Lonesome George was the world’s last Pinta Island tortoise; he died last year, and now he’s with us in New York to be embalmed. Weird, we thought 9 months was kinda too late. (France 24) After a new papal conclave began yesterday, the Vatican also finally revealed the recipes for the smoke used to announce […]

A New York judge has overturned Bloomberg’s ban on big sodas, calling it “arbitrary and capricious”. (NPR) Want to escape from midterms? Take a peek at the many faces of Iran.(Atlantic) Apparently our abilities to remember the past and to plan the future are closely related. And some of us are much better than others. (WSJ) […]

Tiger Woods won his first World Golf Championship since 2009. (ESPN) Harvard searched the administrative email accounts of its resident deans. (Boston) Karzai doesn’t want to be BFFs with us. (LA Times) Ancient humans should have asked their doctors if Lipitor was right for them. (Washington Post) In the latest dip on Bieber’s roller-coaster week, […]

Bwog has a strange feeling that we’ve been here before, as if we’ve done this all before… A break through in the fight against HIV/AIDS! (US News and World Report) We’ve caught bin Laden(‘s son-in-law)! (New York Times) North Korea is actually completely insane! (NBC)       A time warp via Shutterstock

Beasts: Twenty-four year old Dianne Hanson was killed Wednesday by a 550 pound lion at a private California zoo. (CBS News) Bans: If Microsoft wins its lawsuit in Germany, Google Maps and other Google apps could face a ban come June. (CNet) The European Union proposed this week a  “ban on all forms of pornography […]

Kate Middleton is having a… dingo? A dachshund? A dinosaur? Recent developments suggest that it might be any one of those three. (E! News) Folks, you can rest easy tonight. Turns out that Miley Cyrus’ wedding is still on. (Newsday) Columbia earns a reputation for hoarding, proving once again that the New York Times only […]

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, has died of cancer. Will Dennis Rodman attend the funeral? (CNN) Batman’s gained a few pounds, but he’s not in some Italian café—he’s fighting crime in England. (Yahoo!) Adderall is powerful but bad, mmmkay? (NY Times) Did your name affect you getting into another Blue Ivy? (Gawker) The nation shall […]

Since today is 3/3/13, this morning’s bwoglines are brought to you by the number three! With these superfoods, you can go back for thirds. (Huffington Post) How to fend off senioritis? Graduate in three years.  (NYtimes) One-third of Obama’s pardons have been drug-related—the highest rate of drug-crime forgiveness of recent presidents. (Buzzfeed) Ryan, Colin, and […]

Have no fear, world! Dennis Rodman (yes — THAT Dennis Rodman) is apparently the United States’ newest diplomat! Apparently Kim Jong-un really enjoys basketball…who knew? (NY Times) New Zealand is full of terrifying things. (Guardian) Yes, OBVIOUSLY William is the better prince, but Harry deserves some serious props for managing to appear on camera fully […]

A study in JAMA challenges the notion that breast cancer occurs predominantly in older women. (NY Times) Beer drinkers have high standards, so they sue when Anheuser-Busch waters its brew down. Just grab another? (Marketwatch) Fans of the pope tested the capacity of St. Peter’s Square for his final general audience address. (LA Times) Just […]

Could New York City become a city state? (The Daily News Online) How did Michelle Obama end up presenting the Oscar for Best Picture? (LA Times) Are bloodless operations the future of surgery? (NY Times) Should we all stop having opinions about things we know nothing about? (Guardian) Is working from home good or bad? […]

You know that stuff you learned about during history class, where everyone was scared of nuclear bombs and we were sending people to space and the Russians pretty much ate babies? It’s happening again, but online. (NYTimes) Soon you’ll be able to surf the Internet while driving. What could possibly go wrong? (CNET) Although the […]

The 10 best Oscar red carpet looks of all time. Gwyneth, Julia and Halle are all there. (E! News, Goop, Youtube, ) Age is but a number—an 86-year-old and a 9-year-old are both nominees this year. (LATimes) In a world…where there are movie trailers, only certain scenes make the cut. (NYTimes) How to make an Oscar-winning […]

Google announces a new laptop as a response to Apple’s MacBook Air. (The Guardian) On and after March 1, visitors to (but not residents of) North Korea will be able to access the Internet via SIM card. All excuses not to read Bwog are gone. (TIME) Space tourist Dennis Tito plans to casually fly by […]

If you were thinking of swimming to the Bahamas this weekend…don’t…because hundreds of sharks are making their way home. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… (BBC) More aquatic creatures! A new whale species was found in California when they tried to build a highway. (Time) We all remember […]