
[6:30AM] The Children
[8:15AM] The Exorcism of Emily Rose
[10:45AM] Pan's Labyrinth
[1:15PM] The Children
[3:00PM] The Exorcism of Emily Rose
[5:30PM] Event Horizon
[7:30PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Aziz Ansari Wears a Charcoal Blazer
[8:00PM] Kick-Ass
[10:30PM] Kick-Ass
[1:00AM] Dance of the Dead
[2:45AM] Ali G Indahouse
[4:30AM] Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)-The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode
[5:45AM] Whitest Kids U'Know (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Top of the Lake-Episode 4
[7:00AM] A River Runs Through It
[9:00AM] Marathon Man
[11:15AM] French Roast
[11:30AM] Man Shops Globe-Scotland
[12:00PM] The Border
[2:00PM] A River Runs Through It
[4:00PM] Marathon Man
[6:15PM] Three Days of the Condor
[8:15PM] Clay Pigeons
[10:00PM] A Perfect Murder
[12:00AM] A Perfect Murder
[2:00AM] Clay Pigeons
[3:45AM] Three Days of the Condor
[5:45AM] The Spine (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Batman Returns', followed by the movie 'Batman & Robin'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Steven Ho and Peter Sarsgaard.
Bill Hader and Producer Brian Robbins arrive on the red carpet at the LA Premiere of "The To Do List" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Todd Williamson
Keith Olbermann isn't planning to talk politics on his new late-night sports show, although he will make an exception for a certain New York mayoral candidate.
Asked about Anthony Weiner's new sexting scandal and the candidate's online alias "Carlos Danger," Olbermann joked that Weiner "stole a great fake hotel sign-in name" that he would have liked to use.
Olbermann's self-titled show originates from Times Square studios in New York and debuts on Aug. 26 on ESPN2. Airing at 11 p.m. EDT, it will focus on the day's sports topics through a mix of commentary, interviews, contributors, panel discussions and highlights.
Olbermann said there is no content clause in his contract that would prevent him from talking politics, something he did for eight years as a prime-time host on MSNBC and for a year on Current TV - two stints that ended poorly. He quit MSNBC and was taken off the air at Current TV and later sued.
"It's been wonderful not talking politics," he said. "It was a lot of work and it took a lot out of me."
Actor James Brolin, star of the Hallmark Movie Channel movie "Christmas with Tucker", takes part in a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association Cable TV Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 24, 2013.
Photo by Fred Prouser
Traditionally Catholic Ireland has allowed an atheist group to perform weddings this year for the first time, and the few people certified to celebrate them are overwhelmed by hundreds of couples seeking their services.
Demand for the Humanist Association of Ireland's secular weddings has surged as the moral authority of the once almighty Catholic Church collapsed in recent decades amid sex abuse scandals and Irish society's rapid secularization.
Until now, those who did not want a religious wedding could have only civil ceremonies. Outside of the registrar's office, only clergy were permitted to perform weddings.
But statistics show rising demand for non-Church weddings. In 1996, 90 percent of Irish weddings were performed by the Catholic Church or the Church of Ireland. But by 2010 that percentage had fallen to 69 percent.
The pent-up demand from those who want more than a civil ceremony in a registry office but reject a religious wedding has created a major backlog for the humanist group's ceremonies director.
Joie Chen is returning to television as host of the new Al-Jazeera America network's flagship newsmagazine, "America Tonight."
The network, which premieres on Aug. 20, announced the hire on Wednesday. Chen has worked at CBS News and PBS but is best known for a decade spent at CNN. She's been out of television for the past couple of years.
Paul Eedle, Al-Jazeera America's deputy launch manager for programs, called Chen "a strong journalist with a natural, warm presence on screen."
"America Tonight" will air each weeknight, but Al-Jazeera hasn't said exactly when. It is one of the few specific programs announced in advance of the launch.
Andy Samberg arrives on the red carpet at the LA Premiere of "The To Do List" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Todd Williamson
California schools bested East Coast universities in Forbes' annual ranking of top U.S. colleges on Wednesday, with Stanford University and Pomona College capturing the top two spots.
Stanford, a research and teaching university in Northern California's Silicon Valley, ranked No. 1, jumping from third place last year after scoring high marks for retention rates and high graduate starting salaries. It has 19,945 students and annual costs are $58,846.
Much smaller Pomona College, with 1,586 students and an annual bill of $57,041, was in second place. The college, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles, offers only undergraduate degrees.
Princeton University in New Jersey, which was No. 1 last year, slipped to third place, followed by Yale University in Connecticut in fourth place and Columbia University in New York City at No. 5.
Costs at the top five schools ranged from $54,789 at Princeton to $61,640 at Columbia.
HLN anchors Nancy Grace (R-Sanctimonious) and Jane Velez-Mitchell have been identified as the targets of online threats that Arizona authorities say a man made because he was upset with their coverage of the Jodi Arias trial.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (R-Pink Panties) announced the arrest of David Lee Simpson, of Bath, N.Y., earlier this week. Arpaio says the 48-year-old was infatuated with Arias and became upset by Grace and Velez-Mitchell's comments about the case.
Arpaio originally declined to release the anchors' names because Turner Broadcasting had asked that they be withheld. But he released a statement Wednesday identifying Grace and Velez-Mitchell.
The sheriff's office says the anchors are being identified now because a news organization has already named them as the victims.
Ukraine's Iuliia Prokopchuk performs a dive at the women's 10m platform semi-final during the World Swimming Championships at the Montjuic municipal pool in Barcelona July 24, 2013.
Photo by Gustau Nacarino
A Russian court has turned down an appeal by a member of Pussy Riot against a previous court ruling that denied her an early release.
Maria Alekhina has served a year and a half out of her two-year prison sentence and was appealing for parole. Along with two other band members, Alekhina was convicted of hooliganism following Pussy Riot's punk performance against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral last year.
Alekhina was transferred from the prison where she was serving her sentence to another one close to the city where the court rejected her appeal on Wednesday. She was not allowed to take part in the proceedings in person, but was allowed to speak on video-link.
NBC News was hit by a round of layoffs recently, with "Today" and "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" losing a small number of staff, a network spokesperson told TheWrap.
The spokesperson said that "less than 2 percent" of each show's staff was affected but declined to say the exact number or their positions within the company. "Today"'s layoffs came on Tuesday while "Nightly News" restructured "a few weeks ago," the spokesperson said.
New York Times writer Brian Stelter tweeted that "Today" lost nine staffers, but an insider with knowledge of the situation said the morning show pinkslipped fewer than that.
NBC News cut staffers on the now-canceled "Rock Center" in May. Once dominant "Today" has been battling ABC counterpart "Good Morning America" for morning show dominance; a year ago, it replaced co-host Ann Curry with Savannah Guthrie.
Men wearing high heeled shoes walk in front of Copacabana beach during what they said was 'an artistic' protest ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the beach in Rio de Janeiro July 24, 2013. Pope Francis touched down in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, starting his first foreign trip as pontiff and a weeklong series of events expected to attract more than a million people to a gathering of young faithful in Brazil, home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population.
Photo by Sergio Moraes
J.K. Rowling says her crime-writing alter ego Robert Galbraith had respectable sales and two TV adaptation offers before he was exposed as a pseudonym for the "Harry Potter" novelist, and she wishes she could have kept her identity secret a little longer.
Rowling said Wednesday that "Robert was doing rather better than we had expected him to," selling 8,500 copies in print, audiobook and e-book formats of thriller "The Cuckoo's Calling," which was published in April.
Writing on Galbraith's author website, Rowling said "Robert was doing rather better than we had expected him to."
"At the point I was 'outed', Robert had sold 8,500 English-language copies across all formats ... and received two offers from television production companies," she wrote.
It seems that not even Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda.
Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. all sold less soda in the second quarter in North America, dashing hopes for the moment that splashy new marketing and different sweetener mixes could get drinkers back.
Coca-Cola Co. said it sold 4 percent less soda in North America, while PepsiCo Inc. simply said its decline for the region was in the "mid-single digits." Dr Pepper sold 3 percent less of the fizzy drinks.
Coca-Cola, based in Atlanta, blamed the sluggish sales on a cold, wet spring. But the declines continue a years-long trend. According to the industry tracker Beverage Digest, per capita soda consumption in the U.S. has been slipping steadily since 1998 amid concerns that sugary drinks fuel weight gain.
The birthplace of Darth Vader is about to be consumed by a massive sand dune, and a team of scientists couldn't be more happy about it.
This isn't some kind of commentary on the geomorphologists' part about the quality of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, though. For them, the sand dune bearing down on Mos Espa - the fictional Tatooine town that was constructed in the Tunisian desert - is the opportunity of a lifetime to study how these huge sand dunes, called barchans, move through the desert.
When sand dunes migrate across the desert, pushed long by the winds, it tends to look like waves on the ocean. However, barchans are a bit more 'individualistic' about their migration. They are massive sand mounds that sweep along, with a crescent-shaped leading edge, and a wedge-shaped 'tail'. Geomorphologists - scientists who study how landscapes change due to wind, water, etc - study the movement of barchans, but it's usually very difficult to do so because how quickly desert landscapes change.
"Dunes often appear in vast sand seas where not only can it be difficult to tell one dune from another, but there may be no fixed reference point against which to measure the dune's position." study co-author Ralph Lorenz, from Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, wrote in a Planetary Society blog post.
The buildings of Mos Espa are a perfect point of reference, though, and this dune being right on the cusp of sweeping through the town is a perfect opportunity for the scientists to track its movement.
A Spanish hilltop village has found a way to chase away the country's recession blues by keeping all its buildings blue, the way they were painted in 2011 for a promotion for a cartoon Smurf movie.
"We calculate that around 210,000 tourists have visited us since we painted ourselves blue two years ago, and people keep on coming," Juzcar Mayor David Fernandez told Reuters on Tuesday.
A traditional village nestled amongst chestnut forests in the southern region of Andalusia, Juzcar, with a population of fewer than 250 people, painted everything blue, including its church and town hall, when it was chosen by Sony Pictures to host an event to promote the movie "The Smurfs 3D".
Promoters pledged to repaint the town white after the event, but residents voted to keep it blue because of the economic benefits brought by Smurf-seeking tourists. The fictional blue creatures are based on a Belgian cartoon series, where they are depicted as living in mushroom-like houses.
This handout image provided by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum shows a 1964 A4-H "Universal" helmet, showing in the x-ray ball bearings in the neck ring that allowed the helmet to move right and left without restriction, part of a new art exhibit at the museum entitled: "Suited for Space,"opening Friday that highlights the creativity behind the suits that allowed humans to explore the moon and aspire to fly further from Earth.
Photo by Mark Avino
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