Apparently, caffeinated drinks are not teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony. Though they didn’t name specific brands of soft drink, researchers report that teens who overindulged in non-diet, carbonated soft drinks per week are extra violent. They studied 1878 kids at 22 Boston public high schools. More »
Here in my rainy home of London, stories about “yoofs” and “hooligans” glassing each other with beer pints are pretty rife, which is why I’m hardly surprised the UK government is redesigning the pint glass to cut back on violence. More »
No doubt weighed down by his arsenal of 10 pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword with a 0.6-metre blade, a disturbed 17-year old’s plan to wreak havoc in a San Mateo, CA high school was thwarted by a teacher. More »
This according to a young gentleman in New York City, who says that a Verizon support guy sent to fix his phone ended up fixing his face, with fists. In corporate speak, I believe that’s called “thinking outside the box.” More »