The Curse of Max Headroom Is the Reason New Coke Failed

I hated Max Headroom from the moment I first saw him.  The creepy animated character, that wasn't an animation at all, first debuted on April 23, 1985 to promote a new and improved version of Coca Cola and I...

ROCKEFELLER Could be WANTED 1980's Murder Suspect, say Detectives

IN a sensational twist to the Rocke-phoney tale, it has been revealed that Boston Detectives are anxious to quiz Clark Rockefeller about a 1980 murder in California, which appears to match his fingers prints...

UPDATE--Jury Convicts Jimmy Atteberry in 90 Minutes

UPDATE:This is an update from the post I wrote yesterday regarding my dismissal of the jury in the 1985 murder of Lisa Lightfoot.  ORIGINAL...

OPINION--I Was Robbed of My Civic Duty!

"I am a victim of defense counsel's peremptory challenge! "Yesterday I reported to jury duty for the first time. When that summons comes in the mail, most people are annoyed at the “inconvenience”, but for...

US director Sydney Pollack dies

Famous Actor turned director hollywood director Sydney Pollack had died of cancer. Director of Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and The Way We Were died on Monday, surrounded by family members, at his home in...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...

Enter the Hall of the World's Ugliest Corvette (Jalopnik)

" READ MORE: 1985 , corvette , novelties , paint , weird Let's face it: Twenty-odd years hence, the 1985 Corvette's rose isn't exactly dewy in the best of conditions. In fact, maybe this eye-tingling art-car sendup is a response to how poorly the '85's aged. At least its...

Canada opens full inquiry into Air India bombing

"Major flaws in Canada's criminal justice system were revealed by the bombing of an Air India airliner in 1985 that killed 329 people, the judge heading an official inquiry into the attack said on Wednesday as the inquiry opened."

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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