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Bea Arthur had an impressive life and career, and it’s no wonder that an artist would like to compose an image of her at her best.  Artist John Currin depicted Bea Arthur in oil paint on canvas, and the piece became noteworthy for one reason:  it depicts a topless Bea Arthur.  Well, Christie’s Auction House […]

I’ve never been arrested, but I’ve seen enough TV to know how it goes.  They throw you in the squad car, take you to the station, take your fingerprints and information, then they take your mug shot and throw you in the holding cell.  Most of the time, the people getting their mug shots taken […]

Once upon a time, Colonel Sanders himself traveled around the country to sample the wares at his franchise restaurants.  If the food was not up to the Colonel’s high standards, he’d go into the restaurant during work hours and personally cook the food to make sure that it was up to what he wanted from his […]

Fifty years before Galileo built the modern telescope, there was Nicolaus Copernicus.  The Poland-born astronomer, who was born in 1473, turned all those Polish jokes on their head by being one of the smartest mathematicians who ever lived.  Using only his naked eye and brain, Copernicus discerned the true movements of the planets around the sun and […]

Beyonce Knowles prides herself on being fierce at all times.  Sadly, being fierce and being pretty aren’t always hand-in-hand when it comes to performing in public on a huge stage.  When Beyonce performed at  the  halftime of Super Bowl XLVII, she hit the stage and did her best dance moves, made her best scowly faces, […]

In November of last year, the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to make a clean sweep.  We’re talking a new coach and even a new owner.  It didn’t exactly help the team’s fortunes, to say the least.  Jacksonville has struggled in recent years, and even new owner Shahid Khan can’t change that particular team angle.  However, maybe […]

As a kid, you think that the moment you buy a metal detector, you start finding all kinds of cool stuff.  Most of the time, all you find is old bottle caps, but for one Australian treasure hunter, he found much much more.  Outside the town of Ballarat, Australia, a man with a metal detector […]

When it comes to comebacks, General Motors is a company that knows a lot about making a flashy return.  Despite multiple bankruptcies and a multitude of development problems, there’s one brand that GM refuses to give up on, and that’s the vaunted Chevrolet Corvette.  GM is rolling out the all-new 2014 Corvette, and it looks […]

In theory, it’s a good idea.  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wanted to get together with her colleagues–namely the other Democrat women in the House of Representatives–and commemorate the record 61 seats they hold in the House.  But there are a few small problems with that.  Namely, it’s cold, the picture is outside, and not […]

It’s been a great year for me personally, and it’s been a great year for me professionally as well.  I’m well aware of just how blessed I am to do this and break even, and it’s because of the support of my frequent, recurring readers that I’m able to even keep the lights on and […]

An Australian dare devil and general crazy man Felix Baumgartner is one of the bravest men on the planet.  After weather conditions forced him to scrub an attempt at breaking the sound barrier while diving from the edge of space, the undaunted Aussie returned to Roswell, New Mexico on Sunday and tried it again.  Felix […]

It’s a sad story turned into the most adorable thing ever.  Kitty the cat was found abandoned in a garden when she was only one day old; Buttons the Jack Russell terrier was one of eight puppies, abandoned by her mother because she is the runt of the litter.  Rather than letting the two foundlings […]

Move over, Giant George, you’ve been supplanted as the world’s tallest dog.  Great Danes are usually the tallest dog breed you’ll see out in the real world, but there’s a slight difference between your average Great Dane and the truly greatest of Great Danes just might be Zeus.  Standing 44 inches tall at the shoulder […]

When it comes to fighting cancer, especially breast cancer, there’s no limit to the sorts of publicity stunts advocates are willing to undertake.  From boobies bracelets to racy Facebook statuses and pink buckets of chicken breasts, any attention is good attention when it comes to the fight against breast cancer.  Just ask former American Idol turned […]

For over 100 years, the people of Zaragoza, Spain, have had pride in their local church.  The centerpiece of the Sanctuary of Mercy Church was the fresco Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez.  Despite not being terribly valuable, locals love the fresco, but no one loved it more than 80-something Cecilia Gimenez.  Enraged […]