Daily Archives: 17 December 17, 2010
UAE hotel boasts ‘most expensive Christmas tree’
A glitzy hotel in Abu Dhabi has put on show a jewel-encrusted Christmas tree which it says is worth over $11m (£7m). Items of jewellery studded with scores of precious stones are draped on the tree’s branches, along with more … Continue reading
Study Confirms That Fox News Makes You Stupid
Yet another study has been released proving that watching Fox News is detrimental to your intelligence. World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, conducted a survey of American voters … Continue reading
Distribution of Racial and Ethnic Groups
The New York Times has a nifty interactive map that takes Census data and tells you the racial and ethnic distribution anywhere in America. Here’s the Metroplex and my neck of the woods. Give it a try here. And for … Continue reading