Armageddon

Tips for NASA: Houston, You Have a Problem

John Bobey | Posted 05.26.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Nasa, Blofeld, Nasa Space Shuttle, The Moon, Space Shuttle, Cosmic Rays, Mission-Control, Houston, Multi-Purpose-Crew-Vehicle, Astronauts, Rockets, The Right Stuff, Mars Probe, Jet Blue, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Venus, Jet Pack, Antares, Hubble Telescope, Odyssey, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Armageddon, The Kardashians, International Space Station, Outer Space, Aurora, Comedy News

You shot yourself in the foot by calling them Space Shuttles. "Shuttles" don't boldly go where no man has gone before, they go to Chicago, and occasionally bring you from Parking Lot T to the front entrance of the State Fair.

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The Real End of the World

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.26.2011 | Technology

Read More: End of World, Judgment Day, Harold Camping, Armageddon, The Rapture, Doomsday, May 21 Rapture, Camping, Rapture, End of the World, Mayan Calendar, Technology News

Either none of my neighbors qualify for salvation, or Harold Camping is wrong in predicting that the countdown to the end of the world begins today. I vote, without surprise, for the latter.

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May 21 Rapture: Books We Will (And Won't) Be Reading If The World Really IS Ending Tomorrow

Gina Barreca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Slidepollajax, Jersey Shore, Heaven Is for Real, Book of Revelations, Armageddon, Book of Revelations for Dummies, World Ending, The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Books News

It'd be interesting to see what we'd read if we actually considered ourselves an endangered species. We'd have to give up the pretence and get with the program; we'd have to read only what we know (or believe) we'd love.

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Relax! The World's Not Ending Anytime Soon

Dr. David Liepert | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Islam, Mayan Apocalypse, The Long Count, Religious Tolerance, The Apocalypse, Christianity, Armageddon, Judaism, Religious Diversity, End Times, May 21 2011, Judgment Day, End of the World, Religion News

Moses, Jesus and Muhammad seemed to be striving for a world with peace. All that means for sure is the world's not going to be ending anytime soon.

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Atlas Shrugged? Pertinent Today?

Laura Mola | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Depression, people on the streets, begging, homelessness, the end of the American Dream -- sounds like today. Well, today in the new Ayn Rand movie At...

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What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

"The Great Atomic Power" was first recorded in 1952, the year that the hydrogen bomb was first tested. The song may have provided some comfort for those listeners aware that the nuclear arms race was at its height.

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Bruce Willis to Save World in 2036

Pablo Andreu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Nasa, Apocalypse, Bruce Willis, Apophis Asteroid, Comedy News, Armageddon, Asteroid, Apophis, Comedy News

The asteroid Apophis might crash into the Earth on April 13, 2036. NASA says that the chance of impact is slim, but actor Bruce Willis is counting on it.

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2012 Doomsday Wrong? Prediction Date May Be Off Several Years

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: End of Days, Mayans, Mayans 2012, Mayan Calendar, Armageddon, 2012, 2012 Doomsday, 2012 Doomsday Wrong, Religion News

Doomsday believers, you might be able to breathe a sigh of relief. The much-hyped "prediction" that, according to the ancient Mayan calendar, the w...

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The Unfortunate Effects Apocalyptic Beliefs Can Have On Morality

Jonathan D. Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Christianity, Morality, Apocalypse, Armageddon, Evangelicals, Religion, Salvation, Evangelical Christianity, Ronald Reagan, Megachurches, End Times, George W. Bush, Apocalyptic Christianity, Religion News

When I was a kid I knew The World was going to Hell in a hand basket. I didn't know what that phrase meant, still don't really, but I knew that it was one of the only times I could get away with saying hell.

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Unemployed Colo. Springs Woman Funding Bus Bench Ads Predicting Christ's Return

Colorado Springs Gazette | MARK BARNA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Return of Christ, Unemployed Woman Buys Ad, Bus Bench, wecanknow.com, Marie Exley, Armageddon, Colorado Springs, Harold Camping, Denver News

Marie Exley of Colorado Springs is convinced that Armageddon, the end of the world as written of in the Bible, will come next year. Her conviction ...

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The End of Times: Do Scientists and Fundamentalists Concur?

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: End Times, Apocalypse, Religion Science, Evangelical Christians, Armageddon, Doomsday, Christian Eschatology, Christianity, End of the World, Religion News

You might think that scientists and Evangelicals have nothing in common. But you'd be wrong. Large numbers of both agree on one thing: the end is near.

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Armageddon For Dummies

Jim Watkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: History Channel, Life After People, Armageddon, Entertainment News

It's always interesting to me to see the different ways pop culture products reflect their times. Two shows now share the same premise: What would happen to the earth if one day we were all gone? It's a strange and dark form of entertainment.

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner ElBaradei Writing Memoir

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Elbaradei, Peace Prize, Nobel, Saddam Hussein, Elbaraday, United Nations, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Armageddon, Nobel Peace Prize, Un, Iraq, Mohammed ElBaradei, Mohamed ElBaradei, Books News

NEW YORK — Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei (ehl-BEHR'-uh-day) is writing a memoir about his years as head of the International Atomic...

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ReThink Review: Waiting for Armageddon -- the End of the World As They Want It

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

As a person who is not religious, it seems to me that the major difference between a cult and a religion is popularity. And as the documentary Waiting...

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Interview: Steve Buscemi on St. John of Las Vegas and the Indy Film World

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Miami Vice, Theo Van Gogh, The Sopranos, Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire, Coen Brothers, Oz, Con Air, Marshall Fine Interview, Jim Jarmusch, Animal Factory, Sons of Anarchy, Stanley Tucci, Interview, 30 Rock, Pete and Pete, Quentin Tarantino, Parting Glances, Steve Buscemi Interview, Nurse Jackie, Robert Altman, Adam Sandler, Armageddon, Trees Lounge, St. John of Las Vegas, Michael Bay, The Simpson, Entertainment News

Actor Steve Buscemi believes in luck, up to a point. As he notes, it usually has nothing to do with what you do to get it but what you do with it. "I...

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The Future of Publishing: 10 Predictions Plus 2

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Daniel Pink, New Decade, New Year, Books, Nostradamus, On the Road, J.G. Ballard, Publishing, Predictions, Rodeo Clowns, Vampire Novels, New Year New You, Antichrist, Comedy of Errors, Wally Lamb, Satanic Bible, Audrey Niffenegger, John Grisham, End of Days, Armageddon, One City One Book, Scott Turow, Twitter, Her Fearful Symmetry, St. Paul, Twin Cities, Oprah, Dickie, Shakespeare, Book Publishing, Bestsellers, Ebooks, Books News

I had hoped to be out in front of the pack with some pithy prophecies of my own, but the holidays got in the way. Turns out the only thing I'm better at than prognostication is procrastination.

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Evangelicals, Israel, and the End of the World

David Heilbroner | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Fundamentalism, Armageddon, End Times, Israel, Taliban, Waiting for Armageddon, Bible Prophecy, Evangelicals, 2012, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, The Rapture, Middle East, Pat Robertson, World News

There are some 50 million Evangelicals in the US who believe in the literal truth of Bible prophecy. All are fixated upon Israel. Because for a great many true believers, the end of the world is just the beginning.

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9 Ways Hollywood Has Destroyed The World (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Slidepoll, Independence Day, Godzilla, Disaster Movies, Knowing, Dante's Peak, Roland Emmerich, Armageddon, Will Smith, Terminator 2, I Am Legend, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Hollywood, Comedy Slideshows, Comedy News

Hollywood loves to destroy the earth. Whether it comes in the form of an alien attack, a giant lizard, or just a good old fashioned asteroid, director...

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Ex-Shopaholic's Survival Tips

Marjorie Hope Rothstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

Read More: Fashionista, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gucci, Nanotechnology, Stilettos, Survival Guide, Armageddon, Style News

In case of total disaster, here are a few thoughts about changing your fashion habits today to be prepared:

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Neocons' Jihad against Liberal Parties in Egypt

Wael Nawara | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Neoconservatives, Obama Cairo Speech, Liberals, Barack Obama, Armageddon, World News

What does it mean to be an Egyptian Neocon? In their words, it means that they believe that the USA, has the right and the obligation to spread "democracy" and "capitalism," by force if necessary.

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Happy Doomsday to You!

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Military, Apocalypse, Armageddon, Environment, Financial Crisis, Climate Change, Future, Peace, Global Warming, Civilization, Warfare, Water, Food, Sustainability, Technology, Natural Resources, Growth, Green News

Yes, it's the end of the world as we know it ... and it really is all fine.

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Transformative: Le Cinema de Michael Bay

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

The fact that it is considered preposterous for a writer to not dismiss Bay's work in the most vehement of terms points up a dramatic disconnect between the critical community and the movie-going audience.

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Judgement Day -- One Final Request

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Surveys, Armageddon, Aliens, Comedy News

Greetings! This is your official check-out notification. We hope your stay on the world has been pleasant. Now it's over. Finito. No more tom...

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The Ultimate Divide

Wael Nawara | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Neocons, Zionism, International Justice System, Islamists, Clash of Civilizations, Armageddon, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Extremism, Egypt, Lebanon Election, Iran Election, Pakistan, World News

The recent events in Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and even inside the United States, show that we are experiencing a deep divide in our world.

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There's Only One End of the World... and This Isn't It

Zachary Karabell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Recession Fears, Gm, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Economy, Stock Market, Armageddon, Economic Crisis, Business News

The financial crisis is a good, albeit painful, reminder that the stocks, bonds, gold, silver have no intrinsic value. We act as if they do, because it gives us some sense of an orderly world.

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