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The undefeated Wichita State Shockers.  The defending national champion University of Louisville Cardinals.  The Michigan Wolverines.  Three of last year’s Final Four teams stood between the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the ultimate prize in college basketball.  That’s a tough road to travel even before you consider the fact that the Cardinals could have easily […]

They earn thousands of dollars in benefits, from food to clothes to education.  They work anywhere from 20 to 50 hours a week.  They bring in millions of dollars in revenues to their school and their athletic conference.  They’re the average Division I men’s football program, and they’re one injury away from death or permanent […]

It was the ultimate celebrity pairing.  She’s a movie star and wannabe singer and lifestyle guru; he’s the guy from Coldplay who writes and sings all those weepy songs about love that got heavy rotation on the radio back in the day.  It seemed like the perfect match of folks, but apparently not all was […]

If the engagement of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher caught you by surprised, here’s some news that will really surprise you.  According to rumors which may or may not be substantiated, Mila Kunis is pregnant with Ashton Kutcher’s child.  I’m always hesitant to jump on any “someone’s dead someone’s pregnant someone’s dead pregnant” story, but […]

It’s tax season, and that means that if you have yet to do your taxes, then you should probably get on that.  However, because it’s tax time, that means that scammers are out in full force looking to take advantage of the American’s natural fear of the Internal Revenue Service and its horde of actuaries […]

Toyota cars have always had a reputation for quality, but as it turns out that hasn’t been the case since 2009 or so.  Indeed, in 2010 Toyota suspended sales in North America over defective cars, and the company has recalled nearly 12 million vehicles around the world in 2009 and 2010, but it turns out […]

China has a serious problem with its children.  Given China’s controversial one child policy and the Chinese preference for healthy baby boys, there is a huge problem in the country with child abandonment.  Any child with medical issues, especially girls, are oftentimes abandoned and left for dead in China’s streets.  That’s a horrible fate for […]

Austin, Texas, is the center of the world right now.  We’re in the midst of the massive South By Southwest Festival, which brings music, art, technology, and more together to discuss the latest trends in their industry, listen to the hottest bands both signed and unsigned, and generally just have a whole lot of fun […]

The party’s over.  Yesterday was Fat Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras, and now the period of Lent has begun for millions of Catholics and similar high-church believers around the world.  That means today is Ash Wednesday, one of the holier days in the Christian world’s calendar, and that means you’re going to be seeing people with […]

The 2014 Academy Awards happened last night, and lots of people have been paying attention to the comings and goings of Oscar and his celebrity friends.  Indeed, it seems like one of the rare nights without much in the way of controversy, as all the major winners:  12 Years a Slave for Best Picture, Alfonso […]