Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
This is the one-hundred and seventy-fifth in a series of examinations of comic book urban legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous one-hundred and seventy-four. Click here for a similar archive, only arranged by subject. Let’s begin! COMIC URBAN LEGEND: The design for Spider-Man’s black costume was based [...]
Cyril Huze Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The most notorious town in the South Iron City, Tennessee. Urban legends tell of an isolated Southern town where the residents ran-off their police department and outsiders fear to tread. To blues musician Big Mike Griffin, it seemed like great material for a song. So, he... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full links, images, other content and more!
inca kola news (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Baduel shows off his expertise at "scissors, stone, paper" Some dude name Baduel got arrested in Venezuela. To jog memories, this is an army guy who supported Chávez for a long time (and according to urban legend was a key figure in saving Chávez in the coup d'etat of 2002) , but has since turned against Hugo and become a vociferous opposer. General Raul Isaias Baduel (for it is he) is...
io9 (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... to tell the secret tale of California based on rocket scientists, beatniks, Scientology and other urban legends to create a pulpy and surreal look into the sci-fi underground beginning of the great state of California, director Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu focuses on three characters that generated a secret history for California. First up is Jack Parsons, the inventor of solid rocket...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
BOSTON | Deborah Anderson had heard urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola for years.
Deep Thoughts by Gman (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Seems people are either naive or don't use discernment. Lots of people try to abuse and be users of the Church's funds and time which God has trusted them. If it isn't the Nigerian Scam then it is something else besides some other hoax or urban legend. This is why we, as Christians, need to have discernment and wisdom in all we do. Keep the main thing; the main thing. That's why our church...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Deborah Anderson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University's School of Medicine, had heard the urban legend that Coca-Cola could be used as a contraceptive. So she and her team... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Stripper science earns frivolous fame - Science- msnbc.com : "BOSTON - Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is. For discovering that, yes indeed, Coke was a spermicide, Anderson and her team are among this year's winners...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
From MSNBC: BOSTON - Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is. For...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... believes that players should not be allowed to even play cards. Perhaps Pedowitz has heard those urban legends regarding some NBA players who racked up huge debts with the wrong crowds during illegal card games, only to have someone rush in to settle the debts before the players were hurt or worse. For the record, the league forbids players or any other employee from engaging in illegal...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Studies on armadillo mischief and flea athleticism also garner prizes, which are given for oddball scientific work. Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is. For discovering that, yes indeed, Coke was a spermicide, Anderson and her team are among this year's winners of the Ig Nobel prize, the annual award given by the Annals of Improbable...
