As Brood X cicadas emerge, a bizarre epidemic called the Bugs Rhythm afflicts thousands of Americans with insect-inspired sleep disorders. Sleep experts are baffled as citizens enter peculiar slumbers, from the 17-year Cicadian Rhythm to the erratic "Flutter-Nap" of butterflies.
Jerry Lewis, the comedian and filmmaker who was adored by many, disdained by others, but unquestionably a defining figure of American entertainment in the 20th century, died on Sunday morning at his home in Las Vegas.
Monsanto, the world's largest supplier of genetically modified seeds and other genetically modified organisms announced this week at its annual stockholders meeting that it had developed a strain of medical marijuana that seems to stop and in some cases reverse some forms of cancer.
In an expected announcement from Warner Brothers Pictures, the entertainment giant says it plans on producing a Lego version of its hugely popular, Clint Eastwood-directed film American Sniper. According to a Warner Brothers internal memo, after a long negotiation with Legos executives, the large media company was able to give them "an offer they couldn't refuse."
When the Johnsons took delivery of an Amazon.com echo, it created some controversy in their normally austere household. It also created an atmosphere of terror.
What started out as a girl's night out Botox party ended badly when a first time General Practitioner failed to administer the doses correctly. Although no one was hurt, many of the participants do have some facial disfigurements that will probably last a few months, after which the toxin wears off.
