Tag: society

It's just a slippery slope away. In London, they perceive a public health problem from people using cell phones, mainly for text messaging, running into things. Their solution? Make …

An Iowa mother who put her teenage son's car up for sale after finding a bottle of liquor under the seat is claiming the title, according to the Associated …

There is a lesson in this study (which confirms observational wisdom): Put. The. Cell. Phone. Down. Sarah Radford reports for The Telegraph: Women and gay men are likely to …

If you haven't seen the latest photo of Hillary Clinton on Drudge , just put down the mouse, step away from the computer, and no one will get hurt....

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered altering a particular gene in fruit flies can turn them into homosexuals, but that the introduction of certain pheromones …

Absinthe, banned in this country for nearly a century, may be making a comeback, according to Local6.com of Jacksonville, Florida: Absinthe, a high-proof liquor that has been illegal in …

American society has constructed a number of traditions around the Thanksgiving holiday, many of which involve heartwarming stories about animals. One particularly inane tradition is the annual "Presidential pardon" …

Ayup. When those of us at Wizbang who are not residents of New Hampshire write about the Granite State, we are sometimes advised that our Section Editor is, in …

Scientists are close to creating artificial life, reports Ed Pilkington for The Guardian: Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, …

Movie star and pop icon Elizabeth Taylor may be about to tie the knot for the ninth time, says This Is London: For her companion this evening is a …