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• Groundhog Day Storms the Web January 30, 2012
  by Claudine Zap Groundhog Day is almost upon us, when marmot meteorologists take over the weather report to answer the pressing question: Is spring almost here, or are we subject to six more weeks of winter -- and maybe more important, are rodents ever right? Searches on Yahoo! have forecasted a storm of interest, including "what is groundhog day," […]
• Lego Man in Space Moves the Web January 27, 2012
  by Claudine Zap Two teens from Toronto successfully launched a Lego figure into near space -- and launched a storm of interest on the Web. Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, 17-year-old classmates at Agincourt Collegiate Institute, took four months, many Saturdays, and $400 to carry a Lego figurine and four cameras miles above the earth, a project that the two did […]
• Clooney Has a Big Prank Ready for Pitt January 27, 2012
  by Mike Krumboltz George Clooney is a respected actor, director, and activist. But he's also a born prankster. The star of "The Descendants" recently visited "Inside the Actors Studio," where he dished about his plans for pulling one over on his good friend and rival Brad Pitt. In the clip, an audience member asks Clooney about some […]
• Cher Not (Repeat: NOT) Dead January 27, 2012
  by Vera H-C Chan In today's modern world of Internet hoaxes, celebs must spend time reassuring people of their continued existence. There are celebrity death generators online, in which you can choose the place, time, and manner of death --  often abroad and in a car off the cliffs. This Cher rumor, however, was traced to a Tweet from someone whose hand […]
• The Return of Ferris Bueller January 27, 2012
  by Mike Krumboltz Alert Principal Rooney! Ferris Bueller, that righteous dude we all know and love, is making a return. A 10-second teaser for an upcoming Super Bowl commercial shows a modern-day Matthew Broderick opening bedroom curtains, turning to the camera, and saying, "How can I handle work on a day like today?" Then the familiar "boom-b […]