en-us http://www.newsique.com/life/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/life/airline_passenger_complaints_soa/ It's up, up and away for air travelers: Fares are up, late flights are up and more passengers are being bumped away from boarding gates. All these problems are making travelers grumpy, an annual survey of airline quality says. The industry posted decli news life 2008-04-07 08:22:16 http://www.newsique.com/life/airline_passenger_complaints_soa/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23991380/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/airline_passenger_complaints_soa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/mlks_rougher_edges_re-examined/ A man of contradictions, controversy But King was not meek, nor were his words always soothing. He called for boycotting discriminatory businesses, sometimes demanding that they advertise in black newspapers and deposit some of their money in black sav news life 2008-04-04 08:15:16 http://www.newsique.com/life/mlks_rougher_edges_re-examined/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23946907/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/mlks_rougher_edges_re-examined/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/drink_beer_better__and_survive_a/ Americans have always been hearty drinkers. W.J. Rorabaugh—author of "The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition" and a history professor at the University of Washington—suggests that travel and immigration have influenced our beer-drinking habits news life 2008-03-18 08:21:51 http://www.newsique.com/life/drink_beer_better__and_survive_a/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23636578/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/drink_beer_better__and_survive_a/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/stowaway_kitten_takes_a_plane_ri/ A kitten survived a plane trip halfway across the United States after accidentally ending up in a suitcase, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Seth Levy's suitcase, in which 10-month-old tabby Gracie Mae stowed away, was mistakenly picked up by the wrong pe news life 2008-01-23 08:19:27 http://www.newsique.com/life/stowaway_kitten_takes_a_plane_ri/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22784854/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/stowaway_kitten_takes_a_plane_ri/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/canada_considers_alternative_to_/ British Columbia is developing a new high-tech driver's license that could be used as a passport alternative to enter the United States by land and sea, officials said. A new pilot program will involve 500 volunteers who agree to share personal informa news life 2008-01-23 08:19:27 http://www.newsique.com/life/canada_considers_alternative_to_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22783384/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/canada_considers_alternative_to_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/michelangelos_david_may_be_on_th/ Michelangelo's heroic David could be on the move after 135 years in the museum designed to showcase the marble masterpiece. The impact of mass tourism on Florence's city center is forcing officials to consider remedies, including one drastic proposal t news life 2008-01-18 08:35:06 http://www.newsique.com/life/michelangelos_david_may_be_on_th/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22708525/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/michelangelos_david_may_be_on_th/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/new_rules_mean_longer_lines_comi/ New border crossing rules to take effect at the end of the month will initially mean longer lines for those entering the country, including returning Americans, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday. But he said the rules are necessar news life 2008-01-18 08:35:05 http://www.newsique.com/life/new_rules_mean_longer_lines_comi/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22711841/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [9] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/new_rules_mean_longer_lines_comi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/poll_finds_more_americans_believ/ More Americans believe in a literal hell and the devil than Darwin's theory of evolution, according to a new Harris poll released on Thursday. It is the latest survey to highlight America's deep level of religiosity, a cultural trait that sets it apart news life 2007-12-01 15:18:48 http://www.newsique.com/life/poll_finds_more_americans_believ/ Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKN2922875820071129?sp=true http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/poll_finds_more_americans_believ/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/foster_city_boy_wins_world_chess/ A Bay Area sixth grader captured the world championship in chess for the under-12 division after a final two-hour match Wednesday in Antalya, Turkey. Daniel Naroditsky, of Foster City, had the highest score of the 160 boys in his division after 11 roun news life 2007-11-29 08:15:09 http://www.newsique.com/life/foster_city_boy_wins_world_chess/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/192273910/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/foster_city_boy_wins_world_chess/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/thanksgiving_day_parade_to_kick_/ The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marks one of two opportunities a year for Broadway to strut its stuff on national television. But for the cast of "Legally Blonde," the parade on Thursday is a showcase without a show. The musical is one of more than news life 2007-11-22 08:15:48 http://www.newsique.com/life/thanksgiving_day_parade_to_kick_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21928475/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/thanksgiving_day_parade_to_kick_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/dog_gives_up_life_to_save_man_fr/ Bryan Smith has pictures of his dog in his coat pocket, a reminder of the pet that sacrificed itself to save him from his burning house. It was Tuesday night when Storm jumped on the slumbering Smith and alerted him to the growing smoke and flames outs news life 2007-11-17 01:14:26 http://www.newsique.com/life/dog_gives_up_life_to_save_man_fr/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hero_dog;_ylt=AqG6Mpw53nAhwKZuync6isGs0NUE http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Amazing [5] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/dog_gives_up_life_to_save_man_fr/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/love_at_first_sight_just_sex_and/ Their eyes met across a crowded room. The party chatter ebbed away, and the music slowed. That first lovers' glaze is the staple of the romantic novelist, and scientists believe they have now revealed the true nature of its true attractive power. Accor news life 2007-11-08 11:34:24 http://www.newsique.com/life/love_at_first_sight_just_sex_and/ Guardian Unlimited http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/nov/07/1 http://www.newsique.com/sources/guardian/ 92 Interesting [7] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/love_at_first_sight_just_sex_and/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/black_woman_white_skin/ Growing up in Jackson, MS, I gravitated toward white people. It felt natural, I suppose, because I looked like them. While my cousins got black baby dolls for Christmas, mine were always peaches and cream. Once, during playtime in elementary school, one o news life 2007-11-03 13:13:24 http://www.newsique.com/life/black_woman_white_skin/ www.marieclaire.com http://www.marieclaire.com/world/articles/black-white-skin Interesting [4] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/black_woman_white_skin/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/keeping_the_faith/ The US may be one of the most religious countries in the West but is it undergoing a period of doubt. A few days ago, I attended a memorial service for a friend who died far too young, of throat cancer. The service was held at a history museum, and it news life 2007-10-22 14:24:04 http://www.newsique.com/life/keeping_the_faith/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7053157.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [4] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/keeping_the_faith/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/pets_in_america_have_40_billion_/ How Americans treat pets has changed dramatically over the past decade or so. No longer do we relegate dogs and cats to life in the backyard eating table scraps. Sixty-three percent of cat owners and 42 percent of dog owners share their beds with their pe news life 2007-10-10 08:14:17 http://www.newsique.com/life/pets_in_america_have_40_billion_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/167762166/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/pets_in_america_have_40_billion_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/men_are_now_happier_than_women_t/ The Skinny is Keach Hagey's take on the top news of the day and the best of the Internet. Modern times seem to be riddled with growing gaps - the income gap, the achievement gap, the tolerance-of-celebrity-gossip gap. Now here's another one to worry ab news life 2007-09-27 12:40:03 http://www.newsique.com/life/men_are_now_happier_than_women_t/ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/26/the_skinny/main3299143.shtml http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Interesting [3] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/men_are_now_happier_than_women_t/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/rare_van_gogh_letters_offer_insi/ Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh had a simple philosophy for producing good work -- "you have to eat well, be well housed, have a screw from time to time, smoke your pipe and drink your coffee in peace." That advice to French artist and poet Emile Bernar news life 2007-09-26 21:00:36 http://www.newsique.com/life/rare_van_gogh_letters_offer_insi/ Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN2540474920070925 http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Interesting [4] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/rare_van_gogh_letters_offer_insi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/billionaires_secret_philanthropy/ He wears a $15 watch, flies economy class and does not own a house or car. For years. few guessed that Chuck Feeney was one of the world's biggest philanthropists, secretly giving away his billionaire fortune. Born in New Jersey during the Depression t news life 2007-09-19 22:56:58 http://www.newsique.com/life/billionaires_secret_philanthropy/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20871397/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/billionaires_secret_philanthropy/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/fury_as_12-year-old_model_fronts/ A 12-year-old has caused a media frenzy after she was chosen to front one of the world's largest fashion shows. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Maddison Gabriel was picked as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia and has also worn a news life 2007-09-17 16:48:16 http://www.newsique.com/life/fury_as_12-year-old_model_fronts/ Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=482192&in_page_id=1879 http://www.newsique.com/sources/daily_mail/ 91 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/life/fury_as_12-year-old_model_fronts/#comments http://www.newsique.com/life/in_america_nonbelievers_find_str/ A legion of the godless is rising up against the forces of religiosity in American society. "People who were ashamed to say there is no God now say, 'Wow, there are others out there who think like me, and it feels damned good,' " said Margaret Downey, news life 2007-09-15 20:12:55 http://www.newsique.com/life/in_america_nonbelievers_find_str/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402199.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/life/in_america_nonbelievers_find_str/#comments