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Knowing What's In Your Food Or Drink Affects How You Much You Like It

Coke is rated higher when consumed from a cup bearing the drink’s logo compared with one that is unmarked. More...


Phil Hartman Death Suit

Later, the comedian's wife allegedly complained of insomnia, diarrhea, and sensations like she was going to "jump out of her skin." More...


Not Fit For Human Consumption

Meat by-products - Can include head, feet, intestines, heart, lungs... More...


New Study Shows No Need To Exercise To Lose Weight

Exercise did little to tone specific areas of the body. Fat was reduced consistently across the whole body and not more in any one trouble spot. More...


Britney's Airplane Tantrum And Pathetic Stage Mess

Spears' little tantrum caused an hour delay to the flight from LA to Orlando after objecting to the seats on board. More...


Ask Kate Moss: It Is Better To Look Good Than To Feel Good

February 21, 2006

Her triumph in the poll by Grazia magazine marks what must be one of the quickest and most stage-managed comebacks of all time. In only a matter of weeks, she has gone from languishing in a rehab clinic in Arizona to being the toast of the London Fashion Week parties.
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Big Girls Bring In Big Bucks At Russian Strip Clubs

Men who have a passion for night clubs are tired of watching slim girls stripping on stage and dancing with poles. More...


Posh, Britney, Demi and Jerry's Kabbalah Guru is an Ex-Insurance Salesman.
May 22, 2004

hen a hush descends with the entrance of the host, an elderly, bearded man in white robes. Suddenly, the gathering breaks into near- hysterical cheers and excited whooping, with some banging their fists on tables in animated welcome. More...


Paris, Rosie, Martha and Michael

It s no longer technically a human face. More...


The Myth of Safe Sex

Couples should not kiss deeply... More...


Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Was it Elvis's fame that caused his demise or would his personality have taken the path to self-destruction no matter what he was in life? More...


Museum Exhibit Features Gay Animals
Oct 12, 2006

"We may have opinions on a lot of things, but one thing is clear -- homosexuality is found throughout the animal kingdom More...


Youtube Video Girls Heating Up The 2008 Elections

It's Obama Girl versus Hot4Hill in the battle of youtube hits. Although Romney has the looks it's unlikely that any repubs would welcome that kind of heat More...


Tom Cruise infuriated Redstone's wife and got the boot
August 25, 2006

Cruise's behaviour in public in recent months has also become increasingly erratic. He became the butt of jokes after declaring his love for Miss Holmes in his infamous couch-hopping appearance on America's Oprah Winfrey Show. More...


Stars' Gift Baskets Cost More Than You Make
February 29, 2004

They get it for free and you pay for it. More...


Infants Are Becoming The Newest Generation Of TV Addicts

At 2 years old, 90 percent of children are parked in front of the tube watching TV shows, DVDs or videos for 10 to 20 hours a week More...


Ellen's Wrath Over Doggy Disaster Is Ruining Rescue Woman's Life

Ellen Degeneres knew she would get bad publicity about breaking her adoption contract and dumping her dog so she turned it around in classic celebrity fashion. Her tearful plea on TV bought her the sympathy she wanted at the expense of the hardworking "rescue Mom". More...


Brad Pitt's Mom Visits Jilted Jennifer Aniston And Crosses Jolie

When she's not being an Earth Mother icon Angelina Jolie is busy playing the jealous spouse. Her baser emotions aren't really in keeping with the Saint Angie persona she cultivates these days. More...


A New Way to End Depression

The pills that make you feel aaaaah can kill you. More...


Catholic Church Backs Away From Music Collaboration With Michael Jackson
February 7, 2006

"Although he has been absolved by the courts" on charges of the sexual abuse of minors, it is clear Jackson's image "cannot be put alongside that of the pope," Father Moscati said.
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Small Is Becoming Popular In High- Class Restaurants

Finally, the trend of bigger and bigger portions in American menus is starting to reverse. There is less demand for super-sized meals More...


STAR TURN: Halle’s Catwoman Has a Price

Catwoman fans are aware, there’s been a preproduction controversy, ever since Catwoman fanciers got a hold of a script... More...


Killer Nurse Charles Cullen Sentenced To 397 Years In Prison
March 3, 2006

Christopher Hardgrove of Somerville was only 38 when Cullen injected him with a fatal dose of heart medication Aug. 10, 2003. His daughter Melissa Hardgrove, 18, described the pain and suffering her family has endured over his violent death. At one point, she broke down, and Armstrong told her to take a few minutes to regain her composure. More...


Naomi Campbell Will Be Mopping Floors Instead Of Walking The Runway

Naomi hit her in the back of the head with a jewel-encrusted cell phone in her Manhattan apartment, causing an injury that required stitches. More...


Andrew Stimpson claims to have cleared the HIV virus
Nov 14, 2005


"one of the luckiest people alive." The 25-year-old Scottish sandwich maker added: "All the doctors have told me it is a medical miracle that I am clear." More...


All Oceans Everywhere Are Poisoned Or Sick

It's official: humankind has managed to dirty every part of the the Earth's oceans. Yet another sign of an impending ecosystem collapse More...


Raising levels of good cholesterol

October 16, 2005

“We have reached a turning point in the prevention of coronary heart disease from an emphasis during the last 15 years on lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol levels to an emphasis in the next decade on raising levels of HDL (good) cholesterol”.  
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Tempermental Naomi Campbell Arrested For Assault Against Another Maid
March 31, 2006

This was not the first time the volatile supermodel, 35, was accused of reaching out and touching someone with a phone. In 2003, the supermodel was sued by a former administrative assistant who said Campbell had thrown a phone at her during a tantrum two years earlier. More...


Britney Spears Has Become One Of The Unsexiest Women In The World
March 3, 2006

Once the sexiest woman of the planet, today Britney makes up the category of the most tasteless and unattractive women of the planet. More...


Brangelina Do their Best Communicating When Naked

Angelina Jolie created a pop culture fantasy when she described how she and Brad love to chill out together in the nude. More...


The Trial Of Lady Lynndie England

"They [the soldiers] didn't think it was that serious... They didn't think it was that big a deal," he said. More...


Early in the Afternoon of March 5th

After dining with Robert De Niro on Sunset Strip, he went to a show at West Hollywood's Improv, then dropped by a club called On the Rox, where he jammed with singer Johnny Rivers until 1:30 AM. More...


Mother Kept Daughters Prisoner For Seven Years In House Of Horrors

When they were released, the three victims had white skin and could not endure natural light. More...


More Legal Traumas In Store For Paris Hilton

Hilton needs time to recover from the shock of receiving jail time before testifying in a civil case brought against her More...


Dustin Diamond aka "Screech" makes "Dirty Sanchez" a household word
September 27, 2006

You don't even have to be a Child of the '80s to remember Screech. He played the assistant principal on "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" in the early '90s. That means a whole lotta twenty-somethings have to be grossed out by this too. More...


New Michael Moore Movie Gets Great Publicity Without Spending A Dime

Free publicity for an adversary may not have been the government's intention, but that has certainly been the effect of the investigation More...


Katie Holmes Puts Work On Cruise Control And Ditches Batman

Since hooking up with Cruise in the spring of 2005, Holmes has seemed content to focus on her high-profile relationship, while placing her professional concerns on the back burner. More...


Global warming may boost oil industry

But it also points to possible benefits for oil exploration, extraction and shipping with possible energy industry advances for the artic "sub region", including Alaska and western Canada. More...


Worried Colleges Step Up Efforts Over Suicide
December 3, 2004

Although she made it back to campus safely, her friends had already notified Columbia that they were worried about her. More...


Veterans At Risk From Stolen Personal Data
June 7, 2006

McHugh said the theft of personal information of current military members appears to be an unexpected consequence of efforts to increase data sharing between the Defense Department and the VA to better serve people. More...


Why We Are Obsessed With The Power Of Celebrity

Once you watch a few good movies, you start to get interested in the actors. Hollywood is more than willing to oblige you with interviews, gossip, and the whole nine yards. More...


Zoo Animals Find Cicadas Finger-Lickin' Good

Hordes of cicadas are a yummy boon for Midwestern zoo animals. They can't get enough of the crunchy, chewy creatures. More...


Pravda Dishes Up Tasty Mind Candy

In translation, Pravda's features have a wonderful and unusual tone that renders English more oddly descriptive than the usual American fare. A perfect example is the contrast between the standard and uninspiring Britney headline, "Is Britney Pregnant? Kevin Federline Speaks!" and this Pravda gem "FHM Rating Turns Goddess Into Countryside Slut". More...


"Light" smokers face deadly risk

Smoking just one to four cigarettes a day almost triples a person's risk of dying of heart disease, according to Norwegian researchers. More...


Katie Holmes Has Something Special To Suck On
April 5, 2006

Cruise's PR rep, Arnold Robinson, denied the existence of an adult pacifier. As for its manufacture, a spokeswoman for NYU's School of Dentistry told Lowdown: "We haven't heard of it, but it doesn't mean a dentist wouldn't do it." More...


Did Sex Start From Outer Space?

Yet as any parent knows, sex is a rather inefficient way to make babies. Biologically speaking, the man spends nine months doing absolutely nothing productive while the woman does all the work More...


Rich Mature Women Want Young Boy Toys

Times have changed. Now that women have their own earning power and status they are borrowing a page from their male counterparts and turning to lovers who are young and hot More...


Down Syndrome Now Detectable In 1st Trimester
November 10, 2005

A first-trimester screening test can reliably identify fetuses likely to be born with Down syndrome, providing expectant women with that information much earlier in a pregnancy than current testing allows, according to a major study being released today. More...


Actors On Sabbatical

They work so hard at transforming themselves to fit the brainless/mindless hollywood system of nothingness... More...


Did Britney Shave Head To Avoid Drug Testing?

Drug tests can be done on any body hair -armpit, leg, back, pubic -but head hair is preferred because of its length and relative cleanliness. More...


The United States fell 20 places from the previous year to stand at 44

The United States fell an astonishing 20 places from the previous year to stand at 44 More...


Can't Buy Me Love...
Monday, Mar. 15, 2004

Americans love to rehab their celebrities after they have been trashed. More...


Clownish burger icon has been replaced by a woman sporting a bikini and high heels

Ronald McDonald is no longer in the spotlight in Japan More...


Douglas and Zeta-Jones Fund Their Own Wedding

"Whatever Catherine wants, that's what she'll get. We discuss things, but nothing's come up that's totally insane. She's not an outrageous spender." More...


Dolphins save swimmers from shark
November 2004

A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great white shark, media reported on Tuesday.
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The Link Between Fat And Friendship

Now when you see yourself tipping the scales you don't have to blame your love of pizza and ice cream -- you can blame your friends. More...


The cocaine paradox, who and why?


Cocaine is an addictive Class A drug, its use widely deplored. Yet, as recent events perhaps show, its sphere of influence is wider than we might think. So, do we have a paradoxical attitude to the drug? More...


A surprising roster of A-listers has gone interactive in recent months.
April 21, 2005

Sure to give conservative family groups a fit, gamers in the guise of Pacino's ruthless character must negotiate drug deals and smuggle contraband, all while avoiding underworld rivals ("cocka-roaches!") and DEA agents. More...


Talking Toilet

Anyone who smokes, uses too much toilet paper, leaves the toilet seat up, or fails to flush is promptly reprimanded by the computer. More...


NASA Warns Of Asteroid Menace Now Hurtling Toward Earth

Nasa has estimated that an impact from Apophis, which has an outside chance of hitting the Earth in 2036, would release more than 100,000 times the energy released in the nuclear blast over Hiroshima. Thousands of square kilometres would be directly affected by the blast but the whole of the Earth would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere.
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Amazing Archaeological Discovery Of A Possible Pyramid in Bosnia
April 14,2006

Europe may seem like an unlikely place to find an ancient pyramid, but a group of scientists believe they've found one- or possibly three - in Bosnia.
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Research says: Early retirement may translate into early mortality
Oct. 22, 2005

Want to live longer? Retire late. A unique research carried out in the US has revealed that opting for an early retirement does not help people to live longer. More...


Botox May Soothe Muscles After a Stroke

October 31, 2005

A new study shows that repeated Botox injections after a stroke may improve muscle tone and reduce pain in the hands and arms, making it easier for stroke patients to dress themselves and perform other daily activities. More...


Military Cuts Benefits To Sole Surviving Soldier In Devastated Family

After his two brothers were killed serving in Iraq the army discharged Jason Hubbard under their policy governing sole-surviving siblings and children. Then they cut off all his benefits. More...


13 Americans Electrocuted In Iraq Due To Shoddy Work By KBR

Defense contractor KBR is to blame for the deaths of 13 American in Iraq. Mothers of two of the dead soldiers testify in front of Congress. More...


Michael Jackson And The Vatican -- A Match Made In ...
February, 2006

Pop superstar Michael Jackson has been asked by the Roman Catholic Church to set the prayers of the late Pope John Paul II to music. More...


Beauty Gets Our Attention Every Time

We just can't help looking at that good looking guy or girl no matter if we're single or in a relationship. For better or for worse -- our roving eye is hard-wired into our brains More...


Age Doesn't Stop You From Getting It On

Sexuality still plays a role in lives of older Americans. The healthier you remain, the more you nookie you get. More...


Buried Lovers Hold The Longest Hug In History

Was it a sudden death? A ritual sacrifice? Or maybe they were prehistoric, star-crossed lovers who took their own lives.
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Obsessing Over The Case Of "Hot Teacher" Debra LaFave
January 16, 2006

The case of the beautiful young teacher and her enthusiastic, even-younger student has captured the erotic imagination of a good deal of the national and international press, and the erotic fantasies of a good number of American males as well. More...


Homeland Security Official Accused Of Being A Sexual Predator Of Children
April 5, 2006

According to the Polk County Sheriff's office, Doyle is accused of starting a sexually explicit conversation with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl whose profile was posted on the Internet. Doyle told the detective that he worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. More...


Julia Roberts Is Likened To A Lamppost In Her Broadway Debut

Julia Roberts failed to light up the stage the way she is often said to light up the screen. Her Broadway debut was guaranteed to pull in an audience but when she had to rely on more than her trademark smile most critics found her less than impressive. More...


Courtney Love Owes Luxury Rehab Center Big Bucks

Love was sentenced to 180 days at a drug treatment facility for violating probation in three misdemeanor cases More...


The Power of Dogs - They are able to smell cancer

The issue is not whether or not they can detect cancer, because clearly they can. The issue is whether you can set up a system whereby they can communicate with you. More...


The Rare People Who Feel, Taste, Hear And Smell Color

You've probably never heard of the rare condition which endows some people with the ability to experience all of their senses in color. More...


Borat Comes Between Pamela Anderson And Kid Rock
Nov. 28 2006

The troubles keep mounting as well for the "Borat'' movie, which documents Borat's adventures as he treks across the U.S. to meet the woman of his dreams, the golden-haired and implant-enhanced Anderson. More...


Temple Built By Ramses II Found Under Marketplace In Egypt
March 1, 2006

Ramses II, who made a name for himself by battling the Hittites and the Syrians, is traditionally believed to have been the Pharaoh of Exodus, the biblical figure from whom Moses demanded that his people be released. More...


Wacky World of Celebrities and Drugs

They are digging themselves an early grave and are beginning to look three times their age before they're even 25 years old. More...


Soon Baldness Could Be A Thing Of The Past

 If all goes well, Steinberg said, bald men will be able to undergo the procedure at doctor's offices within a couple of years. More...


Signs Of Global Warming - Billions Of Jellyfish Wipe Out Salmon

The jellyfish attack that killed 100,000 Scottish salmon sounds like an old-fashioned horror movie More...


Overexposed Tom Cruise Gets A Little Help From His Friends
May 10, 2006

Cruise also became the butt of countless jokes for his manic, couch-hopping appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last May to declare his love for Holmes. More...


Travel to Iraq is a hard sell

Those flights are not for the squeamish - pilots make a spiral descent to evade surface-to-air missiles. As for roads into Iraq, they are the domain of kidnappers and bandits. More...


Lost World Exists In Indonesia, Maybe Elsewhere
February 8, 2006

Two long-beaked echidnas, the egg-laying species similar to those found in Australia, simply allowed scientists to pick them up and bring them back to their camp to be studied, he said. The animals were probably unwary because they never had seen people before. More...


The Great Jewelry Box In The Sky

What could be more beautiful than the thought that all existing things come from a vast treasure trove in space? More...


Rosie to Elisabeth "Eat My Dust"

Rosie O'Donnell has made an early departure from "The View". She's had it with Elisabeth "Miss Perfect" Hasselbeck. More...


Scarlett Johanssohn Gets Groped By Mizrahi But Let's It Slide
March 3, 2006

Mizrahi, who was doing pre-show interviews for the E! cable channel, created a flap when he groped Johansson's breast, asked Eva Longoria about her pubic hair and peeked down Teri Hatcher's dress.
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Britney Sobs Online About Her Life Of Troubles

Britney Spears spills her guts on her website again. It seems that she thinks that her troubles are everyone else's fault. More...


New Hope For Patients In Vegetative State

An exciting new breakthrough is offering hope for people who have been minimally conscious following brain trauma More...


American Idol Contender Sanjaya Is Rising Star Of The Year

Some say it is the teenyboppers who are in love with Sanjaya's flowing locks others blame shock jock Howard Stern More...


Foreign Banks Predict Coming Collapse of U.S. Financial Markets

Here we go, folks. The word in the world markets is that the U.S. is toast. Expect a complete meltdown of the economy and kiss your retirement goodbye More...


D-List Celebrity Cop Series Sinks To New Level Of Stupid

The only fun part of the series was to see each of the stars react when hit with a 50,000 volt Taser stungun More...


Dina Lohan May Prey On Lindsay's Sisters For TV Payday

Hollywood loves disaster. E! is developing a reality series starring Dina Lohan -- Lindsay Lohan's crazy Mom. More...


Spielberg and Cruise talk about Scientology and Alien Invasion
April 2005

Spielberg: I used to be the goodwill ambassador between the aliens civilizations and our own, and did everything I could to prepare the ground for a peaceful encounter. That bored me. More...


Orangutans Show Their Amazing Brainpower To Researchers

Scientists are always underestimating the intelligence of every other species and overestimating our own More...


Hollywood Hookers Dish The Dirt On The A-List

The book, which is the follow-up to 1996's sleazy best seller, names Hollywood's paying regulars and catalogues what they liked, how dirty, how often, how quick and with how many.

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Mature Ladies Are Hot -- In The Chimp World
November 20, 2006

In contrast to humans, chimpanzee males prefer older, not younger, females," concludes a study out today in the journal Current Biology. More...


Gorillas hold 'wake' for group's leader
December 8, 2004

One by one Tuesday, the gorillas filed into the Tropic World building where Babs' body lay, arms outstretched. Curator Melinda Pruett Jones called it a "gorilla wake." More...


Juvenile Stars Gone Bad

Show business continues to be a breeding ground for young people who get too much too soon, and are unable to develop into self-sustaining adults. More...


Humans Face Great Danger Of Disease As Earth Continues to Change

One of the most arresting potential consequences of biodiversity loss is the likelihood that animal diseases will cross the species barrier and begin infecting humans faster than ever More...


Sandra Bullock Weeps Over Dream Home Disaster
February 6, 2006

Bullock spent years designing the lakeside mansion in Austin, complete with towers and spires, a spa, library and cinema. But two nights after moving in she More...


 
     
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