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“Everyone’s a critic.” Every artist, writer, or musician knows the truth of the phrase, and how devastating criticism can sometimes be. But for one Spanish concert pianist, “devastating” doesn’t cover it. Laia Martin, age 27, faces seven years of jail time for practicing her playing at home. Not only that, but her parents face the […]

For some criminals, it isn’t enough to merely break the law. They have to break it in style. It’s a questionable style, however, only to be envied by children. Trick-or-treaters, that is. We don’t know why some criminals opt for full-body costuming, as opposed to the requisite mask, but the ridiculous and amusing list of […]

For motorists, there is little scarier than seeing a large animal step out in front of one’s car. Collisions resulting from such instances can be as hazardous to the persons behind the wheel as to the animals. In an effort to cut down on such accidents, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has decided to test […]

Nowadays it seems like there’s an e-reader in almost every pocket or purse. You still see plenty of hardback and paperback books, of course, but e-books and the devices supporting them have been gaining popularity every year. Portability is a big factor. E-readers enable you to carry hundreds, or even thousands, of books with you […]

From the get-go, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has been able to do no wrong. It’s set ratings records, been made into a video game, and has inspired a host of other fun things. Last month, we learned that the cast would be picking up new members, including “Supernatural” veteran Lauren Cohan. And with last week’s […]

Amy Winehouse, singer of the infamous track ‘”Rehab”, was found dead in her North London apartment today by emergency services. London Ambulance Services tried to revive her, but were unsuccessful. It’s still too early for officials to diagnose the cause of her death, but given her past issues with alcohol and other drugs, it is […]

Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot on “Supernatural”   Most people wouldn’t recognize the name Lauren Cohan, but fans of CW’s “Supernatural” will certainly recognize her face. Cohan is probably best known for her role as the self-serving thief Bela Talbot, who frequently annoyed the Winchester brothers in her quest for acquiring all things antique and […]

In a very bizarre twist to the classic Oedipal complex, a Florida man has been arrested for forcing his mother to stay in his room and watch movies with him—at ax-point. Robert Tuttle, age 22, of Englewood, was arrested Thursday morning after threatening to kill his mother and attacking her with the ax. Tuttle’s mother, […]

The idea of babies created solely within a laboratory has been fodder for science fiction stories and religious nightmares for years but now, thanks to research coming out of Japan, such children may be one step closer to a reality. The research team at Yokohama City University was able to successfully develop sperm from fragments […]

Sign up with Dish Network and receive a free gun? It sounds like a carefully crafted punchline to a “red state” joke, but when you live in Hamilton, Montana, it’s no laughing matter—it’s a money-maker. Steve Strand, the owner of the local Radio Shack, has been offering his potential satellite television customers this peculiar perk […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how hot zombies are right now. Movies and books have had a cult following for years, but with the success of AMC’s television adaptation of “The Walking Dead,” geeks have officially hit the mainstream. The walking dead are turning up on tee shirts, on greeting […]

For as long as there have been iPhones, there’s been a desire to hack the OS and enable the device to download material not available in the app store. But now, right on the heels of Verizon adding the iPhone to its catalog, it seems Apple has had enough of the practice. Now Apple has […]