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The family of a teenager slain almost sixty years ago in a landmark civil rights tragedy is urging consumers not to “do the Dew” with a flamboyant hip-hop star.
Huh?
Let’s back up a bit: earlier this …
Chris Kelly, one-half of the hit 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, was found dead inside his home in Atlanta yesterday. He was just 34.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris …
Kiera Wilmot hoped her science experiment would land her an A+. Instead, the 16-year-old landed in handcuffs.
Wilmot, a student at the Bartow High School, mixed a number of chemicals typically found in any household, into …
NBA player Jason Collins has become the first active male player in the history of any of the four major American professional sports (football, basketball, baseball, and hockey) to come of the closet and admit …
This week’s episode of Mad Men, “The Flood,” portrayed the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce family (and to some degree, the US) reacting to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Critics are vigorously debating how successful the …
The trajectory from hope to more pragmatic rhetoric in the Obama presidency has been well documented. Someday, someone may track this change through the President’s humor. Appearing at last week’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner, the …
In theory, Readington Middle School (N.J.) principal Sharon Moffat probably thought she was doing a good thing recently when she decided to ban teenage girls from wearing strapless dresses to a dinner dance. After announcing her …
Sometimes, Jon Stewart‘s job must be too easy. Crazy and offensive things are said everyday on Fox News, and the team at The Daily Show just has to find when they said the exact opposite …
Millions of snack fans breathed a sigh of relief this week when Hostess Brands LLC told NBC News that they will restart production of iconic snack cakes in late July, starting with Twinkies. The continuation …
Although it’s been almost two weeks now since the tragic Boston Marathon bombing took place, the city of Boston continues to grieve for those who were killed, maimed, and seriously injured during the blast. The …
A couple serving probation for the 2009 death of their toddler could now face new charges in the death of another infant son. Herbert and Catherine Schaible are members of the fundamentalist First Century Gospel Church …
In a report published in the upcoming issue of Pediatrics, a team of doctors outlines the health risks of the internet trend “The Cinnamon Challenge,” urging everyone (especially teens) to avoid it. But while the …
Next month, the Boys Scouts of America may be undergoing a historic change. For years and years now, the Boy Scouts have not permitted gay youth to participate in their organization. However, the organization is …
Writing in British newspaper The Guardian, international relations expert Michael Cohen says the US and the city of Boston “over-reacted” to Monday’s marathon bombing by shutting down the greater metropolitan area. Cohen points out that everything from …
Early this morning, Boston Police released the name of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect still reportedly on the run: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Information is coming in fast, and much of it has already proven false.
The two suspects were …
With a new world tour underway, there’s no doubt that Beyonce Knowles is hungry to run the planet. But the international pop diva has teamed up with her mother Tina Knowles and sister Solange to …
Sit. Stay. Heal.
The Huffington Post reported yesterday that golden retrievers from the Lutheran Church Charities “K-9 Comfort Dogs” will visit Boston-area hospitals, churches, and other locations to comfort victims and witnesses of Monday’s Boston Marathon …
The hibernating Winter days are almost over allowing Spring weather to finally bestow its blessings upon us in New York City! Many people were confused about how to dress considering that the weather jumped from …
A little tip for those people out there who include “drug dealing” as one of their main sources of income: Do not—we repeat, DO NOT!—rant and rave about your occupation on Facebook, Instagram, or any …
Public criticism of Rick Ross surrounding his “date rape” lyrics in the Rocko track “U.O.E.N.O.” continues, with the man the rapper named himself after releasing a scathing (but not so surprising) statement on the controversy.
The …
