http://www.digg.com/ News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:20 EDT http://digg.com/news/worldnews/japan_consumes_more_tobacco_than_the_us Despite having less than half the population of the United States, Japan is second only to China in the amount of cigarette tobacco smoked... and that's your...... http://digg.com/news/politics/what_the_united_states_can_learn_from_egypt_about_democracy Egyptians seem to be enjoying democracy more than Americans have for a long time.... http://digg.com/news/entertainment/new_gop_strategy_involves_reelecting_obama_making_his_life_even_more_miserable WASHINGTON—Calling a GOP victory in the 2012 presidential election antithetical to the party platform, top Republicans revealed a new long-term political strategy Tuesday: reelecting Barack Obama and making his life even more of a living hell than i...... http://digg.com/news/business/homeless_man_acquires_a_330_000_house_for_16_video Neighbors say Kenneth Robinson is a squatter, but he says house is legally his.... http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/postpartum_hair_loss_it_s_normal A few months post-baby you may not be into your old jeans, but at least you still have those lustrous locks, right? Wrong!... http://digg.com/news/entertainment/petition_calls_for_sesame_street_s_bert_and_ernie_to_be_married Although Sesame Street's creators have never said that the two characters are gay, viewers have long speculated that roommates Bert and Ernie are more than just friends. Perhaps the petition, started by Illinois resident Lair Scott, was prompted by the changing tide in the U.S.: In June, New York became the sixth — and largest [...]... http://digg.com/news/worldnews/explorer_marco_polo_never_actually_went_to_china Marco Polo's journeys to China and the Far East established him as one of history’s greatest explorers but archeologists now believe he never actually went there.... http://digg.com/news/entertainment/video_anne_hathaway_heard_your_catwoman_suit_complaints_responds When the first image of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle was released online last Friday, the Internet reaction went from meh to meh. This is par for the course when dealing with superhero-costume-first-looks, but lest you think the online handwringing about leather pants and Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses didn’t reach Hathaway herself, the Dark Knight Rises star is here to set you straight.... http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/sex_by_the_numbers_an_anthropological_look_at_marriage Whether you consider it an anachronism or not is little matter: A wedding is a fête, marriage is an institution, and because summer is culturally enshrined as the season for matrimony, there’s no better occasion for exploring the anthropology of marriage than now. The current incarnation of marriage (one governed by romance and not pre-arrangement), is unique in human history, but its contemporary expression is no more exceptional than any other across history and geography.... http://digg.com/news/business/the_double_irish_how_the_biggest_us_companies_bypass_the_high_income_tax_rate Countries such as the United States are avoided by large technology companies because of their high income-tax rates. The U.S. corporate income-tax rate is 35%, while the U.K.'s is set at 28%.... http://digg.com/news/offbeat/a_guide_to_overthrowing_a_third_world_country_in_5_easy_steps Tired of running around in the same old neighborhood? Maybe you should overthrow a small country instead! Here's how!... http://digg.com/news/science/big_news_coal_electricity_drops_big_time It's been a bad stretch recently for dirty coal, the country's largest source of global warming emissions. First, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped up and contributed big time to the Sierra Club's fierce... http://digg.com/news/technology/apple_granted_twenty_new_patents Apple has been granted 20 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office.... http://digg.com/news/technology/apple_publishers_conspired_against_9_99_amazon_e_books_says_lawsuit According to a new lawsuit, the Kindle combined with discounted $9.99 e-books so terrified the publishing industry that it joined forces with Apple in a scheme to force Amazon to raise its prices.... http://digg.com/news/technology/perceptive_pixel_outs_82_1080p_multi_touch_display What if you mix multi-touch in with that massive size? That's what Perceptive Pixel has done, and they've just introduced the world's largest projected capacitive display at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference.... http://digg.com/news/politics/time_to_stand_up_to_a_government_that_does_not_represent_our_views Elections no longer work. Lobbying no longer works. Email and telephone campaigns no longer work. Symbolic protests no longer work. Americans need to get organized and mobilized to demand what we want. The occupation begins on October 6, 2011 when thousands of Americans enter Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC and refuse to leave. We are calling the occupation Stop the Machine: Create a New World. The new world we seek is already supported by super-majorities of the American people. A large majority of America... http://digg.com/news/politics/recall_fraud_wisconsin_democrats_accuse_republicans_of_vote_tampering As Yogi Berra once said its déjà vu all over again as for Wisconsin Democrats as they allege that the Waukesha County clerk is once again tampering with votes to hand an election to the Republicans.... http://digg.com/news/entertainment/marvel_at_these_minimalist_superhero_posters Graphic designer Marko Manev has a large and growing collection of minimalist tributes to Marvel superheros; from the Incredible Hulk to Magneto, many of the greats are here. The posters have a nice folded and worn look to them, as if they once proudly symbolized support for their namesake on some imaginary street corner. Purchase prints of these works at society6.com or follow Marko Manev on Twitter @MarkoManev.... http://digg.com/news/business/dealership_refusing_to_honor_nissan_gt_r_ebay_motors_sale_now_threatening_lawsuits UPDATE: Early this morning we received a call from Honda of San Marcos' Pre-Owned manager Ian Jones. We tried to get the dealership's side of the story, but Jones instead focused on our having brought Xao Vang's story to public attention and accused us of slander.... http://digg.com/news/politics/the_most_hated_person_in_america_is The E-Score Celebrity poll is carried out weekly among a representative sample of 1,100 respondents aged 13 and over. It ranks more than 6,000 celebrities in terms of public awareness, appeal and 46 other attributes....