Maybe there is hope after all and the coming oil apocalypse can be averted. Above, meet the Gribbles, cute beetles that love to eat wood and turn it into bio-fuels. Below, fasten your seat belt for the Car-puccino, a car that runs on coffee. You need never be latte for work again! (via Daily Mail) ...

A British fellow dozed off one recent night while frying up a mess of bacon in a pan. Seriously, how tired must he have been to have fallen asleep while cooking? It was bacon, for Christ's sake! (Literally – read on.) Moron was awakened some time later choking on the smoke filling the room. While at the sink scraping the ruined bacon out of the pan, he saw Christ's face staring up at him from the skillet. "It's some kind of miracle," Toby Elles told the Daily Mail. "If it wasn't for the smoke it could have been a ...

Dozens of starlings, bleeding from their beaks and claws curled feel from the sky into a garden in the village of Coxley England. File under end of the world / we're all going to die. Via Daily Mail.  ...

Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda unveiled a new haircut and some botched plastic surgery on her face, the Daily Mail reports. At a pre-Oscar bash in Beverly Hills on Saturday, the 72-year-old’s skin was smooth in all places except around her eyes. Thick ripples and wrinkles could be seen stretched from corner-to-corner on her face–a  bizarre contrast to her flat, pressed skin. She recently told fans on her blog: “I just had some work done on my chin and neck and had the bags taken away from under my eyes, so I decided it would be ...

The Daily Mail reports that Christopher Hitchens will reveal in an upcoming autobiography, titled Hitch-22, that he slept with two men in college who would later work for Margaret Thatcher. The paper says this about the writer:"But those who knew 'Hitch' in his Balliol College years, between 1967 and 1970, when he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics while simultaneously running amok as a rabid Trotskyist (he got a third-class degree, incidentally), have little doubt his claims are true. For although he has always enjoyed a reputation as a womaniser, at Oxford Hitchens was known to be bisexual. According to one contemporary: 'He had ...

Police say a South Korean couple became so addicted to raising a virtual daughter in an Internet game that they let their own child starve to death. According to reports, Kim Yoo-chul, 41, and mother Choi Mi-sun, 25, would go out on 12-hour long binges at Internet cafes to play the popular virtual-world game PRIUS, and would leave their 3-month-old daughter at home. The popular game that distracted them from their real-life parenting duties allowed users to choose a job, interact with others in the virtual world and earn an extra avatar to nurture once they reach a certain level. In September, ...

Rihanna romps with robots in Germany as seen in today's Daily Mail. You have to watch the video all the way through for the money shot at the end. Weird, or what? Personally, I blame Lady Gaga for this kind of bad bot romance.   ...

"It's a godawful small affair, to the guy with the mousy brown hair...." Born Zowie Bowie, he has somehow survived that "follie de glam" and evolved into Duncan Jones, writer and director of the 2001-esque Moon. Fabulous poster, kinda cool film, and a moving acceptance speech on winning a BAFTA. What was it like to grow up as the son of Ziggy Stardust? Read all about it in the Daily Mail. Given the troubles of celebukids, it's amazing he didn't grow up to be a lad insane, "stringing an old bouquet, dead roses," etc etc. (Previously)  ...

"It's a godawful small affair, to the guy with the mousy brown hair"... Born Zowie Bowie, he has somehow survived that "follie de glam" and evolved into Duncan Jones, writer and director of the 2000-esque Moon. Fabulous poster, kinda cool film, and a moving acceptance speech on winning a Bafta. What was it like to grow up as the son of Ziggy Stardust? Read all about it in the Daily Mail. Given the troubles of celebukids, it's amazing he didn't grow up to be a lad insane, "stringing an old bouquet, dead roses" etc etc.  ...

A UK farmer was inspired to create a scarecrow inspired by Lady Gaga's Brit award outfit after telling his fiance that he thought she looked "scary," the Daily Mail reports.  Said farmer Nigel Britten: "My fiancee Marti joked that I should make a scarecrow which looked like her. I laughed and then it occurred to me it was actually a very good idea...And Mr Britten said that so far, the 7ft tall Lady GaGa scarecrow, complete with shocking white wig made from cotton wool and dress, is keeping birds off his wheat crops which are used ...

Of course naysayers will say, "Nay," and claim Britney Spears' incredibly fit appearance in the Candie's ads for its new spring/summer campaign is the result of Photoshopping. But the photo on the left taken directly from her shoot with photographer Terry Richardson compared to the finished ad on the right should say otherwise. Seems that 97-date "Circus" world tour of hers last year got her auto-toned. (via Daily Mail) ...

Dear Daily Mail, "Own The Podium" actually means, "We have to pay for all this somehow, we can't just default". We cheerfully accept the blame for any confusion you may have experienced. Sincerely, Canada ...

I'm referring to the shaved pit, not the "Blue Steel" expression on Cristiano's face. On the one hand, I like a nice hairy pit. They're musky and manly and full of pheromones. YUM! But then smooth is nice, too. I imagine his pits smell like coconuts. Or Drakkar Noir. I would just hate to get up in there and start licking stubble. Not that I need to really plan for it. But who knows, it could happen. Life is full of surprises. Anyway, poor little Cristiano Ronaldo is getting a lot of backlash for his painfully awkward ...

This Japanese Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi in Latin, "Crabzilla" on the street) is practically a newborn. Although it currently measures 10 feet claw-to-claw, it will live to be 100 with legs 15 feet long, the largest known arthropod. This one was caught by fishermen in the Pacific – where it likes to hang 2,500 feet down – and now lives in the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham, England. Of course, Crabzilla is also a Japanese delicacy, salted and steamed. With a soda on the side. (via Daily Mail) ...

The UK's Daily Mail reports today that fashion designer Alexander MeQueen has taken his own life: "The 40-year-old committed suicide just days after the death of his mother, Joyce. His death also comes just three years after his close friend, Isabella Blow – who plucked him from obscurity and helped him become a star – killed herself. McQueen was found at his luxury flat in Green Park, central London. It is believed he hanged himself. A source at McQueen’s office this afternoon confirmed his death, saying: ‘It is a tragic loss. We are not making a comment at this ...

Wow. It always feels weird to go from Jesus Luz's butt to something totally serious and sad like this. Alexander McQueen's office has confirmed that he committed suicide earlier this week. He was supposed to unveil a new collection during Paris Fashion Week on March 9th. More details are at the Daily Mail. (Above is the McQueen-directed video for Bjork's ALARM CALL.) ...

Source: Heart of a nation By Daniel Pitt The Daily Mail thinks that "soft touch Britain" is the victim of refugee terrorism and refugee crime. Everyone has heard the stories about asylum seekers receiving benefits, flash cars, living on the best estates. Shouldn't we just send all the refugees back? One MORI survey in May 2002 asked people what word the media used most when referring to asylum seekers and refugees. "Illegal immigrant" came top, with 64%, followed by 22% saying "bogus". One of the most common claims is that Britain is too soft. We make it easy for people to ...

Say it aint so!!! The sky high heels loving Victoria Beckham revealed some jacked up feet when she traded in her stilettos for flip flops at Malibu beach over the weekend. Now we can see why she seldom wears shoes that expose her feet: She has painful bunions. In an interview in the current issue of Glamour, she told the magazine she often has to sacrifice comfort for fashion. ‘Absolutely! I’m not going to lie. But no pain, no gain, as they say. I don’t mind. I will suffer. I don’t wear heels every day, but when I’m out, ...

Following in the trail blazed by Oregon's Thomas Beatie in 2008, Californian Scott Moore is pregnant with his husband Thomas' baby, a boy they intend to name Miles. Like Beatie, both Scott and Thomas were born female (named Jessica and Laura) and have since become males. Because 30-year-old Scott still has a female birth certificate, he's legally married to Thomas; and because he couldn't afford the full-on reassignment surgery, he still has female sex organs. The couple, who already have two boys from Thomas' previous relationship, have sorted out possible awkward situations that might arise with medics at the hospital. ...