"A German company says it has designed the world's first pocket urinal for women," reports Der Speigel. "The disposable Ladybag is a plastic bag fitted with absorbent polymers that turn urine into a gel." The gel can absorb half-a-liter of pee, but the bag itself can hold up to a full liter-though, and thank god, "The Ladybag is recommended for one-time use." Designed by Eva Tinter for KETS GmbH, the Ladybag is a follow-up product to the "Roadbag" for men, which has sold over 400,000 units since its launch two years ago, and, if I'm not mistaken, was also your mom's nickname in high school.

Did you see the video yesterday of Calvino Inman, the Tennessean teenager afflicted with mysterious and disturbing condition of bleeding eyes? Doctors are stumped. Calvino's mother is distraught. This won't help, because I'm not a doctor (or even a very good person), but here are some thoughts. READ MORE