Unusual Stuff

It’s been kind of a banner year for Marcus Mumford and the band Mumford and Sons.  They’ve been winning awards, participating in a well-regarded concert tour, and they’ve got a headlining set at Bonnaroo coming up.  However, it’s not been a perfect year in regard to health.  Mumford and Sons bass player Ted Dwane has […]

It’s one of the biggest government spying programs in history.  Millions of phone records are collected every day with the full cooperation of Verizon and all the other major providers of cell phone service and all those records end up in the hands of the National Security Agency.  The NSA isn’t as famous as the […]

It has to be tough to be the only daughter of the late music superstar Michael Jackson; however, for the most part, Michael Jackson’s children have been pretty trouble-free and responsible with their lives (unlike their hoarder father).  Unfortunately, that has changed for the worse.  Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael, has apparently hit a bump […]

It’s baby season in Hollywood.  Whether they’re about to pop like Fergie and Josh Duhamel and Kimye, or they’re just catching child, apparently every celebrity or pseudo-celebrity is getting pregnant these days.  Two celebrity babies were announced yesterday.  Kate Winslet is pregnant via her husband Ned Rocknroll (who I can’t tell if I want to […]

Oral cancer is a growing concern in the medical world.  Much like the Tasmanian devil, there are a bunch of things that human can do to increase their chances of getting mouth and throat cancer.  Smoking, drinking, oral sex… all are potential risky activities that could easily lead to possible oral cancer.  Just ask Michael […]

You would think that a kindergarten graduation would be a cause for celebration.  After all, it’s a promotion from kindergarten to elementary school, it’s a milestone in a child’s life, and it’s the last gasp of babyhood for a young child.  However, for some people, apparently a kindergarten graduation is a great way to get […]

The Internet is the domain of cats.  It’s unquestioned that cats are the kings and queens of meme culture, but increasingly those memes are breaking out of the digital realm and crossing over into the realm of entertainment.  Hollywood is taking notice.  When it comes to special animals, they’ve always had their Air Buds and […]

Year in and year out, the San Antonio Spurs are always considered a favorite for the NBA championship.  However, the Spurs haven’t been to the title game since 2007 despite a run of excellence that stretches back into the 90s.  That’s all changing this year.  The San Antonio Spurs will be the Western Conference representative […]

Notre Dame had a pretty good 2012 football season, as far as college football seasons go.  The team went 12-0 in the regular season, lost in the national championship game, but still bested expectations for a team that has been struggling in recent years.  They were all set to improve.  They might be losing their […]

Robbie Rogers made waves back in February when he came out of the closet and promptly retired from professional soccer.  Despite being only 26 and having suited up in the Premier League, League One, Major League Soccer, and the US Men’s National Team, Rogers decided that he couldn’t be both gay and a soccer player. […]

When Mark Davidson put up a video asking Kate Upton to be his prom date back in March, he never expected a response.  Not only did he get a response, he got an affirmative from the blonde Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl.  Pretty cool, right?  Well, as it turns out, a silver medal is […]

When you hear about the Chicago Bears, generally the story is the team’s offense.  From high-profile free agents to struggles and general misbehavior, the Bears offense is an obsessive vocal point because the Bear’s defense is really good year-in and year-out.  You don’t have to worry about the defense, because Brian Urlacher is there to […]

While on a training mission outside San Diego, California, two Navy dolphins made a very unusual discovery on the ocean floor.  No, it’s not a cache of pirate treasure, it’s something even more rare and valuable than a big box of gold doubloons.  One of the first underwater weapons crafted for the military has been found. […]

It has been an unusually rough spring, particularly in the southwestern part of Tornado Alley.  A few days ago, a Texas town got wiped off the map.  Now, a suburb of Oklahoma City has been smashed to bits.  A massive tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, destroying two elementary schools and killing up to 91 people.  The […]

He rose to fame for his good deeds, but it’s a bad deed he’s found renewed notoriety for.  Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, AKA Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, rose to fame as a result of his heroic actions when he stopped a woman from being attacked by killing the attacker with a hatchet to the brain pan.  Now, […]