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Te Hokioi: Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend Is True

A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the...

Was Jimi Hendrix murdered?

As the world comes to terms with the death of Michael Jackson and all the speculation that surrounds his death new allegations have been made that another great black American musician, Jimi Hendrix, was in fact...

We Gathered to Pay Tribute to the King of Pop at the Apollo

After arriving at Penn Station in New York, we took the 'A' train to Harlem. After climbing the subway steps to the street, we were swept up in the crowd. As we walked, we moved along sidewalks with enthusiastic...

Paul Harvey passes away

" "“Hello Americans, This Is Paul Harvey…“ And with those words, ABC News legend, Paul Harvey, begins another broadcast. " " Legendary broadcaster Paul Harvery has passed away.  He was 90 years old.R.I.P.

Odetta, American Folk Music Legend, Dies at 77

The ‘Queen of American Folk Music’ passes at age 77 American folksinger Odetta died this evening, December 02, 2008. The 77-year-old singer was being cared for at New York's Lenox Hill...

Feud Brewing Over Marley Guitar

BOB MARLEY's former bassist ASTON BARRETT has launched a bid to recover a guitar he claims the legendary rocker gave him as a gift.Barrett - a founding member of Bob Marley and the Wailers - alleges the reggae...

The mystery of the Lochness Monster

The mystery of the lochness monster is still unsolved. There are sightings of this in the Lochness lake and evidence by taking a picture or video. But is it really still exists?

Music Legend Miriam Makeba Is Dead At 76

Miriam Makeba, the singer who became the musical symbol of the black struggle against apartheid, has died after collapsing at a concert in Italy. She was 76.Makeba, nicknamed "Mama Africa" by a worldwide legion of...

Axolotl Aztec's 'water monster' near extinction

Strange little creature full of mystery and legends of our ancestors." Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster — and a Muppet — with its...

Golden Boy picks training legend Angelo Dundee vs Pacquiao

"For 10-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya, no less than International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee fits the bill when it comes to preparing him for "The Dream Match" against Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao on December 6 in Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden...

Beres Hammond's 25th Album Debuts November 11th

With a voice as soulful as Otis Redding's, as romantic as Luther Vandross and as purely Jamaican as reggae itself, Beres Hammond has been a consistent hitmaker since the '70s. Those qualities are still on display...

Sachin breaks Lara’s record, crosses 12000 Test runs

"Sachin Tendulkar became the highest scorer in Test cricket after surpassing West Indian legend Brian Lara in the ongoing second Test in Mohali on Friday. India vs Australia 2nd Test - Live Score The Master Blaster needed just 15 runs today to overtake Lara’s Test match...

Toots and The Maytals Still Giving Fans All They Got

Even during an ALCS Red Sox game, rock and reggae brought a well-rounded crowd out to Showplace Live! in Foxboro last weekend.Headliners Toots and the Maytals took the stage and gave the crowd an encouraging...

RnB Superstar John Legend Goes Reggae On Evolver

John Legend is confident about his latest album Evolver, the dynamic successor to 2004's Get Lifted (which yielded his breakthrough love song Ordinary People) and 2006's Once Again.'I never felt like I should be...

Sachin No.1 in Warne’s list

"Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of world’s best 100 Test cricketers named by legendary spinner Shane Warne in his book Shane Warne’s Century, which also features as many as 10 other Indians. The list in Warne’s book released on October 2 is almost...

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