Last weekend, needing a getaway from the stress of LA, I took a road-trip to San Pedro and then hopped on a high-speed catamaran to the island of Catalina. Having visited many of the Greek islands, I didn't have high hopes that the trip to Catalina would be eventful or inspiring as much as it would be relaxing in a pig-out-on-junk-food, sprawl-out-on-the-beach, read-some-trashy-magazines kind of way. After all, about the only interesting thing 3,000 locals say regarding their neck of the woods is: "Hey,... READ ON

According to New Scientist magazine, a fresh study from the University of Queensland suggests that moderate doses of caffeine will make you more likely to agree with arguments that go against your beliefs. While two cups of the beverage, or 200 mg of caffeine, seem to be the optimal dose, it suddenly sheds new light on why coffee drinkers seem to think morning DJ's are funny, and why those date-ending invites up for a cup of Joe always turn into pajama parties.  Click here to read... READ ON

  DNA evidence has apparently linked a Miami accountant to Genghis Khan. I love the fact that when the man then tried to think about what he and the Mongol warrior might have in common, he concluded that it must be leadership skills because, as he says "When I practiced as a CPA I ran the department."  Okay, so I'll give you two facts and you can take a moment to create your own accountant jokes:  According to legend, when Genghis Khan was born in the latter part of the 12th... READ ON

Forget all those romanticized notions you have of life in the good old days. According to this article in New Scientist magazine (titled "Muggings Were Rife in New Stone Age") there's evidence that people living between 4000 and 3200 BCE in Neolithic Britain didn't have it nearly as good as that filthy Flintstones propaganda would have you believe. In fact, the study reports that not only was the era considerably more violent than previously thought, but on the Mean Streets of... READ ON