To all those cynics who believe human beings are lazy creatures who'd rather let their brains rot than exercise them, we say thisâ€"you're mostly right. But there are plenty of exceptions. How else could we explain the popularity of puzzles in Search? By definition , a puzzle is something that "baffles or confuses." Many folks apparently like the challenge, because puzzles are among our top 2,000 overall searches. Interestingly, while puzzles are popular across all age groups,

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog has a new post called "The best new action film you can't see )yet(." The write-up focuses on the trailer for the much-awaited martial arts siege "Ong Bak 2," from Thai fighter-actor Tony Jaa . And it's true. This is the best combat we've seen on the screen in a very long time. If you're the least bit squeamish, though, beware. The clip isn't fooling around. It's bloody and sweaty and shot through with elbow strikes, foot thwacks,

Wanna hear something you've probably heard 5,000 times before? The Nintendo Wii is really hard to find. Wanna hear something else? Thanks to Wii Fit , the hunt ain't getting any easier. Already an unqualified hit with gamers and those longing to loose a few pounds )not always two mutually exclusive groups(, Wii Fit is attracting even more buzz thanks to upcoming titles that take advantage of the game's balance board. Not surprisingly, many of these games are fitness oriented.

Tim Russert was a well-known family man. He wrote a memoir about his dad, " Big Russ and Me ," which was a New York Times bestseller. His second book, " Wisdom of Our Fathers ," chronicled "lessons and letters from daughters and sons." It also topped the book charts. So it's not surprising that searches for Russert's father and his wife, Maureen Orth , have lifted since his death.

Once upon a time, the baddest of the bad were sent to Alcatraz to cool their heels. Fortunately, that's no longer the case. If felons were still being housed on "The Rock," a luxury hotel would be much more difficult to build. Wait, what? Five-star accommodations on a site that once held hundreds of scary convicts? Yep! Several articles in the Buzz report that the National Parks Service )of which Alcatraz is a part( may build a swanky lodge for tourists and wannabe jail birds.

"I now pronounce you spouses for life." With those words from San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, 87-year-old Del Martin and 83-year-old Phyllis Lyon wed... again . Technically, the first words allowing their same-sex marriage came from the California Supreme Court on May 15, who ruled that "the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right )of marriage( to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual.

No matter how Tiger Woods fares in today's U.S. Open playoffs, he will come out on top with searchers. Something about the golf iconâ€"his tremendous athletic skill, his background, his family, his smile, a magic combination of all of the aboveâ€"excites an astonishing amount of buzz every time he swings a driver or makes a real estate purchase. Since the competition at Torrey Pines began, we've logged a surge in sports lookups like " tiger woods u.s. open ,

Today is Friday the 13th. And whether or not you make a point of avoiding black cats during this 24-hour period, most everyone notices when the 13th day of the month collides with the end of the work week. Lookups for " friday the 13 " and " friday the 13 history " have been spiking in Search all morning, while articles about the fateful day are picking up votes in Buzz. Among the more popular posts is " How Friday the 13th Works ," from How Stuff Works .

In politics, there may be no high road on the Internet superhighway. The Web has been the way to galvanize the populace. However, that same strength and speed have been co-opted by strategists in order to hijack the political conversation. Celebrities have long had to deal with the stubborn stain of rumors, but innuendo about presidential candidates has a far more corrosive effect. So it seemed inevitable that Democratic contender Barack Obama would use the Internet again ,

There's a growing trend in Search: Looking up pictures of older )but not necessarily "old"( celebrities from when they had a few less wrinkles. Leading the charge is legendary model and actress Brigitte Bardot . After her recent controversial remarks on Muslims, folks were reminded of her younger days as a sex symbol. Lookups on " brigitte bardot young " scorched the Search box this past week.

Searchers clearly want to embrace a monster with rage issues and a director with raging ego issues, but some may find that love doesn't conquer all plot holes. 1. " The Incredible Hulk " )PG-13(. The perplexingly numb failure that distinguished Ang Lee's project did director Louise Leterrier good. Relief has made comic-book fanboys ecstatic )IGN says " Hulk smash "(, dismissive reviewers concede yeah-it's-better )New York Daily News, " not so smashing "(,

Motivated by mounting supermarket bills , folks across the U.S. have turned to the spade and shovel for help. Backyard food gardening is on the rise. According to The New York Times , "seed companies and garden shops say that not since the rampant inflation of the 1970s has there been such an uptick in interest in growing food at home." The Huffington Post , ABC , and NBC have all surfaced in Buzz with reports about the surging interest in growing-your-own. In Search,

Transparencies about salaries and job satisfaction? Sounds like a communist plot brewing. Only a few days old on the Web, Glassdoor is already blanketed in buzz . The site allows working Joes and Janes to dish on their corporate life, from salary to CEO )dis(satisfaction. While built on the same free concept as travel site TripAdvisor or real estate tell-all Zillow )whose CEO happens to be a Glassdoor founder (,

Cone bras, songs about virgins, dating a wrinkly Warren Beatty â€" Madonna has made a career out of shocking her fans. One has to wonder if there's anything about the material girl they don't already know. A new biography written by Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone , aims to answer the question. Focusing on Madonna's younger days, the memoir is set to hit book shelves in mid-July. News of the upcoming book, entitled " Life With My Sister ,

In an early scene of the " Sex and the City " movie, Carrie snuggles up under the covers with Mr. Big and recites from a musty library book called "Love Letters of Great Men." For fans of the beleaugered pair, the moment reads like a triumphant example of love conquering all. In bed! Reading! Together! Later, the book surfaces again when its letters play a critical role in what happens between the two characters.

In this time of a weakened economy, increased layoffs, and soaring gas prices, concerned folks are looking for new ways to cut costs. Ironically, one of the "new" methods is actually one of the oldest tricks in the bookâ€" coupons . Searches for coupons spiked an astounding 1,840% this past Sunday, far above the typical weekend surge. Clearly folks want to save money on anything and everything. A look at the top coupon searches reveals that restaurants draw the most lookups,

Steve Jobs knows a thing or two about marketing. The man could stand next to a rack of invisible clothes, and people would still ohh and ahh. Fortunately, Apple's founder and CEO skipped the iPantsuit and announced a new iPhone instead. For techies, the big news is that this version will have 3G support , which allows for faster web surfing and downloads. For those who don't know a 3G from a TV, the new price was the main attraction.

When Steve Jobs took to the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday, he triggered a rush of buzz about the new iPhone . But that's not the only notice he stirred up online. The Apple CEO looks thin . Very thin . And searchers didn't let it slip by. Alongside a 679% jump in queries for Jobs' name, we also logged spikes in " steve jobs appearance ," " steve jobs health ," and " steve jobs cancer ." That last one, though speculative,

Searches for " gas prices ," " cheap gas ," and " local gas prices " are charting record-breaking ascents in the Buzz. That's no big surprise. But those queries aren't the only ways folks are using the Internet to outsmart )or understand( exorbitant prices at the pump. Here's a rundown of some of the fastest-moving and most notable " gas " queries we've seen lately... • " Gas scooters "â€"rather than filling the tank of a four-door sedan,

There's nothing like a petty squabble between celebrities to send folks searching. Ideally, the tiff involves vapid starlets arguing over who started the purse-dog trend, but Clint Eastwood telling Spike Lee to "shut his face" makes for a perfectly acceptable substitute. The spat began when Lee questioned Eastwood for not casting African-American actors in his two World War II films, " Letters from Iwo Jima " and " Flags of Our Fathers ." Mr.