Possible 9/11 Jet Debris Found.

In a rather surprising piece of news, a piece of one of the jetliners flown into the World Trade Centers over a decade ago may have finally been located, the only such piece of evidence found to date. Take a look...
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/26/17933432-debris-could-be-part-of-911-jetliner?lite

What's That Congressional Exemption from Obamacare All About?

Politico raised eyebrows and provided more anti-ACA ammo for detractors when it recently released an article saying that political leaders were exploring exemptions for congressional aids and lawmakers...but what does it all really mean?
http://washingtonexaminer.com/obamacares-uncertainty-strikes-congress/article/2528169

The Legend That Never Was.

Before instagram made snapping random photos as easy as...well, using a phone... there was Vivian Maier...and no one knew anything about her until 100,000 negatives were bought in a storage locker...take a look..
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/02/18/found-at-auction-the-unseen-photographs-of-a-legend-that-never-was/

Testing the Nuclear Battlefield.

There are few things that astound me more than old videos of nuclear tests...but one of those things is hearing about all the different tests that were carried out and the various people involved. Take a look at a personal account of one veteran who took part in one of those tests...
http://screen.yahoo.com/operation-plumbbob-134423632.html

Check out the following film if you really want to see some amazing footage and get a detailed history of the nuclear bomb...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114728/?ref_=sr_1

When We Wanted to Melt the Ice-caps.

It's hard to imagine a time when people weren't concerned about melting ice-caps and their dramatic effect on the environment...but there was actually a point in history that we thought about doing it on purpose. Take a look at the strange story of a soviet scientist who's goal it was to melt the ice-caps and free Siberia from Earth's icy grip...
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-soviet-scientist-who-dreamed-of-melting-the-arctic-with-a-55-mile-dam

The Problem with The Economy? Washington.

We've been in "recovery" for years now....but what's really getting better? This writer points the finger at Washington, saying partisan bickering has hurt the recovery and all the rest of us relying on it...
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economywatch/whats-economys-big-problem-word-washington-6C9624836

Chernobyl. 27 Years Later.

No...I'm not setting you up for a terrible horror movie...although the reality of the place isn't a fairytale either. Take a look at some photos from Chernobyl and the accompanying town, Pripyat, site of the world's worst civil nuclear disaster 27 years ago.
http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/chernobyl-today-slideshow/guard-stands-dityatki-checkpoint-marking-30-km-zone-photo-192826723.html

The Chernobyl disaster is one that's always fascinated me. From the mechanical failures to human error,  to the abandonment of an entire town virtually overnight, the many story-lines that make-up this disaster continue to resonate and fascinate...take a look at the wikipedia page and documentaries on youtube to get a better idea of what happened in the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl

Seconds from disaster (easy-to-watch) version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXN6PDDIUII

for a more dramatic reenactment/docu-drama...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3-XUe0oEU