Cactu, Wikipedia Psilocybe mexicana, the mushroom from which psilocybin was first extracted. The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms decreases brain activity, possibly explaining the vivid, mind-bending effects of the drug, a new study finds. The decreases were focused in regions that serve as crossroads for information in the brain, meaning that information may flow more [...]
Heidi Klum, Seal split because of heated tempers
Kevin Mazur/WireImage Singer Seal and model and TV host Heidi Klum with her parents Erma and Gunther Klum. Heidi Klum and Seal’s marriage hit an iceberg because both spouses are hot heads, a source close to the couple told the Daily News. “These are two huge personalities. And when you love hard, you fight hard. [...]
K-Fed suffers from health problems on set
David Hardenberg/Getty Images Kevin Federline was hospitalized after suffering severe chest pains while filming ‘Excess Baggage‘ Monday. Kevin Federline has seen better days. Britney Spears‘ ex-husband – and ex-backup dancer – was taken to a hospital in Australia after suffering severe chest pains Monday, a spokesperson for TV network Nine said in a statement. Federline, [...]
Aretha Franklin calls off summer wedding
Monica Morgan/WireImage Aretha Franklin and fiance William Wilkerson have called off their engagement, they said in a joint statement released Monday. Aretha Franklin’s wedding is off. On Monday, the Queen of Soul announced that she and William (Willie) Wilkerson, 64, were not going through with the summer wedding they had planned. As we reported on [...]
Tyler has, ahem, honored the anthem before
Steven Tyler’s rendition of the National Anthem before Sunday’s Patriots-Ravens game has probably reached Bombay or Mumbai by now, where it’s ricocheting through an alley and scaring the cows. But both fans and critics should know this was not the rocker’s first encounter with the song. Truth is, he’s such a serial National Anthem singer [...]
Android Central weekly photo contest winner: Sunset or sunrise
The winner of this week’s Android Central photo contest is Travis Detweiler with his picture of sunrise over Tampa Bay. Taken with his HTC EVO 3D while heading out into the gulf to catch a few Amberjack and Grouper. Travis says he didn’t use any particular camera app or effects, just the camera as-is on [...]
Give your Windows 7 desktop an Ice Cream Sandwich flavored makeover
What you see here folks is a Windows 7 desktop theme developed by Flickr user David Molina. Ice Cream Sandwich is pretty darn good looking, and David wanted to bring some of that to his desktop PC. It’s not the simplest implementation, and there’s quite a few different components involved. The end result though is [...]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus Touchstone Mod [from the forums]
If you’re a dyed-in-the-wool modder, here’s a great weekend project — modifying your Verizon Galaxy Nexus to work with the HP Touchstone. I’ll tell you right up front — this one isn’t for the faint-hearted. It involves breaking the case open and voiding your warranty. But AC member ohiomoto has a beautiful step-by-step to guide [...]
Photon 4G owners wanted — Motorola is looking for software testers
Motorola has made an official request for “Pre-release software testers” of an unknown update for the Motorola Photon 4G. This is standard practice for Motorola, who likes to slowly roll out their final builds to a select few in what they call a “soak test“. This gives Motorola (and the carriers) a bigger set of [...]