Scientists at the Ontario Science Centre, which is apparently a real place, say they are investigating this video taken by Toronto bird-watcher Peter Hickey-Jones to determine whether or not if offers proof of the existence of unicorns. While we all wait, the Science Centre advises the public on what to do in the case of a unicorn sighting, and has set up a hot line (416-696-3260) to call to report any such instances. When you call the number, you can also learn information about the Science Centre's current show, Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids. More interestingly, here is a list of "Unicorn Facts" the Science [...]

Despite having no frame of reference for things that hover other than sci-fi vehicles like skateboards in Back in to the Future II, Jesus, I did think the Griffon Hovercraft that's traversing the Arctic for evidence of an asteroid strike would be up my alleyway. But according to this Wired article, it's not powered by something cool like super-scary magnets that could kill you by sucking out all the iron particles in your blood stream like Magneto which is what I needed it to be. It's powered by air or some shit. "[It] weighs six tons but exerts no more pressure on any patch of ice than a seagull [...]

For Pete's sake, that whole story about Roxanne Shante getting her doctorate of whatever on the back of Warner Music? It is so faux. How depressing.