A man placed on probation last week for allegedly assaulting his wife was arraigned yesterday on new charges stemming from an alleged assault his spouse said was brought on by her failure to properly cook his bacon on Sunday.
Who are the most influential men of 2009? After more than half a million votes from AM readers, AskMen.com has the answer, and it’s on our list of The Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009. The men of the Top 49 span multiple industries and countries; through their achievements, both personal and professional, they have inspired everyday guys in a variety of ways. They’re the men we look to as role models, and history will remember them as those who best embodied the way men aspired to live in 2009.
In somewhat related news, Esquire magazine name 36-year-old Kate Beckinsale the sexiest woman alive. In honor of that achievement, here’s one of my best friend’s favorite commercials which stars the sexist woman alive.
Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?
This question has been haunting me for a couple of days and is keeping me awake at night. Off hand I want to say no, but I think if you add in a couple of variables my answer might turn to yes. If the lightsaber is constructed using kryptonite crystals, then duh, of course it would cut Superman. Now if you just had a regular lightsaber constructed of normal lightsaber crystals, then probably not. But what if it was a red lightsaber? Since Superman receives his power from a yellow sun and is weakened by a red sun, this could have an impact. But then again, the light of a red lightsaber is possibly different than that of a red sun. But all of this lead me to another question:
Who would win in a fight between Darth Vader Superman?
Vader of course would be using a red lightsaber, which could possible harm Superman, and Vader would also have the use of the dark side of the Force as a Sith Lord. Right now, I thinking Vader would defeat Superman. If you’ve seen Spaceballs then you know Darth Helmet would agree.
This is just too much for me to wrap my head around, and I don’t think I can blog again until I find an acceptable answer.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack Obama and his administration, according to a new poll.
It climbed from seventh place last year, ahead of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan which completed the top five nations in the Nation Brand Index (NBI).
“What’s really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009,” said Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of 50 countries each year.
He believes that during the previous administration of George W. Bush the United States suffered in the world ranking with its unpopular foreign policies but since Obama was elected, and despite the recent economic turmoil, the country’s status has risen globally.
“There is no other explanation,” Anholt said in an interview, referring to the impact of Obama.
The global survey, conducted by GFK Roper Public Affairs & Media, involved 20,000 people in 20 rich and developing countries around the globe. They were asked to rate 50 nations in categories such as culture, governance, people, exports, tourism, landscape and education.
Canada took the biggest hit in the latest survey, falling to seventh from fourth place, while China climbed several spots to 22nd, which Anholt believes in due in part to the successful staging of the Olympics.