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When it comes to rivals, the first pairing you think of might not be the Pac-12 and the 12-team Big Ten.  The two 12-conference college sports conferences have nothing in common:  think California cool versus Midwestern grit.  They have two competing sports networks, and the two conferences do not share states.  Still, something must work […]

The year 2011 was not a good one at the movie theater. It’s not exactly the year of the bombs, but movie attendance was down even as prices continue to rise.  That means some very expensive movie investments became harmful expenditures by companies trying their best to turn a profit.  It’s not as if 2011 […]

To call the New Orleans Saints offense prolific is to disrespect them.  New Orleans, lead by quarterback Drew Brees, are legendary.  Guiding a record-setting offense, Brees and company destroyed the Atlanta Falcons 45-16 at the Mercedez Benz Superdome on Monday Night Football last night.  In the process, Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s single season passing […]

As more and more companies latch onto the Twitter bandwagon and hire people to write on social media outlets for them, the question of ownership is going to come up.  Who owns Twitter posts?  Is it the company who employed the writer, or is it the writer who actually churned out the Tweets?  In the […]

It wasn’t weird flavors like breast milk and fish and chips, just plain old Edy’s Ice Cream that stopped traffic in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  It wasn’t something the ice cream did, it was something the truck carrying the ice cream did.  A semi truck spilled a staggering 40,000 pounds of ice cream on Interstate 69 […]

Are you trying to get from The Shire to Mordor?  Well, Google Maps can help you.  After all, Google added walking and bicycling directions to its map service, so you can figure out how to get anywhere you might want to go.  However, Google Maps has a warning:  one does not simply walk into Mordor.  That’s […]

According to a recent study completed by researchers in the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, the American teenager is more at risk for being arrested than at any time in our nation’s history.  While the survey itself is not exactly guaranteed, up to 41 percent of Americans will be arrested by age 23.  Those numbers deal […]

When it comes to investing, the oil-rich leaders of Saudi Arabia are more than willing to put their money where their mouths are, and the biggest investor of all the house of Saud is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.  Prince bin Talal owns a chunk of Newscorp and is the largest individual investor in Citi Group, […]

Since 1994, the nation of North Korea has suffered under the reign of tyrannical dictator Kim Jong-Il, the son of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Song, and the widely reviled yet widely mocked figure at the head of one of the most insular communist nations on the map.  All dictatorships enforce quiet with […]

The self-proclaimed King of All Media has written successful books, been a dominant radio talk show host, starred in a hit movie, and has indulged in multiple television projects over the years, but his latest work will prove to be his biggest work.  Piers Morgan is focusing on his show and leaving the smash-hit talent […]

Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish caught American eyes at the 2008 Olympics before starring in 2009’s World Baseball Classic.  He’s young, he’s tall, and he throws with great power and accuracy.  Yu Darvish is the latest pitching sensation to come out of Japan, and he may also make the journey to America to become a star […]

Suzanne Hart was heading onto the elevator at her office building, in the heart of New York City’s tony Madison Avenue district, just after 10 AM.  There were two other people inside the car, waiting for the elevator to take off.  As Ms. Hart stepped into the elevator, it began to head to the second […]

So you’re not into Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or even Festivus, but you’re still looking for holidays to celebrate in December.  Well, you’re in luck, because December is chock full of holidays of various types and styles, so stop being a holiday-ruining Grinch and start being festive!  Mental Floss has a great round-up of 11 offbeat December holidays that you […]