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Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise

The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday. ...

Justice, not amnesties

The book Lost Lives is one of the saddest but most important published in Ireland or Britain in the last fifty years. Within its covers an ounce of humanity is restored to each of the 3,600 lives lost in Northern Ireland's recent conflict, the story of each life and death briefly told. Of the li...

Trader Joe's 100-Calorie Chocolate Bars

Pacifica Smart Gift Sets under $20

That’s right you read it right.  A gorgeous gift for well under $20 that is classy and something you’ll be proud to give.  PACIFICA’s Smart Gift sets come in a wonderful theme box and feature a Soy Candle (3 ounce & 25 hours burn time), Body Butter (2 ou...

Novatel Ovation MC760 Is World's Smallest USB EVDO Modem [Novatel Ovation Micro Modem]

We've been loving Sierra's U597 EVDO card for a while because the form factor is so damn tight, but it looks like they just got one-upped (downed?) by Novatel, whose Ovation MC760 Micro Modem is the world's smallest EVDO Rev. USB modem. It's got onboard GPS, an integrated microSD slot, and a dual ba ...

Chart of marijuana-related ballot initiatives for 2008: big wins

Here's a chart from the Marijuana Policy Project that summarizes the nine (out of 10) marijuana-related ballot initiatives around the country that passed in yesterday's election, and the one bad initiative that was defeated. The margins were pretty big, too. Massachusetts Question 2: Remove the...