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Michael Richards‘ recent meltdown in a West Hollywood comedy club and Mel Gibson‘s tirade during a DUI arrest has many people wondering: What causes sudden attacks of rage like these and how can we protect ourselves from losing control? A study released by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) …

At last! The reason that some of us love the smell of mothballs and others can’t stand it. Researchers from Brown University in Providence, R.I., report that our responses to certain odors are based on past experiences with the scent. “Most people assume we all like the smell of roses …

Now for your Grrrs … Erin from Hollywood, Fla.: Are we to understand that it’s perfectly OK for you, as a minor celebrity, to go on record with your views on nearly everything via FOX, while you don’t think other celebrities (or at least the ones you consider “liberals”) have …

WASHINGTON – While the nation has turned its attention to securing the American railways and transit systems in the wake of the London terror attacks on Thursday, persistent vulnerabilities threaten other U.S. transportation systems, say lawmakers. Though it’s been nearly four years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: What do outgoing German Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder (search) and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean (search) have in common? They’re both continuing to rip the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Schroeder, soon to be replaced by the conservative Angela Merkel (search), …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Reaction across the U.S. A Washington Post news story today called Mark Felt (search) the “romantic truth teller half-hidden in the shadows of a Washington area parking garage.” Dan Rather (search) says Felt helped stop “widespread criminal conspiracy, led by the president …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Castro Could Have Saved Some? Cuban President Fidel Castro (search) says it’s the U.S. government’s fault that so many people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, insisting some victims could have been saved if the U.S. had accepted his offer to …

Helping the kids of U.S. military people killed in the war on terror, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Most Americans appreciate the sacrifice the American military is making in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all over the world. The war on terror is intense, dangerous, and misunderstood, …

After one mostly successful attempt at a mini-Turducken and with just four days left until the big day, I decided to see how a pro does it. On Thursday, I attended a Turducken demonstration class at New York’s Institute of Culinary Education. (Don’t know what a Turducken is? Click here …

Michael Jackson | Disney | Bob Colacello Vital Jacko Video Tapes May Be Missing Something’s wrong in the world of Michael Jackson evidence. It has to do with the 40-minute video, shown to the jury last week, in which the accuser and his family defend Jackson. My sources say the …