Delayed Flights Wasted $1.6 Billion of Fuel in 2007

You think you hate sitting on the runway couped up in a plane that seems to be going nowhere. Well, the airlines (and the planet) hates it too. In 2007 $1.6 billion of jet fuel was burned by planes waiting in line to take off at airports. That's 740 million gallons of fuel.

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Righteous Kill Trailer

Two veteran New York City detectives (De Niro and Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

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Karl Rove Accidently Emailed 500 Deleted Emails to Reporter

Greg Palast of the BBC has uncovered over 500 emails sent by Karl Rove from GOP and RNC servers that were later deleted to inhibit a justice department investigation. What Palast has uncovered is a preliminary plan to 'cage' black voters out of the 2008 election. Oh, O am proud to be an American... c'mon guys, you know the words!

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FBI Recruiting Infiltrators for GOP Convention Protestors

What they were looking for, Carroll says, was an informant —someone to show up at “vegan potlucks” throughout the Twin Cities and rub shoulders with RNC protestors, schmoozing his way into their inner circles, then reporting back to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, a partnership between multiple fed agencies and state and local law enforcement.

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Charlie Rose digs into the Film "Recount"

A discussion about the HBO film Recount with Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Toobin, Senior Legal Analyst at CNN and David Boies. Recount is a chronicle of five weeks between the Nov. 7, 2000, presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and the December Supreme Court ruling that upheld Florida's count and gave Bush the White House.



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Kevin Spacey on Hannity and Colmes

Award-winning actor details his new movie chronicling the 2000 recount and Hollywood politics

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VIP Experience with HAYDEN PANETTIERE

BID ON A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE WITH HAYDEN PANETTIERE WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO THE WHALEMAN FOUNDATION

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NKOTB!

SAG goes back to the table as Michael Moore aims for Bush, George Lucas ponders Indy 5, Stride chewing gum looks to oust Uwe Boll, The New Kids on the Block still suck, Gay marriage is a go in California and Anthony Pellicano's past plays catch-up.

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"The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder"

Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi lays out his case.

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Kyle Newman's Ultimate Video Editing Suite

"This blueprint is aimed at someone who wants to put together the best video-editing set up and spend some time learning the art of filmmaking," he said. "Most of it is trial and error, and then spending a lot of time in the editing room after you shoot." Kyle's current feature-length film, FanBoys, will be in theaters in Summer 2008.

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The Universe From The Big Bang

A diagram explaining the expansion of the universe since the Big Bang.

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Keith Olbermann to President Bush: “Shut the hell up!"

In an astoundingly ignorant interview with The Politico ’s Mike Allen Tuesday, President Bush insinuated that electing a Democrat in November would lead to another attack on America, and revealed that he made the ultimate sacrifice by giving up golf shortly after the start of the Iraq War — the timing of which he lied about.

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The Ultimate Video Relay guys speak up

Omelet’s Steve Amato discusses the concept of the Microsoft Ultimate Video Relay with Dana Brunetti and Evan Astrowsky on Triggerstreet TV

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Tree-Listeners Hear Trees Drinking

The clicking sound that you will hear is produced by the water passing through the cells and cavitating. Tree-listening is made possible by a specially designed, listening sensor... Interesting project, check it out.

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Impressive Viz Tool Shows Who's Connected to Whom

The NNDB Mapper is a visual tool for tracking the connections of more than 32,000 famous people- linking them together through family relations, corporate boards, tv shows, political alliances and shadowy conspiracy groups, from San Francisco's political landscape, to Hollywood sex charts, to who rocks more: Ozzy vs Slayer?

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Ex-State officials allege corruption in Iraq

Real shocker: the now-defunct Office of Accountability and Transparency was... an illusion?

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Mad King George wants to block wider testing for mad cow

The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meat packers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.

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Landing Sites on the Moon

Since the first lunar mission in 1959, more than 65 spacecraft have been launched to the Moon — some landed, some orbited and others brought back samples. Here's a closer look at the missions that have landed successfully on the near side of the Moon. Roll over the markers on the map for more on a given mission and to see its spacecraft.

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Your Chance to Finish a Movie Microsoft Started

Microsoft Corporation is underwriting an online movie-making contest to stimulate sales and burnish the reputation of its Windows Vista operating system.

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Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election - TIME

Even if the primary is settled by the time Recount airs (or by the time you read this), some Democrats will feel bitter and cheated and will invoke the powerful language of 2000 all over again. If Barack Obama gets the nomination, the anger will center on the primaries in Michigan and you-know-where. (Democrats! Disenfranchised! In Florida!)

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Economic Stimulus Check Burned For Warmth

"It gets pretty cold here at night," said Donaldson, adding that with 75 percent of his take-home pay going toward car and mortgage payments, his children's schooling, and his wife's medical bills, the rare opportunity to sleep in a warm house for a night was much appreciated.

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Ultimate Video Relay

The Ultimate Video Relay is an innovative and collaborative film competition that challenges up-and-coming filmmakers to continue the story begun by award-winning director, Kyle Newman. Continue Kyle's story by simply submitting a script...

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Scientists propose climate supercomputer with 20 million CPU

20 million CPUs, 200 PFlops, and 4 megawatt to learn how the global climate is changing.

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Film, Viral Videos and the Future

One way Hollywood interfaces with others through the internet.

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Iraq policy driven by Bush re-election politics

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ricardo Sanchez, who commanded coalition forces in Iraq in 2003-04, made headlines last fall when he described the Iraq War as having been “catastrophically flawed” from the start and called it “a nightmare with no end in sight.”

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RECOUNT Movie Trailer

Here's the trailer for RECOUNT the new movie directed by Jay Roach. Premieres on HBO Films in May.

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The DC Madam was Murdered

DC Madam: "No, I do not plan on committing suicide, I plan on going to court." But we already knew this didn't we? Dick Cheney was a client.

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DC Madam Predicted She Would Be Suicided

DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey predicted she would be "suicided" on several occasions both recently and as far back as 17 years ago - comments that now appear ominous in light of the announcement that the former head of a Washington escort service allegedly killed herself today.

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Vagina On Coulter Doll Causing A Stink

Deke Skeever, owner of an adult toy/erotic goods store in San Francisco called The Pansy's Saddle has had a series of complaints and possible lawsuits lobbed his way this past week because of a product he sells — an inflatable sex toy designed to resemble Ann Coulter.

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