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Imagine yourself thin! How having a slim alter-ego online could help who lose weight

That alter-ego can then have a positive influence on a person’s life. For example, people seeking to lose weight could create fitter avatars to help visualize themselves as slimmer and healthier.' In ... read more

The US Congress Anti-Science Committee

In that article I devoted just one line to Representative Paul Broun (R-GA), saying how he was a creationist and also sits on that same science committee… but I think it’s time we take a second ... s ... read more

My Take: A multireligious Thanksgiving

By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN (CNN) - A few years ago, I came across a high school textbook on U.S. history that stumbled badly when it tried to describe the first Thanksgiving. Because of a ser... read more

Trump, Merkel defend responses to refugee crisis

First up, late night hosts enjoying ratings bonanza since Donald Trump won the presidency, in fact, Stephen Colbert ... she went after us and said that I'm legs in a dress, forget my Ivy League degree ... read more

John Malkovich undergoes makeover to play pirate Blackbeard in new series Crossbones

As well as the transformation of his tresses, the Transformers: Dark of the Moon actor was seen wearing a long pirate neck cravat over a baggy white top, and his alter-ego’s look is completed ... just ... read more

2007: The Year in PopWatch

The phrase “guilty pleasure” has long outlived its usefulness. If you really like a song or a movie or a TV show, no matter how cheesy the conventional wisdom says it is, you should feel free to say s... read more

1200-year-old problem 'easy'

Schoolchildren from Caversham have become the first to learn a brand new theory that dividing by zero is possible using a new number - 'nullity'. But the suggestion has left many mathematicians cold. read more

‘Wonder Woman’ Leaps To $125M Offshore, $228M Global Debut – International Box Office

That takes the offshore cume to $392.8M and the global to $507.7M. China is saying yo, ho, ho with a cume of $143.6M after 10 days to become Disney’s 4th biggest film ever in the Middle Kingdom. With ... read more

Skip Oliver Stone, but do Catch a Wave

Once the ruckus ended, most of the guys left but I along with one other fellow, a man who after 35 years is still my closest friend, remained behind to make sure Jeff remained calm. It didn't take lon... read more

Alt Med guy whacked with Shorty end of the stick

This story is too funny, but it takes a little background ... may remember Mr. Adams from his particularly vile and horrific diatribe about real medicine after Patrick Swayze died. Adams claims to wan... read more

What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever

Post TV critic Hank Stuever talked about what's bad, good and so bad it's good on TV. Here's what Hank would watch if he wasn't paid to watch TV: "Game of Thrones," "The ... Empire" and maybe "The Dep... read more

The Imperial Presidency?

So one of the real problems with the imperial presidency is that it has hollowed out our politics and, in many respects, has made our democracy a false one. We’re going through the motions of a democr... read more