Unusual Stuff

Celebrities do some weird things, especially when it comes to parenting.  For example, there’s Alicia Silverstone and her son, 11-month-old Bear Blu.  According to Silverstone herself, she and Bear have a weird eating ritual they do.  Alicia Silverstone chews food, then spits it into her son’s mouth.  If you’re grossed out by this, you’re not […]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was a great basketball player, but he’s probably an even better businessman in his retirement years.  Since retiring from basketball due to contracting HIV, the man known as Magic has made millions of dollars in various business ventures, and now he’s putting that money to good use.  An ownership group led by […]

Donald Trump’s Miss Universe pageant just seems to be a breeding ground for controversy.  Usually, that’s because The Donald has said something crazy or offensive, but not always.  For example, take Jenna Talackova, the Miss Universe Canada representative from Vancouver, British Columbia, who was recently disqualified.  As it turns out, Miss Universe Canada was actually […]

People have been looking forward to the opening of The Hunger Games since the trailer first debuted back in November.  As it turns out, all the waiting for opening weekend has turned out to be a good thing for both the movie and its fans.  The Hunger Games debuted with the largest opening weekend of […]

It’s not the Fantastic Four, it’s the Final Four.  As the 2012 NCAA Tournament draws to a close, more and more teams have fallen by the wayside to defeat, and only four teams remain standing.  The class of the SEC, the University of Kentucky.  The class of the Big East, the University of Louisville.  The […]

Starbucks is not content to just sell coffee to commuters.  Starbucks is a company that is looking to grow beyond its traditional business and diversify its stores with multiple revenue streams, in addition to expanding beyond stores into the grocery market.  Starbucks is adding to its alcohol business and its digital distribution platform by moving […]

The New Orleans Saints are known for their prolific offense, but it’s their defense that’s in the news this morning.  When former New Orleans Saints and current St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was caught running a bounty scheme during his time with the Saints, the NFL was not pleased.  Non-contract bonuses, such as […]

The thing about the Pacific coast is that people often forget about the earthquakes that take place outside of California.  For both the Asian side of the Pacific rim (New Zealand, Japan) and the American side (San Francisco, Hawaii), the risk of earthquakes is very real and very dangerous.  Take, for example, the recent 7.4 […]

After spending his entire career in the blue collar black and gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hines Ward just wasn’t comfortable with continuing his career outside of the friendly confines of Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field.  Even though he maintains that he’s still got what it takes to be an NFL receiver, he’s willing to admit that […]

Remember at  the end of last season when John Elway said that Tim Tebow was going to be the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos this season?  Well, much like the support Elway and John Fox showed Tim Tebow during the season, that was a lie.  The moment Peyton Manning became available as a free […]

There are a lot of iconic brand images out there.  Chief among these is the Campbell’s soup label.  From the art version brought to life by pop art hero Andy Warhol to the awesome Bruce Campbell’s Soup labels, the Campbell’s label is iconic and instantly recognizable when wrapped around a soup can.  However, the future […]

It’s that one day of the year when everyone claims an ethnicity that possibly isn’t their own. The blarney flows as frequently as green beer and Lucky Charms is everyone’s favorite cereal. Yep. It’s St. Patrick’s Day. Unlike the offensive Old Navy shirts pulled off the shelves, the Kiss Me, I’m Irish T-shirts get pulled […]

Calvin Johnson is one of the best wide receivers in football history, and now he’s getting paid like it.  Calvin Johnson is a physical marvel, thanks to his incredible speed and the fact that he’s 6’4 and can leap out of the stadium.  His unique combination of size, speed, and skills have translated to NFL […]

For 244 years, when you needed to learn about a topic, there’s only one place you went to look.  You headed to the bookshelf and you researched in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.  Well, like buggy whips and ivory piano keys, the encyclopedia is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.  The Encyclopaedia Brittanica will end publication […]

Bear Grylls is the kind of man who can survive anything.  He doesn’t need CDC tips to survive a zombie outbreak, and his sense of disgust is secondary only to his sense of survival.  There’s a reason he comes out on top when it’s Man Versus Wild, after all.  Now, Bear Grylls will  be facing […]