A Japanese teenager who might not really be either Japanese or a teenager wins millions of viewers with cutesy, subtly sexual, surreal, mainly pointless videos. Discuss.

  Do strict environmental regulations breed competitive (and profitable) innovation? Would it help to wish really hard?

  A day the bullocks look forward to? A chance to sharpen horns and get some payback? See for yourself

  The Tiger Woods of game companies.

  The last time politicians fought over how to jump-start the economy, we all got paid. Can we now expect a check in the mail?

  If I've flown into the Port-au-Prince airport, does that mean I've been to Haiti? What, exactly, constitutes a trip to another country?

  A court ruling from last year has prevented the government from fining broadcasters that air "fleeting instances"of profanity.

  The Fed chairman displays a rare sense of humor during a Congressional hearing

  Mess with your computer's clock, get unlimited time to watch your movies.

  Just don't give the videos to anyone else.

  More bad news from Merrill Lynch and a housing start meltdown. Ben Bernanke decides that some government action "could be helpful"

  Here's a tip for China, Abu Dhabi and Singapore: Norway's investment strategy is truly radical. It's ethical.

  One of Facebook's best third-party apps may soon shut down.

  What's so great about the iPhone? It keeps getting better.