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At the turn of the 20th Century, when explorers went to Antarctica, it was a perilous, dangerous journey that could cost them their lives. These days, it’s pretty much a day trip.  While there are still hazards, going to Antarctica to perform science experiments or just wander around is incredibly common.  Thanks to Google Street […]

Go ahead, call Jason Varitek an idiot.  He is an idiot, one of the biggest and most important idiots in Boston Red Sox history.  The Idiots are what the players called themselves on Boston’s 2004 World Series championship team that broke Boston’s epic championship curse.  Now, another link to those teams is gone.  After 15 […]

Andrew Breitbart wasn’t just a writer or journalist, he was also a newsmaker.  Rather than simply passively participating in the process of being a member of the media, he sought to attack it for its perceived biases.  Breitbart’s family of websites, including Big Government and Big Hollywood, among others, broke the ACORN video shot by […]

For 45-year-old Christopher Alan Carlson, there was a problem he wanted to solve.  His three grandchildren, ages 8, 9, and 12, were fat.  So, he had a solution:  hikes in the great outdoors.  Unfortunately for Christopher Alan Carlson’s grandkids, his idea of a hike was a 15-mile death march without food, water, or breaks to […]

Well, the world as we know it is officially coming to an end.  Reality television superstar and Jersey shore resident Nicole Polizzi, AKA Snooki, is reportedly pregnant.  That’s right, a binge-drinking, staggering mess from the MTV reality television show Jersey Shore is reportedly bearing an offspring thanks to her boyfriend Jionni LaValle.  Snooki’s people haven’t confirmed […]

It’s the show that won’t quit.  ABC’s reality television powerhouse “Dancing With The Stars” is entering its 14th season and, as usual, they’re bringing in just about anyone who can loosely be considered a star to make a fool of themselves on the dance floor alongside a professional dancer.  While there’s no super weird contestant […]

Eight times previously, the Daytona 500 has endured a rain delay that interfered with its running.  The last rain delay was 2009.  However, in the 54-year history of the race, the Daytona 500 has never been delayed a full day, until yesterday.  Yesterday’s scheduled Daytona 500 was pushed back to today at noon thanks to […]

Reigning National League MVP Ryan Braun is one of the most valuable players on his team, and on Saturday, October 1, right before the opening of the playoffs, one of Major League Baseball’s drug testers visited him.  The man drew a sample of blood, and on Monday, that blood was sent in for testing.  According […]

Sacha Baron Cohen is one of the principal performers in Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s beautiful homage to the early days of cinema and a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars.  However, Sacha Baron Cohen may also be persona non-grata at The Oscars if he comes in a persona and not […]

The last time the Food and Drug Administration approved a weight-loss drug was way back in 1999.  Since then, no new obesity medications have been approved or hit the market, and the obesity drug market has been rocked by multiple lawsuits.  However, medication to fight obesity is still big business, with 35 percent of Americans […]

For the last quarter century, the best athletes in the world have gone to Indianapolis, Indiana, for a glorified meat market.  They will be weighed, measured, stretched, and put through a whole litany of tests, physical challenges, and psychological screenings to determine if they are ready to become professional football players.  That’s right kids, athletes […]

It seems like it has been forever since Stephen Colbert’s show unexpectedly suspended tapings, leaving fans in a tizzy and forcing Comedy Central to squash the rumors.  Was it a bear attack?  Was it politically motivated thanks to the Colbert Super PAC?  Did he offend the wrong people?  Apparently, it was none of those things. […]

In a scene straight out of the Old West, the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building’s seventh floor was the scene of a shootout.  No, a rogue nut didn’t get through security and it wasn’t an act of terrorism.  One federal agent shot another federal agent, then was subsequently killed by a third federal agent in […]