THESSALONIKI–Who said Industrialism was the destroyer of history anyway? Greek archaeologists (who also happen to be moonlighting as subway workers – not the sandwich – due to the country’s recent financial troubles) have uncovered a section of marble road built by the Romans nearly 2,500 years ago. City servants are planning on opening a small…
Last night, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report informing the nation of the terrible and reoccurring health and safety issue known as “Swamp Butt”. SB, which generally coincides with excessively warm summers, is a condition in which one’s butt crack takes on a life of its own and becomes a steaming,…
The 2012 European Cup, according to commentators and fans alike, is shaping up to be one of the most memorable soccer events in a long time. “In terms of highlight footage (no pun intended),” said one giddy ESPN broadcaster. “There’s never been anything like it. We probably have hours and hours of ‘oh-my-god-that-was-so-close’ moments.” And…
A new report released by the Television Scientists of America shows the often overlooked negative impact of reading on the fragile human brain and how it decreases its capacity to fully appreciate a wonder of the modern world: television (especially during the formative years of necessary Saturday morning cartoons). According to the study, television is…
Following the passing of beloved sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury, the genius behind such great works as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, many feared there would remain a great void in the fictional universe impossible to fill. But with the release of his latest book, The Grand Design, it seems eminent physicist Stephen Hawking is…
Former president William J. Clinton apologized profusely on Thursday for what he called “being correct” on yet another issue involving politics. “God, I truly hate being right all the time,” admitted Clinton quite sorrowfully. “Furthermore, I would like to extend my deepest regrets to President Obama for all the trouble I’ve caused him by my…
Harold Crumbs, also known as Voldvaderon to millions of online gamers, is 98 percent sure he can bend objects with his brain. It all started when he was young and he noticed that the second hand on the clock on his bedroom dresser only moved when he was looking at it. At that moment, something…
Next to a cold gaggling brook, in a small but verdant patch of green, settled serenely in the heart of the North American deciduous forest–the place where that “fresh car smell” is born–lives a baby cottontail rabbit named Booby. And, as you can see from the picture above, this is no ordinary Sylvilagus Floridanus. You…
Has journalism as we know it suffered irreversible damage? Has it been cheapened and reduced to nothing more than easily digestible snapshots and sound bytes? Have we allowed superficial trends and temporal fads dictate what we call news? We at Iron E-News believe that, unfortunately, this has become so, but that the only way to…
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