Workers at Jaguar Land Rover plant given bacon sandwich as their Christmas bonus.

Random House gives employees $5,000 Christmas bonuses because of 50 Shades of Grey success.

Brain cells made from urine.

We like people more when they mimic us. But only up to a point. If mimicry becomes too obvious, it can backfire, becoming mockery. A new study asks just how much imitation is enough to trigger benefits. Does the mimicker need to copy every action, or merely to move the same body parts?

Text messages direct to your contact lens.

Syrian rebels debut homemade fighting vehicle controlled by a Sony PlayStation remote control.

This paper compares corruption in China over the past 15 years with corruption in the U.S. between 1870 and 1930, periods that are roughly comparable in terms of real income per capita.

The rotting carcass of a 40-foot fin whale was quietly pulled out to sea Saturday evening by a private tugboat hired by Malibu residents who were tired of its smell.

Ice fishing shack.

Karaoke.

every day the same again | December 10th, 2012