Read more apocalypse stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17151/apocalypse.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:00:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71918/relax-world-isnt-ending-in-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe statement issued by a Los Angeles observatory and Sky & Telescope magazine this week says it all: "The world will not come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012." It seems a confluence of events—the coming end of the Mayan calendar, for one, and the marketing of a...http://www.newser.com/story/71918/relax-world-isnt-ending-in-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 12:36:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65749/hollywood-focuses-on-post-apocalyptic-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn one, the Earth's destruction fulfills an ancient prophesy. In another, mechanical dolls take over where humans left off. From serious to humorous, reality shows to documentaries, Hollywood is obsessed with the theme of a post-apocalyptic future, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some attribute the trend to escapism: “People are...http://www.newser.com/story/65749/hollywood-focuses-on-post-apocalyptic-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 11:16:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65671/green-sex-healthier-apocalypse-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It really is sort of...http://www.newser.com/story/65671/green-sex-healthier-apocalypse-proof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 14:49:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52663/stupidity-is-final-sign-of-apocalypse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Recession" and "depression" seem far too understated to describe our world's woes. With conflicts raging from the Middle East to Mexico—and politicians pandering to Wall Street crooks who ruined our economy—let's try another word: "apocalypse," writes David Sirota in Salon. "It's not just the economic turbulence" that warrants...http://www.newser.com/story/52663/stupidity-is-final-sign-of-apocalypse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Mar 2009 5:23:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49369/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomic ruin, climate change, war—the apocalypse can’t be far off, right? Movies tell us that to survive the end of days we need “to sit in desirable country mansions, eat tinned tomatoes, develop post-traumatic psychosis and shoot each other,” Tanya Gold writes in the Guardian , noting that such a...http://www.newser.com/story/49369/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 8:32:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31943/becks-a-bit-gloomy-in-new-cd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeck’s new 34-minute-long record is a “simmering cauldron of postmillennial tension,” writes Leah Greenblatt in Entertainment Weekly , its paranoid lyrics “way past Bummerville” and nearing “Apocalypse Heights.” But producer Danger Mouse still manages to find “thoughtfulness and texture…if not exactly levity” that temper Modern Guilt 's drama. J. Freedom du...http://www.newser.com/story/31943/becks-a-bit-gloomy-in-new-cd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 17:57:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31038/pixars-wall-e-proves-its-mettle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStunning animation, an endearing love story, and a compelling look at mankind’s future make Pixar’s Wall-E one of the best films of the year, critics agree. “This is getting to sound like a broken record: Pixar Animation Studios has just topped itself. Again,” Kirk Honeycutt writes in the Hollywood Reporter....http://www.newser.com/story/31038/pixars-wall-e-proves-its-mettle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jun 2008 9:38:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26223/kids-removed-from-doomsday-compound.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice in New Mexico have removed three children from the compound of an apocalyptic church, AP reports. The action followed allegations of inappropriate contact by the 66-year-old leader of Lord Our Righteousness church, who believes he's the "messiah," and has admitting having sex with adult church members, including his daughter-in-law....http://www.newser.com/story/26223/kids-removed-from-doomsday-compound.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 5:32:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22856/7-russian-cultists-quit-cave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeven members of a Russian doomsday cult, all women, have emerged from the cave where they have been holed up since November, awaiting the end of the world (note: in May), Itar-Tass reports. Twenty-eight more remain in the cave southeast of Moscow—but they are expected to come out soon,...http://www.newser.com/story/22856/7-russian-cultists-quit-cave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Mar 2008 5:49:52 CDT