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The United Way is a great cause; I think we can all agree on that.  For a fish fry fundraiser, the father and son team of Blake and Tyler Visin were off to the local river to go fishing for delicious, nutritious catfish for the charity function.  The hope was to land enough fish to […]

The Florida Everglades are practically overrun with Burmese pythons.  The snake, native to Southeast Asia, isn’t supposed to be in Florida, but thanks to consumers releasing exotic reptiles into the wild, Florida is the world capital for invasive reptiles.  The python has been a Florida resident for 30 years now, and it’s perhaps more comfortable […]

When it comes to impressive mug shots, it seems as though nobody takes a better mug shot than a celebrity.  For whatever reason their falls from grace seem to be more impressive, possibly because they’re so dramatic when compared to their regular pictures.  Enter country singer Randy Travis.  You see, Randy has a bit of […]

If you have to travel, they say Megabus is one of the best ways to travel.  The buses are clean, have bathrooms, are very cheap, and even have mobile Wifi and power plugs for traveler ease.  They go a whole lot of places and seem to be pretty fun, from what I’ve heard.  However, that […]

Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen are an outrageous pair, to be sure, but they’re going to have a little competition.  In the upcoming sequel to the Robert Rodriguez Mexploitation flick Machete, dubbed Machete Kills (because that’s an awesome name), one of the many women in Machete’s life will be none other than the most outrageous […]

One of the world’s most famous pilots, Amelia Earhart was one of the first female pilots who sought to break endurance records and prove women pilots were just as tough and capable as the men.  In 1937 she took off from Papua New Guinea in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe by following the equator. […]

For 41-year-old Walter Szulc, Jr., his first trip on a kayak might just be his last.  The Manchester, New Hampshire, native hit nearby Nauset Beach in Orleans on Saturday, content to spend the Fourth of July weekend in the peace and tranquility of the water.  Instead, Szulc had a brush with death as a great-white […]

The space probe Messenger has traveled far closer to the sun without being destroyed than most satellites probably could.  Its purpose is to study one of the strangest planets in the solar system, the Sun’s closest neighbor Mercury.  Part planet and part comet, Mercury has been a fascinating study for NASA scientists, and Messenger has […]

Every year, residents of New York’s most populated borough are treated to a special sight.  Due to the city’s grid alignment, the setting sun falls perfectly between the skyscrapers of the city, creating one of the most unusual views that can be captured in Manhattan.  The phenomenon echoes that of Stonehenge, says astronomer Neil deGrasse […]

Breastfeeding is normal, natural, and a wonderful way to bond mother to baby.  Key word in that sentence, for most people, is “baby.”  Not toddler, and certainly not kindergartner.  Time Magazine has kicked off a scrum of controversy with a photo depicting a woman breastfeeding a 3-year-old boy.  Meanwhile, the crux of the issue isn’t breastfeeding […]

It was going to happen eventually, but it’s not quite as strange as I expected.  Nike has been champing at the bit to get their hands on the lucrative NFL uniform market, and now they finally have.  Nike has unveiled their newly-redesigned line of NFL uniforms.  While not every team is the same, most of […]

The funeral of Whitney Houston was a carefully guarded, very private affair thrown by the Houston family and the Whigham Funeral Home in Whitney’s home state of New Jersey.  They were very, very careful to keep all possible celebrity watchers and paparazzi out of the building.  However, they weren’t completely successful.  The National Enquirer published […]

In the song “Love Shack,” the B-52s sing about having a Chrysler as big as a whale.  Well, in Karachi, Pakistan, fishermen have recently reeled in a fish that’s as big as a whale.  The fish is known as a whaleshark or giant whaleshark, and it lives up to its name as pictures prove.  Pakistani […]

Way back in 2005, an unusual rapper shot to fame in spite of his distinctive look.  Born Matthew Paul Miller, the rapper known as Matisyahu is an unusual combination of cultures:  he’s a white, Hasidic Orthodox Jew who also happens to be a reggae-inspired rapper.  Long story short, the guy is awesome and his album […]

Remember Lindsay Lohan’s much-publicized Playboy photo shoot?  The one that had to be shot twice because Mr. Playboy himself, Hugh Hefner, wasn’t pleased with the initial results?  Well, the magazine will be hitting newsstands in January and the cover for Lohan’s Playboy issue has already been leaked online.  There’s Lindsay’s Playboy cover above, courtesy of […]