Genealogy has its roots in early American history but recent developments in technology have made it easier than ever to find your ancestors. All you need is the data, and maybe your DNA. For more, read the full feature: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/7/4258094/who-am-i-data-and-dna-solve-one-of-lifes-big-questions *Correction: Title at 4:24 should read “Todd Jensen” Video by …

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“A Japanese woman has undergone a startling physical transformation that has so far involved more than 30 cosmetic procedures at a cost of 10 million yen or $102,000. The lady, a model known as Vanilla Chamu, has said she intends to keep having surgeries until she has achieved her lifelong …

“At its Houston, Texas, convention this weekend, the National Rifle Association asked one of its vendors to take down a target dummy resembling President Obama. The business, Zombie Industries, sells “life-sized” torso targets that bleed when shot during target practice. Among the targets displayed are “Bobo,” a creepy-looking clown, “Terrorist,” …

“YouTube announced at its Brandcast that it now scores more than one billion unique users each month. On the other hand, a recent infographic claims that while YouTube is indeed top dog, a much lewder alternative is comfortably in second place. Fledgling adult video site Paint Bottle has noted that …

“Israel sought to avoid a direct confrontation with the Syrian regime on Monday by stressing that air strikes across its northern border at the weekend were intended to prevent weapons reaching Hezbollah in Lebanon rather than further destabilise the government of President Bashar al-Assad.”* It’s still not clear who used …

“”I met Lindsay Lohan for the first time on the day of this interview, in a borrowed luxury townhouse on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York,” writes Piers Morgan. “She was wearing bright striped pyjamas, smoking a cigarette and talking very fast.” Thus begins a 90-minute interview …

“Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, the chief of the service’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response branch, was pulled from that position on Monday amid charges that he allegedly fondled a woman in a parking lot early Sunday, according to the Arlington County Police Department.”* The officer in charge of the Air …