by Mike Krumboltz Writing a book is easy. It's getting people to read it that's the hard part. So, big props to the mystery author behind "Holy Crap," a mystery novel that focuses on a new parent. The author has drummed up interest by posting one page at a time on New York City light poles. And - guess what - people are reading it. We first learned of the story via The New York Post . Pages began mysteriously appearing on lightpoles in the city's East Village. As of yet,

by Mike Krumboltz On March 2, 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel , one of America's greatest and most beloved wordsmiths, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Childrens books would never be the same. The man better known as Dr. Seuss died in 1991, but his March 2 birthday continues to be celebrated around the world and on the Web. Over the past 24 hours, online lookups for both "Dr. Seuss" and " Seussville " )his official site( surged over 1,000%.

by Claudine Zap Let's face it. It would be hard to top the Season 11 excitement of Jennifer Grey reconnecting with her " Dirty Dancing " past and Bristol Palin 's buzzy third-place finish. But by all accounts, the " DWTS " cast for Season 12 is, well, a stumble. The biggest problem with the 11 contestants of the dance competition: Where are the actual "stars"? Many bloggers are complaining that the lineup is hardly must-see. The cast includes "Fat Actress" Kirstie Alley ,

by Vera H-C Chan Defiance defined this short wintry month. The chain-reaction in the Middle East that started December with Tunisia and erupted January in Egypt turned violent in Bahrain and Libya in February. In the United States, a different protest involved fleeing state lines. Through the chaos, Americans did their best to distract themselves from earthly concerns. Below, the February events that stormed up a buzz in searches.

by Mike Krumboltz He's too young to be a chick magnet, but a seven-year-old Serbian boy named Bogdan does have an undeniable ability to attract things. Bogden and his family claim that his body is magnetic, and that small objects throughout the house stick to him. Spoons, remote controls, even plates - none can resist Bogden's bod. There are those who have strong doubts as to whether Bogden is actually magnetic.

by Mike Krumboltz On Thursday, the space shuttle Discovery blasted into space for its final mission. People around the world watched the liftoff, but only a lucky few got to see the shuttle from the skies. Passengers on a flight from Orlando, Florida to Richmond, Virginia were treated to an unexpected kind of entertainment when they saw the Shuttle off of the left side of the plane. One quick-thinking man named Neil Monday captured the experience on his iPhone.

by Claudine Zap The news that Charlie Sheen's sitcom " Two and a Half Men " had been dropped swept the Web. But another question also drove searches: " what is charlie sheen's real name "? Meet one Carlos Irwin Estevez. Charlie Sheen is the actor's professional name. Searches for celebrities' birth names drove traffic on Yahoo! this week. Here, the top lookups of stars - and their real names, revealed.

by Vera H-C Chan For an allegedly kinder " American Idol ," getting down to the top 24 involved a lot of unkind cuts. The judges gave out a record number of Hollywood golden tickets, which meant inflating that many more hopes before pricking them. The Fox reality show had overtones of "Lord of the Flies" after kid favorite Jacee Badeaux was disowned by his first group.

by Claudine Zap It's official: James Franco - the movie star/Oscar co-host/soap king/graduate student - is everywhere you look. The man sure likes to keep busy. And this weekend is no exception as he takes over TV . Franco will be juggling a return to the soap opera " General Hospital " on Feb. 25 and 28. On Sunday he will host the Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway , where he's also a nominee for best actor in " 127 Hours ." And yes, in his spare time,

by Claudine Zap Does the punishment fit the crime? A Kentucky judge who had had it with ringing cellphones interrupting his courtroom procedures handed down a harsh sentence . William Brian is serving 72 hours of jailtime for not switching off his cell in the courthouse. Circuit Judge Dennis Foust does allow mobile noisemakers in court, as long as they're switched to silent. Unfortunately, right after he made this announcement on Monday, the unlucky man's cell started to ring.

by Claudine Zap Christine O'Donnell didn't make it to the Senate, but perhaps the Deleware resident will have a better chance on " Dancing With the Stars ." According to the Tea Party favorite's Facebook page, the dance competition has tapped the conservative for a spot on the show. She writes to her fans, "I just got the official 'Ask' from Dancing With The Stars !! Although I am utterly flattered, my initial thought was to decline,

by Mike Krumboltz 'Angry Birds,' the wildly popular series of video games, has now been immortalized in cake form. A lucky young man named Ben was treated to an incredibly elaborate homemade birthday cake from his parents. But to call it a 'cake' isn't really doing it justice. It's more of a 3-D desert extravaganza. The cake, which appears to be chocolate, is shaped like a level of 'Angry Birds.

by Claudine Zap It was only a matter of time before weight loss and wedding reality shows merged: " Shedding for the Wedding " premieres Wednesday night on the CW. As you could probably guess, the premise of the show goes like this: Nine overweight couples compete to lose weight and win the wedding of their dreams. Apparently, a dream wedding isn't sufficiently dreamy unless it's featured in People magazine. Already,

by Claudine Zap The popular uprising in Libya has fueled Web searches on the country and its longtime leader, Moammar Gadhafi. Here the top lookups generating the most interest on the Internet. Martyr The Libyan leader appeared on television to quash rumors he had fled to Venezuela. Gadhafi said, "I will not leave the country. I will die as a martyr." Searches immediately soared on the term " martyr " as people looked up the word. According to Dictionary.com ,

by Claudine Zap This past week, a CBS correspondent's on-air reporting that devolved into incomprehensible speech went viral on the Web. The scary episode had viewers turning to the Web to watch and wonder what medical condition had befallen reporter Serene Branson. Turns out, Branson suffered from a very nasty kind of headache. Searches immediately surged on " migraine aura ," " serene branson migraine ," and " migraine aura symptoms .

by Mike Krumboltz Detroit is taking pride in its rough and tumble reputation. Now on the table - a proposed statue of RoboCop, the )obviously( fictional law enforcement enthusiast who was part man, part machine, but all cop. The 1987 action film of the same name was set in the Motor City. Now a privately funded group has raised enough money to erect a statue honoring Detroit's No. 1 crime fighter. The news set off an explosion of Web searches.

by Vera H-C Chan " Lord of the Rings ," meet " American Idol ." The Fox singing competition may be " kinder " these days, but nobody told the contestants. The cutthroat instinct bubbled up during Groups week, when would-be divas and divos had to make harmonic alliances. Exes fell apart )even further(, the Snooki lookalike got a comeuppance but probably didn't notice, and 168 hopefuls were whacked down to a still unwieldy 60.

by Claudine Zap Talk about ripped from the headlines. The Lifetime made-for-TV movie, " Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy ," couldn't be more current. The imprisoned Amanda Knox, convicted of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007 while on an exchange program in Perugia, is appealing her 26-year sentence in a trial that convenes next month. And just this week, Knox's parents were convicted of slandering the Italian police ,

by Claudine Zap The unrest spreading across the Middle East and North Africa has led to many lookups on the Web to find out where, exactly, the countries are located. Searches on "where is dubai" and "where is yemen" all topped the search box in the last day. But the news around a small Persian Gulf sheikdom has sparked the highest number of searches for "where is bahrain?

by Mike Krumboltz On February 14, the sun let loose its biggest solar flare in four years. The eruption inspired no small amount of Web interest on the celestial phenomenon. Space.com explains that this recent eruption hurled "a massive wave of charged particles from electrified gas into space and toward Earth." The result: A very intense visual display, once the particles arrived. SpaceWeather.