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FBI Pursuing New Lead In Jimmy Hoffa Disappearance
June 18, 2013 – 9:34 am | No Comment
FBI Pursuing New Lead In Jimmy Hoffa Disappearance

With alleged crime boss Whitey Bulger captured and on trial after 16 years on the run, maybe the FBI is feeling good about closing some more cold cases. The Bureau dug up a Michigan field …

Hip Hop’s Most Blasphemous Moments
June 17, 2013 – 2:09 pm | No Comment
Hip Hop’s Most Blasphemous Moments

Blasphemy – the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity.
In light of the alternate cover images for Kanye West‘s upcoming Yeezus album, and the requisite (although relatively light) …

Are You Prepared To Pay $50 For A Single Movie Ticket?
June 17, 2013 – 10:08 am | No Comment
Are You Prepared To Pay $50 For A Single Movie Ticket?

Is it just us, or have movie tickets gotten really, really expensive over the course of the last few years? About a decade ago, you could attend a movie—with a date or a friend—for less …

Court Ruling Could Outlaw Many Unpaid Internships
June 15, 2013 – 12:56 pm | No Comment
Court Ruling Could Outlaw Many Unpaid Internships

With summer upon us (and an economic downturn still firmly in place), millions of students and job seekers are turning to unpaid internships to gain experience or a foothold in business. But a new court …

Struggling Actor Pays $5,000 For Plastic Surgery To Look Like Ryan Gosling
June 14, 2013 – 10:30 am | No Comment
Struggling Actor Pays $5,000 For Plastic Surgery To Look Like Ryan Gosling

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. But Ryan Gosling may be more disturbed than flattered to learn that a man by the name of Nicholas Ryan paid $5,000 recently to undergo cosmetic …

Spielberg and Lucas Discuss The Film Industry
June 14, 2013 – 9:21 am | One Comment
Spielberg and Lucas Discuss The Film Industry

Long known for scenes, images, and overall artistic vision that pushes the envelope, film directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg chose to turn heads with their spoken words at a recent event.
During the opening of …

Where’s The Accountability In Charter Schools?
June 13, 2013 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Where’s The Accountability In Charter Schools?

If you’ve listened to President Barack Obama or watched films like Waiting for Superman and countless others, you probably think charter schools are the best thing to happen to education since Show and Tell. However, …

You Could Have The Old Job Of Edward Snowden, The NSA Leaker
June 12, 2013 – 10:02 am | One Comment
You Could Have The Old Job Of Edward Snowden, The NSA Leaker

The consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton just posted a job listing for a systems administrator operating out of Honolulu, HI. If you have “3+ years of experience” in the field, the position could be yours …

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Announces Retirement
June 11, 2013 – 9:25 am | No Comment
Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Announces Retirement

Cmdr. Chris Hadfield has announced his retirement after a 21-year career with the Canadian Space Agency. Hadfield had just returned from a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station, where he became an international celebrity …

Can You Believe That “Annoying” A Police Officer Might Become A Felony In New York Soon?
June 10, 2013 – 11:16 am | No Comment
Can You Believe That “Annoying” A Police Officer Might Become A Felony In New York Soon?

Stay away from police officers! That’s the message that the New York State Senate is trying to send right now. Recently, they passed a bill that would make it illegal to “annoy” or “alarm” a …

Fox News Op-Ed: “Eat A Donut… For Liberty”
June 8, 2013 – 1:07 pm | No Comment
Fox News Op-Ed: “Eat A Donut… For Liberty”

“Jumping the shark” refers to when something relies so heavily on gimmicks that it unknowingly descends into self-parody and irrelevance. Sam Kazman,  general counsel for the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute, has apparently never heard of …

In Texas, It’s Okay To Kill An Uncooperative Prostitute
June 7, 2013 – 3:20 pm | One Comment
In Texas, It’s Okay To Kill An Uncooperative Prostitute

Chalk up another victory for Standing Your Ground. A man in Texas was acquitted this week for the murder of a Craigslist escort. Ezekiel Gilbert admitted to shooting Lenora Frago after he paid Frago $150, …

Watch The Pamela Anderson Commercial That Was Banned In Britain For Being “Sexist and Degrading to Women”
June 7, 2013 – 9:42 am | No Comment
Watch The Pamela Anderson Commercial That Was Banned In Britain For Being “Sexist and Degrading to Women”

Pamela Anderson is too hot to handle. Take one look at the 45-year-old’s recent scorching hot spread in the latest issue of Vogue Brazil and there’s no denying that the Baywatch bombshell has still got …

Meet Kristin Beck, Transgender Former Navy SEAL
June 5, 2013 – 3:28 pm | One Comment
Meet Kristin Beck, Transgender Former Navy SEAL

Kristin Beck‘s social media accounts show a beaming, muscular brunette. She now works in the private sector and as a civilian in the DoD, but Twitter and LinkedIn describe her as a “retired US Navy …

George Zimmerman’s Lawyer Apologizes For “Misstating” Trayvon Video
June 4, 2013 – 2:47 pm | No Comment
George Zimmerman’s Lawyer Apologizes For “Misstating” Trayvon Video

Mark O’Mara, the lead defense lawyer in George Zimmerman‘s trial for the shooting of Trayvon Martin, apologized this week for “misstating the nature” of a video pulled from Martin’s cellphone. O’Mara called the gaffe “unintentional,” …

Why Did This Cheerios Commercial Featuring An Interracial Couple Receive So Much Negative Feedback?
June 3, 2013 – 10:11 am | No Comment
Why Did This Cheerios Commercial Featuring An Interracial Couple Receive So Much Negative Feedback?

What in the world is wrong with people? Late last week, Cheerios released a new commercial produced by ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi that featured—gasp!—an interracial couple in it. There was no mention of the …

“They CAN Get Married”: Michele Bachmann’s Truly Worst Quote
June 1, 2013 – 10:50 am | No Comment
“They CAN Get Married”: Michele Bachmann’s Truly Worst Quote

Michele Bachmann announced this week that she would not run for reelection to Congress next year, and opponents rejoiced. Amid the celebrations and general insults, liberal media immediately started compiling the “greatest hits” of the …

Patrick Stewart Gives Amazing Speech About Violence Against Women, Hugs Trekkie Survivor
May 31, 2013 – 5:26 pm | No Comment
Patrick Stewart Gives Amazing Speech About Violence Against Women, Hugs Trekkie Survivor

As if Sir Patrick Stewart wasn’t cool enough already, he just made a heart-melting, audience-enthralling speech about battling domestic violence, and consoled a survivor all at the same time.
Appearing at the Comicpalooza convention in Houston, …

New polls suggest Americans are becoming less religious.
May 30, 2013 – 11:51 am | No Comment
New polls suggest Americans are becoming less religious.

Although it might seem all across America, people are as pious as ever, most feel that religion is losing its influence in the United States. Guess that’s the reason we aren’t really that upset at …

George Zimmerman Defense Team Loses Many Pre-Trial Motions
May 29, 2013 – 4:01 pm | No Comment
George Zimmerman Defense Team Loses Many Pre-Trial Motions

The judge in the prosecution of  George Zimmerman heard many pre-trial motions yesterday, and dealt the defense several setbacks in their attempts to argue shooting victim Trayvon Martin‘s character and history as part of the …

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