• # Indonesian Muslims told to change prayer direction
  → Indonesia’s Muslims learned on Friday they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country’s highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had people facing Africa.

• # ‘Conan the Bacterium’ could have been the origin of life on Earth
  → Brazilian scientists discovered that a microbe dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” is so tough it could withstand space travel, leading them to suggest such organisms could have been the origin of life on Earth.

• # Woman, 108, Reunites With 38-Year-Old Husband
  → A 108-year-old Malaysian woman has reunited with her husband, a man 70 years her junior, after a year-long separation, AFP reported Saturday. (I needa find this bitch’s secret!)

• # Psychic Octopus: There’s an App for That
  → Paul the Psychic Octopus may be leaving the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, for the Madrid Zoo, but more importantly, he could also be headed right into your iPhone. (Laaaawwwdd.)

• # York City halfway house sued over urine regulations
  → A former state prison inmate who alleges he was humiliated at a halfway house in York City — including by a dismissive comment about his manhood — is suing the facility and seven women staff members.

• # Scientists count five-second rule down to zero for safety
  → The controversial “five-second rule” — the one that allows us to eat dropped food if it’s quickly scooped off the floor — is a bunch of baloney, according to Clemson University food scientist Paul Dawson, who stirred up the long debated issue in this month’s National Geographic.

• # Jewel does undercover karaoke
  → LOL Awesome.

• # Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters
  → Oregon (Reuters) – Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion’s hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday. (LOLz at the headline.)

• # Prince: ‘The Internet Is Over’
  → “The Internet is completely over,” Prince told the UK’s Mirror. “I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else.” (No, honey, but your pop music career is.)

• # Hundreds expected for National Cougar Convention
  → CHICAGO—Rich Gosse has closely studied the evolution of America’s cougars, but now he foresees a crisis: “There just aren’t enough cougars to go around.” (Mmm hmmm.)

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Bent Flicks

• Inception (2010) 10/10

  2010-07-20 13:29

  

  Three words: A. May. Zing. Definitely a movie worth seeing again.

  0.3

• Predators (2010) 9/10

  2010-07-10 19:05

  

  Mindless fun and a nice cool escape from a sweltering hot summer day. Oh, and Adrien Brody deftly redefines how to be a cool action hero.

  0.3

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) 7/10

  2010-06-11 17:19

  

  Cute kid's movie that demonstrates the dangers of excess without being a preachy mess.

  0.3

• Splice (2009) 7/10

  2010-06-06 20:10

  

  Yes, genetic engineering is bad. But what's worse is a promising movie with a decent story sullied by stupid plot twists. Thank God for a topless Adrien Brody.

  0.3

• The Hangover (2009) 9/10

  2010-06-06 17:06

  

  Hilarious instant comedy classic.

  0.3

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