Jeremy Taylor
San Francisco Restaurant Workers Want Mandatory 25 Percent Tip
Restaurant workers in San Francisco are trying to change the equation on tipping.
Mom’s Love May Protect You From Diabetes and Heart Problems
New research acquired from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) suggests that a nurturing mother can help insulate her children from a lifetime of health problems.
Teacher Punishes Students For Saying ‘Bless You’
A teacher in Vacaville, Ca. has been reprimanding students for saying “bless you” after someone sneezes in class.
Steve Cuckovich, a health teacher at William C. Wood High School, says he banned the use of the phrase “bless you” in his classroom because it was “disruptive.”
Celebrate Google’s Birthday With Every Google Doodle [ART]
Google turned 13 Tuesday, and the search engine celebrated its big day the same way it has every year since 2002 — with a special anniversary doodle.
This year’s effort, a staid, retro birthday party scene, doesn’t quite seem befitting of a newly-minted teenager. But, then again,
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Chris Christie Isn’t Running for President — Or Is He?
Republican pundits have been clamoring for new blood in the GOP presidential primary race since Texas Governor Rick Perry’s debate performance last Thursday. But so far it looks like their first choice Chris Christie is no longer an option.
Jacqueline Kennedy Thought Martin Luther King Jr. Was ‘Terrible’
Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy wasn’t a big fan of Martin Luther King Jr.
In fact, during a series of old interviews that were released to the public last week, Kennedy is heard saying “I just can’t see a picture of Martin Luther King without thinking, you know, that man’s terrible.”
Astronomers Discover Planet Made of Diamonds
In the most stunning piece of planetary news since Pluto’s sad demotion, astronomers have found a star-orbiting land mass that is so dense its carbon is crystalline — which means it’s basically a planet made out of diamonds.
Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?
In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.
“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.