Invisibility Cloaks Not So Imaginary, Scientists Prove

By CommodoreGirl (08/11/2008 9:44 PM)

No, this post won't reference the (super highly awaited) 6th Harry Potter movie. Instead, even cooler straight-from-Hogwarts news.

According to this CNN article, scientists in Berkeley, CA are getting close to creating an actual invisibility cloak, a la HP. Researchers have be

You Are At Risk Of Becoming Overweight. Yes, You.

By CommodoreGirl (08/07/2008 3:45 PM)

According to this Reuters article, if eating and exercise trends continue, it is possible that within the next four decade 100% of the American adult population will be overweight.

Lets say that again. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. WE WILL ALL BE FAT larger than is considered physically healt

No Hos Allowed!

By CommodoreGirl (08/06/2008 11:55 AM)

No, this isn't one of the Freshman Commons' new rules. It's an actual sign posted outside a Michigan home. Sherrie Lynn Palmer, home owner, was so fed up with the frequent prostitution in her native town of Flint, Michigan, that she tacked this up outside her house. According to her, there's been less activity on the

The South: Sweet Tea, Country Music, Friendly Strangers and..Cancer?!

By CommodoreGirl (08/06/2008 11:41 AM)

Mapping the Cancer Belt

Bad news: The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Research Center has found that the Southeast is a "hot spot" for cancer. Recent research has determined that people living in the Southeastern "Cancer belt" have disproportionally high instances of brain c

Paris Hilton's New Tape!

By CommodoreGirl (08/06/2008 10:03 AM)

...Sorry, all. Not quite as..ahem..naked, as her last tape.

In this new vid, Paris Hilton demonstrates a whole new variety of talents--such as tanning, and surprisingly enough, comedy--while endorsing herself as a presidential candidate in 2008.

Her energy conservation plan sounds top notch, as does her a