Interesting Interestings, 2008-02-20

  • Growing confidence in the future and slightly warmer views of President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress put Americans in a better mood this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
  • Documentaries about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are set to take center stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving Oscar guests a grim reminder of the uncertain world beyond the red carpet.
  • An editorial penned this week by a University of Colorado student has divided some past and present members of the Campus Press — the official student newspaper at CU — and enraged other students for what some said is a racist and inflammatory…
  • Rorschach Movie Clip Pic

  • Hey folks, Harry here - I believe this is our first official shot from what will eventually be released upon us like a hurricane… WATCHMEN! Thanks to CR for giving us the heads up. Click on the photo to, as Merrick would say, embiggen it…
  • Bill Pic

  • A restaurant owner has apologised after diners had their very own F word experience - without Gordon Ramsay.
  • Learning to control your anger may also speed up the healing process after surgery, US research suggests.
  • Stairs for cardio training. Wider footpaths instead of treadmills. To fight obesity, the towns we live in are being redesigned so we exercise without noticing.
  • The former head of MI6 denied Wednesday that the British intelligence agency was responsible for the car accident that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed, in 1997.
  • Emotiv’s headset allows users some control over objects on a computer. It is possible to move things around, with limited application, with your mind.
  • Honda is exploring the use of a Rankine cycle co-generation unit to improve the overall efficiency of a hybrid vehicle by recapturing waste exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine and converting it to electricity to recharge the battery pack.
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