There are almost as many laughs in “6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park” as there are in an actual episode of “South Park.” This documentary, Sunday night on Comedy Central, looks at how episodes of that long-running show are put together. Watching Trey Parker and Matt Stone, th... Read more...
Photo: Dan Saelinger By Dr. Mehmet Oz From the Japanese to the Russians, the Greeks to the Kuna Indians of Panama, every culture has its own secrets to better health and longer life. These traditional remedies and practices—like drinking a calming herbal tea or cooking with a partic... Read more...
By Sangim Han and Rose Kim Chung Eunjung, a mother of two sons in Seoul, says South Korea's plan to give children extra playtime by ending Saturday classes means only one thing: more private tutoring. On June 14, President Lee Myung Bak's government announced it would recomm... Read more...
It's being called the "poop burger". Japanese scientists have found a way to create artificial meat from sewage containing human feces. Somehow this feels like a Vonnegut plotline: population boom equals food shortage. Solution? Synthesize food from human waste matter. Absurd yes, but Japanes... Read more...
Japanese consumers would be on the hook for nuclear damage payments and earthquake reconstruction costs under two tax plans the government is considering, officials said Tuesday. The Kyodo News agency said one plan would raise electricity customers' charges to help cover claims against To... Read more...
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Japan’s list of casualties, already long, could soon include two of the country’s iconic brands: sushi and Kobe beef. The Japanese Health Ministry said Saturday that it had detected elevated levels of radiation in spinach and milk at farms up to 90 miles from Japan’s crippled nuclear reacto... Read more...
Dubai will not be using full-body scanners in either of its two airports to protect passengers' privacy, a Dubai airports' top police official said, according to local press reports Tuesday. Full-body scanners will not be used in Dubai airports as they "contradict Islam, and out of respect ... Read more...
Does anyone know what really goes on @ these G-8 "Summits"? Nope... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will head to Canada on Monday to meet with other G-8 leaders, to prepare for the Group of Eight summit in Canada in June, officials said. In addition to meeting with foreign ministers in Ottawa... Read more...