Chris Brown On Larry King: What You May Have Missed

Last night singer Chris Brown-who recently received five years of probation after entering a guilty plea for assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna-appeared on “Larry King Live” in an attempt to rehabilitate his image and perhaps explain what…

Very Recent History: The French Dip

by Abe Sauer

Zinnia Profusion, or, When We Start Thinking About the Death of Flowers

Though almost always considered a ‘beginner’s flower,’ the zinnia nevertheless has a long and controversial history. Records of its use date back to at least to the 1500s, when it first appears in Aztec…

“Send Me An Angel”: Yo Gotti’s Real Life

‘Thousand Jokes’ Finally Has Its Day of Cannibalistic Infamy

It was bound to happen that me and Heather Locklear’s proud semi-hometown of Thousand Oaks would end up in the news for an act of politically-motivated cannibalism. (Heather went to Newbury Park High School. That means she is…

Surprisingly High Percentage Of Staffers At Leading Science Journal Hopelessly Depressed

“We could send senior-citizen volunteers to the Red Planet, where they could spend their final months conducting experiments, laying the groundwork for future permanent…

Silvio Berlusconi Not A Fan Of Silvio Berlusconi Documentary

Real Life ‘Trainspotting’ Incident Rocks Britain

The game is afoot in the search for the young music fan who dropped her purse into a portable toilet during last weekend’s Leeds festival and then spent over twenty harrowing minutes trapped within its horrific confines after sticking both arms…

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Health Care Giggles Less Amusing On Reflection

There are a couple of decent chuckles in this Thomas Haden Church video about health care. Nothing major. It’s fine for what it is. Still, if you pause and think about how close the thing comes to reflecting certain aspects of the “debate” about…

New Japanese First Lady Well Traveled

“The 62-year-old also knew Tom Cruise in a former incarnation — when he was Japanese — and is now looking forward to making a Hollywood movie with him. ‘I believe he’d get it if I said to him, “Long time no see”, when we meet,’ she said in a recent interview. But…

Glenn Beck’s Homemade Esthetics

Long Player Teaser: The Editing Process