At left is an image of the press kit we received from Disneyland promoting the new Disney Pixar Toy Story Mania! attraction opening next month. We opened the box...and all we got were Mr. Potato Head's ears. Was he done in by the mob?   Read More

I'm sitting on a bench in a town which aims to be Boomerville, USA. It's not in Florida. Not in Arizona. It's Oxford, Mississippi. I know, I thought the same thing.    Read More

Remember the ancient Egyptians? They built the pyramids, perfected arithmetic, developed superior medical skills. That was then. Now, according to Discover Magazine, a wealthy Egyptian hospital owner--who claims he was once nominated for a Nobel Prize--is spending his time pondering the effects of polyester on sex.   Read More

Tell me if this isn't the most ingeniously parasitical way to make a living: There are some guys who videotape themselves going around Hollywood digging through celebrity trash, and then they turn that trash into treasure on eBay.    Read More

The Bank of England's financial stability report was vague enough on timing and specifics to avoid being seen as a market call on the financials - but that is how some are reading it.   Read More

Things have changed since I filed the post yesterday on the Tanker War Blog created by supporters of Boeing's challenge to Northrop Grumman -EADS winning the tanker deal! The web site's poll on whether Congress should nix the current deal has changed leads. Boeing fans have charged ahead.    Read More

When’s the last time you drank 7UP? I haven’t since the guy with the Caribbean accent talked about the “Uncola Nut.” Maybe that’s why the Cadbury Schweppes classic is now offering to send 7UPs to aliens.   Read More

Registration for the second "CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge" is now open at CNBC.com. Contestants will compete for a grand prize of $500,000 with a first prize of $250,000, a second prize of $100,000 and three third place prizes of $50,000. The prizes are awarded to those with the largest portfolios as a sum of equities, currencies and cash.   Read More

I’m covering the Federal Reserve Board hearing today in Los Angeles. The Fed needs to determine whether the Bank of America spacer purchase of Countrywide spacer would hurt the public interest under the Bank Holding Company Act.   Read More

Hillary Clinton won in Pennsylvania, but not everyone wants to stick with her: Here's a funny Web site from naysayers. Also: gripes from a Northwest Airlines captain. And of course: American Idol.   Read More